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# FOSS Launchers

This is a comparison of open-source home screens for Android.

**Inclusion criteria:** Apps in this list must be [open source](https://opensource.org/licenses) and maintained

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**Main mode of interaction:** `<Search | Gestures | App grid>`

#### Features:
:white_check_mark: | :x: | :grey_question: Search:  <list what you can search: e.g., apps, contacts, call history, ...>
:white_check_mark: | :x: | :grey_question: Search history
:white_check_mark: | :x: | :grey_question: Customizable gestures: <list usable gestures: e.g., up, down, tap+up, ...>
:white_check_mark: | :x: | :grey_question: Folders
:white_check_mark: | :x: | :grey_question: Tags
:white_check_mark: | :x: | :grey_question: Rename apps
:white_check_mark: | :x: | :grey_question: Widgets
:white_check_mark: | :x: | :grey_question: Private space
:white_check_mark: | :x: | :grey_question: Work profile
:white_check_mark: | :x: | :grey_question: Pinned shortcuts
:white_check_mark: | :x: | :grey_question: Icon packs
:white_check_mark: | :x: | :grey_question: Material You

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## Grid-Based Launchers

### Discreet Launcher

**License:** `GPL-3.0`  
[Website](https://vincent-falzon.com/) | [Repository](https://github.com/falzonv/discreet-launcher) | [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.vincent_falzon.discreetlauncher/)

**Main mode of interaction:** `app grid`

#### Features:

:white_check_mark: Search: `apps`  
:x: Search history  
:x: Customizable gestures  
:white_check_mark:Folders  
:x: Tags  
:white_check_mark: Rename apps  
:x: Widgets  
:grey_question: Private space  
:white_check_mark: Work profile  
:white_check_mark: Pinned shortcuts  
:white_check_mark: Icon packs  
:x: Material You  

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### Fossify

**License:** `GPL-3.0`  
[Website](https://www.fossify.org/) | [Repository](https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Launcher) | [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fossify.home/)

**Main mode of interaction:** `app grid`

#### Features:

:white_check_mark: Search:  `apps`  
:x: Search history  
:x: Customizable gestures  
:white_check_mark: Folders  
:x: Tags  
:white_check_mark: Rename apps  
:white_check_mark: Widgets  
:grey_question: Private space  
:x: Work profile  
:white_check_mark: Pinned shortcuts  
:x: Icon packs  
:white_check_mark: Material You  

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### Lawnchair

**License:** `Apache License 2.0`  
[Website](https://lawnchair.app/) | [Repository](https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair)
    
Seems to be a regular (grid of apps) launcher.

**Main mode of interaction:** App grid
    
#### Features:
    
:white_check_mark: Search: `Apps & Shortcuts` `Web suggestions` `People` `Files` `Android Settings` `Calculator`  
:white_check_mark: Search history  
:white_check_mark: Customizable gestures: `double tap` `swipe up` `swipe down` `home button` `back button`  
:white_check_mark: Folders  
:x: Tags  
:white_check_mark: Rename apps  
:white_check_mark: Widgets  
:grey_question: Private space  
:grey_question: Work profile  
:x: Pinned shortcuts  
:white_check_mark: Icon packs  
:white_check_mark: Material You  

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### Rootless Pixel Launcher

> **Abandoned**

**License:** `Apache License 2.0`  
[Repository](https://github.com/amirzaidi/Launcher3)

**Main mode of interaction:** `App grid`

#### Features:

:white_check_mark: Search:  `Apps`  
:x: Search history  
:x: Customizable gestures  
:x: Folders  
:x: Tags  
:x: Rename apps  
:warning: Widgets `buggy/broken`  
:grey_question: Private space  
:white_check_mark: Work profile  
:white_check_mark: Pinned shortcuts  
:white_check_mark: Icon packs  
:x: Material You  

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## Search-Based

### Aster Launcher

> **Abandoned**
> 
**License:** `GPL-3.0`  
[Repository](https://github.com/neophtex/AsterLauncher) | [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.series.aster.launcher/)

**Main mode of interaction:** `search`

#### Features:

:warning: Search:  `apps` (apps list is buggy/broken) `web`  
:x: Search history  
:x: Customizable gestures  
:x: Folders  
:x: Tags  
:x: Rename apps  
:x: Widgets  
:grey_question: Private space  
:white_check_mark: Work profile  
:white_check_mark: Pinned shortcuts  
:x: Icon packs  
:x: Material You  

---

### KISS Launcher

**License:** `GPL-3.0`  
[Website](https://kisslauncher.com/) | [Repository](https://github.com/Neamar/KISS) | [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/packages/fr.neamar.kiss/)

