diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java
index de3fca1..7256d95 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.R;
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.apps.AppInfo;
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.actions.lock.LockMethod;
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.theme.AppListLayout;
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.theme.Background;
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.theme.ColorTheme;
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.theme.Font;
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.android.preference.annotations.serializer.PreferenceSeriali
                         @Preference(name = "custom_names", type = HashMap.class, serializer = LauncherPreferences$Config.MapAppInfoStringSerializer.class),
                         @Preference(name = "hide_bound_apps", type = boolean.class, defaultValue = "false"),
                 }),
+                @PreferenceGroup(name = "list_apps", prefix = "settings_list_apps_", suffix = "_key", value = {
+                        @Preference(name = "layout", type = AppListLayout.class, defaultValue = "TEXT")
+                }),
                 @PreferenceGroup(name = "gestures", prefix = "settings_gesture_", suffix = "_key", value = {
                 }),
                 @PreferenceGroup(name = "general", prefix = "settings_general_", suffix = "_key", value = {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/theme/AppListLayout.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/theme/AppListLayout.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..935a2fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/theme/AppListLayout.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.theme
+
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.content.Context
+import android.util.DisplayMetrics
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.GridLayoutManager
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.R
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.list.apps.AppsRecyclerAdapter
+
+
+// TODO: move this to de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.list.apps ?
+@Suppress("unused")
+enum class AppListLayout(
+    val layoutManager: (context: Context) -> RecyclerView.LayoutManager,
+    val layoutResource: Int,
+    val prepareView: (viewHolder: AppsRecyclerAdapter.ViewHolder) -> Unit,
+
+    ) {
+    DEFAULT(
+        { c -> LinearLayoutManager(c) },
+        R.layout.list_apps_row,
+        { v -> }
+    ),
+
+    // TODO work profile indicator
+    TEXT(
+        { c -> LinearLayoutManager(c) },
+        R.layout.list_apps_row_variant_text,
+        { v ->
+        }
+    ),
+    GRID(
+        { c ->
+            val displayMetrics = c.resources.displayMetrics
+            val width_sp = displayMetrics.widthPixels / displayMetrics.scaledDensity
+            GridLayoutManager(c, (width_sp / 90).toInt()) },
+        R.layout.list_apps_row_variant_grid,
+        { v ->
+        }
+    ),
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/AppsRecyclerAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/AppsRecyclerAdapter.kt
index 10f149a..a437ba3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/AppsRecyclerAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/AppsRecyclerAdapter.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.R
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.REQUEST_CHOOSE_APP
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.actions.AppAction
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.actions.LauncherDeviceAdmin
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.apps.AppFilter
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.apps.AppInfo
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.apps.DetailedAppInfo
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import de.jrpie.android.launcher.appsList
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.loadApps
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.openAppSettings
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.LauncherPreferences
+import de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.theme.AppListLayout
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.transformGrayscale
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.ui.list.ListActivity
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.uninstallApp
@@ -212,9 +214,13 @@ class AppsRecyclerAdapter(
     }
 
     override fun onCreateViewHolder(parent: ViewGroup, viewType: Int): ViewHolder {
+
+        val layout = LauncherPreferences.list_apps().layout()
         val inflater = LayoutInflater.from(parent.context)
-        val view: View = inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_apps_row, parent, false)
-        return ViewHolder(view)
+        val view: View = inflater.inflate(layout.layoutResource, parent, false)
+        val viewHolder = ViewHolder(view)
+        layout.prepareView(viewHolder)
+        return viewHolder
     }
 
     init {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/ListFragmentApps.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/ListFragmentApps.kt
index fa48d14..3ffe53f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/ListFragmentApps.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/ListFragmentApps.kt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ListFragmentApps : Fragment(), UIObject {
         binding.listAppsRview.apply {
             // improve performance (since content changes don't change the layout size)
             setHasFixedSize(true)
-            layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(context)
+            layoutManager = LauncherPreferences.list_apps().layout().layoutManager(context)
             // TODO: option to change this to GridLayoutManager(context, numCols)
             adapter = appsRViewAdapter
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/list_apps_row_variant_grid.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/list_apps_row_variant_grid.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a9058c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/list_apps_row_variant_grid.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:id="@+id/list_apps_row_container"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:layout_margin="5sp">
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/list_apps_row_icon"
+        android:layout_width="40sp"
+        android:layout_height="40sp"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+        tools:ignore="ContentDescription" />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/list_apps_row_name"
+        android:layout_width="0dp"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+        android:paddingTop="5dp"
+        android:text=""
+        android:textSize="11sp"
+        tools:text="some app"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/list_apps_row_icon"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
+
+</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/list_apps_row_variant_text.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/list_apps_row_variant_text.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a174e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/list_apps_row_variant_text.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:id="@+id/list_apps_row_container"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:layout_margin="5sp">
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/list_apps_row_icon"
+        android:layout_width="0sp"
+        android:layout_height="0sp"
+        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+        android:visibility="gone"
+        tools:ignore="ContentDescription" />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/list_apps_row_name"
+        android:layout_width="0dp"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+        android:text=""
+        android:textSize="25sp"
+        tools:text="some app"
+        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
+
+</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml
index 21a2514..60d9320 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
         <string name="settings_internal_started_key" translatable="false">internal.started_before</string>
         <string name="settings_internal_started_time_key" translatable="false">internal.first_startup</string>
         <string name="settings_internal_version_code_key" translatable="false">internal.version_code</string>
-    <string name="settings_apps_favorites_key" translatable="false">apps.favorites</string>
-    <string name="settings_apps_hidden_key" translatable="false">apps.hidden</string>
-    <string name="settings_apps_custom_names_key" translatable="false">apps.custom_names</string>
-    <string name="settings_apps_hide_bound_apps_key" translatable="false">apps.hide_bound_apps</string>
-
-    <string name="settings_general_choose_home_screen_key" translatable="false">general.select_launcher</string>
+        <string name="settings_apps_favorites_key" translatable="false">apps.favorites</string>
+        <string name="settings_apps_hidden_key" translatable="false">apps.hidden</string>
+        <string name="settings_apps_custom_names_key" translatable="false">apps.custom_names</string>
+        <string name="settings_apps_hide_bound_apps_key" translatable="false">apps.hide_bound_apps</string>
+        <string name="settings_list_apps_layout_key" translatable="false">list.apps.layout</string>
+        <string name="settings_general_choose_home_screen_key" translatable="false">general.select_launcher</string>
         <!--
           -
           - Settings : Gestures