Replace your Launcher. 74 alternatives. 72 open source, 2 closed.
As of 17 Oct 2026, 74 apps can replace the Launcher on Android: 72 open source and 2 closed source. Sorted by name; change the sort or filter by type below.
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| App | Type | Licence or price | Updated | Min Android | Good to know | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Activity LauncherAdam Szalkowski Create shortcuts for apps and activities |
Open source | ISC | 2026-07-19 | Android 16 | — | F-Droid |
Alt LauncherTablet Radio Launch apps on boot and fastboot on Phoenix Android (and similar) radios |
Open source | Apache-2.0 | 2021-04-26 | Android 28 | — | F-Droid |
ARK-launcherjrs8205 A modern, customizable home-screen launcher built with Jetpack Compose |
Open source | Apache-2.0 | 2026-10-16 | Android 30 | — | F-Droid |
Be niceThomas Künneth Modern aesthetics. Open-source soul. Your Android launcher. |
Open source | Apache-2.0 | 2026-10-14 | Android 28 | — | F-Droid |
Blue Line Consolenhirokinet Keyboard based launcher |
Open source | Apache-2.0 | 2026-03-09 | Android 23 | — | F-Droid |
CClauncherMLM Games Minimal home launcher that hides apps by default to reduce distractions |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-04-05 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
Chroma LauncherAntoine Richermoz Your home screen, sorted by color. Find any app at a glance. |
Open source | MIT | 2026-10-03 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
ClauncherMLM Games Yet Another Olauncher Fork, But With All Apps Hidden |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-09-16 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
Couchy Launcherconreo A fast, private one-screen launcher |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-08-03 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
Cyclaunchermsbluesnow Ergonomic one-handed launcher with side alphabet grid, tags & widgets |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-10-15 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
DefangScandiking Launcher that puts speed bumps between you and the apps engineered against you |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-10-15 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
Discreet Launcher Enjoy a clean home screen while accessing everything in an instant |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-04-13 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
Dragon LauncherElnix90 Fast and efficient Android launcher based on gestures and minimalism |
Open source | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2026-10-16 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
DroidOS LauncherKatsuya Maki Cover-screen launcher and window manager for DroidOS. |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-04-09 | Android 30 | NonFreeDep | F-Droid |
Easy Launcher - Minimal launcherDroidWorksStudio EasyLauncher - Minimal and Clutter Free Android launcher |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2025-07-24 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
Entropy's Defiance Minimalist launcher and time-horizon task manager. |
Open source | MIT | 2026-09-03 | Android 33 | — | F-Droid |
Escape LauncherGeorge Clensy Minimalist home screen with features to help reduce phone distraction |
Open source | MIT | 2026-01-11 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
Fairphone Momentsalthafvly Fairphone Moments a minimalist way to use your phone with less distraction. |
Open source | EUPL-1.2 | 2026-09-27 | Android 29 | — | F-Droid |
Fast DrawPeter Fajdiga A simple Android launcher with categories |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2025-08-10 | Android 28 | — | F-Droid |
Focus LauncherChaitany Patel A text-only, black and white launcher with app timers and a weekly review |
Open source | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2026-09-25 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
Fokus LauncherPaul Scheduikat Minimal launcher with clock, weather, fast app search, and gesture navigation. |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-10-02 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
folder launcherZoe A file structure inspired launcher |
Open source | MIT | 2026-01-03 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
Fossify Launcher BetaFossify Customize your home screen with a fast, ad-free, open-source launcher |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-02-18 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
G2L Gesture Launcher |
Open source | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2016-11-21 | Android 15 | — | F-Droid |
Grace LauncherGalaxy-rio A simple launcher with an app list, calendar agenda and music controls |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-10-16 | Android 28 | — | F-Droid |
Hex LauncherMarshall Mann-Wood A minimalist launcher that puts your apps under your thumb |
Open source | Apache-2.0 | 2026-09-22 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
HomeTilesTim Kicker Big, calm home screen with phone and messages built in |
Open source | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2026-10-16 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
Ion LauncherZagura A beautiful, functional and customizable launcher |
Open source | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2025-06-15 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