**Main mode of interaction:** `Search` `Some gestures available`

#### Features:

:white_check_mark: Search:  `Apps` `Contacts` `Call history`  
:white_check_mark: Search history  
:white_check_mark: Customizable gestures: `swipe left` `swipe right` `swipe up` `swipe down` `long press` `double tap`  
:x: Folders  
:white_check_mark: Tags  
:white_check_mark: Rename apps  
:white_check_mark: Widgets  
:grey_question: Private space  
:white_check_mark: Work profile  
:white_check_mark: Pinned shortcuts  
:white_check_mark: Icon packs  
:grey_question: Material You  

---

### Lunar Launcher
**License:** `GPL-3.0`  
[Repository](https://github.com/iamrasel/lunar-launcher) | [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/rasel.lunar.launcher/)

Even natively supports RSS feeds to the homescreen?

**Main mode of interaction:** `alphabet scroller`

#### Features:

:white_check_mark: Search:  `swipe up` `swipe down` `swipe left` `swipe right` `tap and hold battery indicator/clock` `tap and hold lower part of screen` `double tap` `tap and hold favorite item`  
:x: Search history  
:x: Customizable gestures  
:x: Folders  
:x: Tags  
:x: Rename apps  
:x: Widgets  
:grey_question: Private space  
:x: Work profile  
:white_check_mark: Pinned shortcuts  
:x: Icon packs  
:x: Material You  

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### OLauncher

**License:** `GPL-3.0`  
[Repository](https://github.com/tanujnotes/Olauncher) | [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.olauncher/)

Extremely minimal launcher with lots of forks.

**Main mode of interaction:** `Search`

#### Features:

:white_check_mark: Search:  `apps`  
:x: Search history. 
:white_check_mark: Customizable gestures: `swipe left` `swipe right` `double tap`  
:x: Folders  
:x: Tags  
:white_check_mark: Rename apps  
:x: Widgets  
:grey_question: Private space  
:white_check_mark: Work profile  
:grey_question: Pinned shortcuts  
:x: Icon packs  
:grey_question: Material You  

#### Forks:

* [Olauncher Clutter Free](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.olaunchercf/)
* [mLauncher](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.mlauncher/)
* [CLauncher](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.clauncher/) (even more minimalistic, search without feedback)
  * [CCLauncher](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.cclauncher/) (rewrite using compose)

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### TinyBit Launcher

**License:** `GPL-3.0`  
[Repository](https://github.com/TBog/TBLauncher) | [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/rocks.tbog.tblauncher/)

**Main mode of interaction:** `search` `some gestures`

#### Features:

:white_check_mark: Search:  `apps` `contacts` `web` `maps` `playstore` `youtube`  
:white_check_mark: Search history  
:white_check_mark: Customizable gestures: `tap` `double tap` `swipe up` `swipe left` `swipe right` `swipe down on left` `swipe down on right`  
:x: Folders  
:white_check_mark: Tags  
:white_check_mark: Rename apps  
:white_check_mark: Widgets  
:grey_question: Private space  
:white_check_mark: Work profile  
:white_check_mark: Pinned shortcuts  
:white_check_mark: Icon packs  
:x: Material You  

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### YAM Launcher

**License:** `MIT`  
[Repository](https://codeberg.org/ottoptj/yamlauncher) | [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.ottop.yamlauncher/)

Similar to OLauncher?

**Main mode of interaction:** `search` `home screen text buttons`

#### Features:

:white_check_mark: Search:  `apps` `contacts (optional)`  
:x: Search history  
:white_check_mark: Customizable gestures: `swipe left` `swipe right`  
:x: Folders  
:x: Tags  
:white_check_mark: Rename apps  
:x: Widgets  
:grey_question: Private space  
:white_check_mark: Work profile  
:white_check_mark: Pinned shortcuts  
:x: Icon packs  
:white_check_mark: Material You  

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## Directory-Based

### folder launcher

**License:** `MIT`  
[Repository](https://github.com/Robby-Blue/SimpleFolderLauncher) | [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/me.robbyblue.mylauncher/)

**Main mode of interaction:** `directory navigation`

#### Features:

:white_check_mark: Search:  `apps`  
:x: Search history  
:x: Customizable gestures  
:white_check_mark: Folders  
:x: Tags  
:white_check_mark: Rename apps  
:white_check_mark: Widgets  
:grey_question: Private space  
:x: Work profile  
:white_check_mark: Pinned shortcuts  
:x: Icon packs  
:x: Material You  

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### Ion Launcher

**License:** `GPL-3.0`  
[Repository](https://codeberg.org/zagura/ion-launcher) | [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/one.zagura.IonLauncher/)

