E-Rezept App

September 21, 2026 · View on GitHub

E-Rezept App

About The Project
- Release Notes
Getting Started
Usage
Contributing
Security And Privacy
License
Contact
Additional Links And Sourcecode

About The Project

Prescriptions for medicines that are only available in pharmacies can be issued as electronic prescriptions (e-prescriptions resp. E-Rezepte) for people with public health insurance from 1 July 2021. The official gematik E-Rezept App (electronic prescription app) is available to receive and redeem prescriptions digitally. Anyone can download the app for free:

or as an apk here in GitHub: Releases

Login is possible with the health card or the app of the users public health insurance company. In July 2021, the e-prescription started with a test phase, initially in the focus region Berlin-Brandenburg. The nationwide rollout started three month later in September 2022.

The e-prescriptions are stored in the telematics infrastructure, for which gematik is responsible.

Visit our FAQ page for more information about the e-prescription.

For more details about the project, visit: https://gematik.github.io/E-Rezept-App-Android/

Release Notes

See ReleaseNotes.md for all information regarding the (newest) releases.

Getting Started

This section provides instructions on how to get started with the project, including setting up the development environment and building the application.

Prerequisites

Before you can build and run the application, ensure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

Android Studio: The official IDE for Android app development.
Kotlin: The primary programming language used in this project. Android Studio comes bundled with Kotlin support.
Git: A distributed version control system used to manage the project's source code.

Getting the Project Code

To begin, clone the project's repository from GitHub using the following command in your terminal: "git clone https://github.com/gematik/E-Rezept-App-Android.git" or by using the version control tool of Android Studio.

Structure

The following graphic provides an overview over the current Kotlin Multiplatform project structure:

|-- app
|   |-- android              # Main Android application module
|   |-- android-mock         # Mocked Android build used for testing & CI
|   |-- consent              # Consent feature module
|   |-- demo-mode            # Demo mode with mocked datasources and flows
|   |-- digas                # DiGA integration module
|   |-- eu-rezept            # EU prescription UI flows and logic
|   |-- features             # All Android features, screens, controllers, navigation
|   |-- messages             # Unified message & timeline feature (EU + DE)
|   |-- navigation           # Central Compose Navigation setup
|   |-- push-notifications   # Push notification feature module
|   |-- test-actions         # UI test helpers and robot actions
|   |-- test-tags            # UI test tags for accessibility and snapshot tests
|   |-- tracker              # Analytics tracking
|
|-- buildSrc                 # Custom Gradle plugins, convention scripts, configs
|-- ci                       # CI/CD pipelines and workflow definitions
|-- config                   # Shared configuration files
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|-- common                   # Kotlin Multiplatform shared code (models, use cases)
|   |-- src/commonMain       # Shared business logic, FHIR helpers, domain models
|   |-- src/androidMain      # Android-specific implementations
|   |-- src/commonTest       # Shared tests
|
|-- core                     # Core utilities, networking, logging, helpers
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|-- database                 # KMP database layer (Realm + Room implementations)
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|-- documentation            # External documentation
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|-- erp-model                # eRezept/Konnektor/FHIR model structures
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|-- fastlane                 # Fastlane release pipelines for iOS/Android
|
|-- fhir-parser              # FHIR parsing helpers & code generation
|
|-- gradle                   # Gradle version catalog, build logic, settings
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|-- mocks                    # Mock data
|
|-- plugins                  # Custom Gradle plugins used across modules
|
|-- requirements             # Product & functional requirement documents
|
|-- rules                    # Lint, detekt, ktlint rules
|
|-- scripts                  # Shell scripts, SBOM generator, build helpers
|
|-- ui-components            # Shared Compose UI components & design system
|-- utils                    # Utility helpers and tooling

app/android/src/main: includes build parameters for the Android app.
app/features/src/main: includes the core logic of the Android app, including screens, use cases, and navigation.
app/demo-mode/src/main: includes the demo mode logic of the Android app, including overwritten datasources and use cases.
common/src/commonMain: includes shared business logic for the app, including datasource abstractions and entities.

Installation

For local setup, build, and installation instructions, see documentation/LOCAL_BUILD_SETUP.md.

Usage

The installed debug.apk can't communicate to connected servers. It's purpose is for local testing only. To show some data, you can enter the demo-mode via the settings. If you want or need an active app, please download a live version from the sources mentioned in the About The Project section.

See the License.md for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License

Additional Notes and Disclaimer from gematik GmbH

Copyright notice: Each published work result is accompanied by an explicit statement of the license conditions for use. These are regularly typical conditions in connection with open source or free software. Programs described/provided/linked here are free software, unless otherwise stated.
Permission notice: Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the " Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
1. The copyright notice (Item 1) and the permission notice (Item 2) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
2. The software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, and/or non-infringement. The authors or copyright holders shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for any damages or other claims arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings with the software, whether in an action of contract, tort, or otherwise.
3. We take open source license compliance very seriously. We are always striving to achieve compliance at all times and to improve our processes. If you find any issues or have any suggestions or comments, or if you see any other ways in which we can improve, please reach out to: ospo@gematik.de
Please note: Parts of this code may have been generated using AI-supported technology. Please take this into account, especially when troubleshooting, for security analyses and possible adjustments.

Contact

For endusers and insurant:

Members of the health-industry with functional questions

IT specialists

Additional Links And Sourcecode

E-Rezept iOS implementation
Reference implementation of the IDP (Identity Provider)
Reference implementation of the FD (Fachdienst)