# AusweisApp

7 Hacker News commenters recommended AusweisApp and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free, open-source German eID app that is available on Windows, Linux and FreeBSD and works with NFC on modern phones. Caveat: aligning the card with the phone can be fiddly.

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [BankID](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bankid.md): 25 recommend
- [EU Digital Identity Wallet](https://hackerapproved.com/p/eu-digital-identity-wallet.md): 13 recommend
- [DigiD](https://hackerapproved.com/p/digid.md): 11 recommend
- [MitID](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mitid.md): 11 recommend
- [Login.gov](https://hackerapproved.com/p/login-gov.md): 8 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "AusweisApp", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ausweisapp/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).