**Main mode of interaction:** `App grid` `Search`

#### Features:

:warning: Search:  `apps` `contacts: buggy/broken`  
:white_check_mark: Search history: `shows recently launched apps`  
:x: Customizable gestures  
:warning: Folders `prebuilt` `not customizable`  
:x: Tags  
:white_check_mark: Rename apps  
:x: Widgets  
:grey_question: Private space  
:white_check_mark: Work profile  
:white_check_mark: Pinned shortcuts  
:white_check_mark: Icon packs  
:x: Material You  

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## Gesture-Based

### Pie Launcher

**License:** `MIT`  
[Repository](https://github.com/markusfisch/PieLauncher)

**Main mode of interaction:** `Selection wheel`

#### Features:

:white_check_mark: Search:  `apps`  
:x: Search history  
:x: Customizable gestures  
:x: Folders  
:x: Tags  
:x: Rename apps  
:x: Widgets  
:grey_question: Private space  
:white_check_mark: Work profile  
:white_check_mark: Pinned shortcuts  
:x: Icon packs  
:x: Material You  

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### µLauncher

**License:** `MIT`  
[Repository](https://github.com/jrpie/launcher) | [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.jrpie.android.launcher/)

**Main mode of interaction:** `Gestures` `Search`

#### Features:

:white_check_mark: Search:  `apps`  
:x: Search history  
:white_check_mark: Customizable gestures: `35 avilable` [read the docs](https://github.com/jrpie/launcher/blob/master/docs/actions-and-gestures.md)  
:x: Folders  
:x: Tags  
:white_check_mark: Rename apps  
:white_check_mark: Widgets  
:white_check_mark: Private space  
:white_check_mark: Work profile  
:white_check_mark: Pinned shortcuts  
:x:Icon packs  
:white_check_mark: Material You  

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### Tabular Summary

#### Legend: 

:white_check_mark: = Supported  
:x: = Unsupported  
:warning: = Buggy/Broken; check this launcher's notes above  

| Launcher                                             | Search             | Search history     | Customizable gestures | Folders            | Tags               | Rename apps        | Widgets            | Private space      | Work profile       | Pinned shortcuts   | Icon packs         | Material You       |
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| [µLauncher](#µLauncher)                              | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :white_check_mark:    | :x:                | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :white_check_mark: |
| [Fossify](#Fossify)                                  | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :x:                   | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :grey_question:    | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :white_check_mark: |
| [Lawnchair](#Lawnchair)                              | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark:    | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :grey_question:    | :grey_question:    | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
| [Rootless Pixel Launcher](#Rootless-Pixel-Launcher)  | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :x:                   | :x:                | :x:                | :x:                | :warning:          | :grey_question:    | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x:                |
| [KISS Launcher](#KISS-Launcher)                      | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark:    | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :grey_question:    | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :grey_question:    |
| [Lunar Launcher](#Lunar-Launcher)                    | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :x:                   | :x:                | :x:                | :x:                | :x:                | :grey_question:    | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :x:                |
| [OLauncher](#OLauncher)                              | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :white_check_mark:    | :x:                | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :grey_question:    | :white_check_mark: | :grey_question:    | :x:                | :grey_question:    |
| [TinyBit Launcher](#TinyBit-Launcher)                | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark:    | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :grey_question:    | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x:                |
| [YAM Launcher](#YAM-Launcher)                        | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :white_check_mark:    | :x:                | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :grey_question:    | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :white_check_mark: |
| [Ion Launcher](#Ion-Launcher)                        | :warning:          | :white_check_mark: | :x:                   | :warning:          | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :grey_question:    | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x:                |
| [Pie Launcher](#Pie-Launcher)                        | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :x:                   | :x:                | :x:                | :x:                | :x:                | :grey_question:    | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :x:                |
| [folder launcher](#folder-launcher)                  | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :x:                   | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :grey_question:    | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :x:                |
| [Discreet Launcher](#Discreet-Launcher)              | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :x:                   | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :grey_question:    | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x:                |
| [Aster Launcher](#Aster-Launcher)                    | :warning:          | :x:                | :x:                   | :x:                | :x:                | :x:                | :x:                | :grey_question:    | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :x:                |

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## Not Tested
Feel free to test these and add 
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.easy.launcher/
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.nodomain.tobihille.seniorlauncher/
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.mrmannwood.hexlauncher/
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simplemobiletools.applauncher/
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/peterfajdiga.fastdraw/
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.mm20.launcher2.release/

[Even more launchers](https://docs.arcticons.com/faq/supported-launchers) (most of them don't seem to be FOSS)