KISS LauncherMatthieu Bacconnier Blazingly fast launcher focused on search |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-07-03 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
KvaesitsoU. N. Owen A search-focused, free and open source launcher for Android |
Open source | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2026-09-17 | Android 26 | NonFreeNet | F-Droid |
L9Timo Furrer Home screen launcher for D-pad and T9 keypad phones |
Open source | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2026-10-12 | Android 34 | — | F-Droid |
Last LauncherBW20 Minimal text-only launcher focused on speed and simplicity |
Open source | EUPL-1.2 | 2026-10-15 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
Launch - Minimalist LauncherGuru Swarupa A clean, efficient, and minimalist Android launcher. |
Open source | MIT | 2026-02-19 | Android 24 | NonFreeNet | F-Droid |
Launch-RResurrectDev1 Find your space. |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-10-16 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
Launcher314bearinmind Launcher with deep customization on a single screen |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-10-08 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
LaunchTime Homescreen An easy and customizable categorizing homescreen/launcher |
Open source | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2025-03-12 | Android 28 | — | F-Droid |
LukeLauncherLukas Sökefeld A category based launcher |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2022-02-20 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
Lunar LauncherMd Rasel Hossain Feature rich android home with minimal look. |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2024-03-16 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
LuncherChristoforos Vasilakis A lightweight and customizable home screen (launcher) for Android TV. |
Open source | MIT | 2026-10-16 | Android 22 | — | F-Droid |
MakoPombo Privacy-first Android launcher designed for focus, speed, and simplicity. |
Open source | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2026-10-15 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
Milki LauncherMilki Labs Android launcher with multi-source search |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-08-27 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
MinimalSFDhiraj J S Fast, minimal, monochrome home screen. Type to launch. No ads, no tracking. |
Open source | MIT | 2026-10-16 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
MinkLauncher OpenSourceKatoa Apps A minimal, keyboard-first Android home-screen launcher |
Open source | Apache-2.0 | 2026-10-03 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
MinLauncherouj4k2q5 A minimal, ad-free Android launcher with no internet access and no tracking. |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-09-23 | Android 30 | — | F-Droid |
Multi Launcher ‧ Home ScreenDroidWorksStudio Multi Launcher ‧ Home Screen |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-10-04 | Android 28 | — | F-Droid |
Murine LauncherAlex Sim A modern, lightweight Launcher3 fork for an enhanced stock++ Android experience. |
Open source | Apache-2.0 | 2026-09-29 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
NeatLauncherHenrik Theiling A neat and convenient launcher without icons. |
Open source | BSD-2-Clause | 2025-07-11 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
NeionLauncherNeionssss <25KB size Android Launcher |
Open source | Apache-2.0 | 2026-10-01 | Android 30 | — | F-Droid |
Niagara LauncherBit Pit A vertical list home screen. One-handed, no hunting. |
Closed source | freemium | — | — | — | Developer site |
Nova LauncherTeslaCoil Software A home screen you can rearrange down to the grid, gestures and dock. |
Closed source | freemium | — | — | — | Developer site |
OlauncherTanuj M. Minimal launcher app with daily new wallpaper |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-09-19 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
PaperLaunch: Side launcher Side launcher in material design that launches apps with one gesture |
Open source | Apache-2.0 | 2025-12-31 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
Pie LauncherMarkus Fisch Control your phone with a dynamic pie menu instead of fixed positioned icons. |
Open source | MIT | 2026-07-18 | Android 9 | — | F-Droid |
QuedalleMatthieu Georger Quedalle in ads, tracking, accounts. Just a tile launcher. |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-08-03 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
Quick SearchTeja Karlapudi Search apps, contacts, files, settings, calendar, and the web from one bar |
Open source | MIT | 2026-10-14 | Android 24 | NonFreeNet | F-Droid |
Rootless Pixel LauncherAmir Zaidi Launcher3 with Pixel Launcher features |
Open source | Apache-2.0 | 2019-09-11 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
Scratchpad Launchermstcgalis A minimal launcher with an always-visible scratchpad. Zero ads. |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-10-14 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
SearchLauncherJoep Meindertsma Search apps, contacts and the web, and open results in an ad-free browser |
Open source | MIT | 2026-10-02 | Android 29 | NonFreeNet, Tracking | F-Droid |
Senior Launcher Launcher reduced to the essential, intended for elderly people |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2019-01-08 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
Slatebraniik Minimal customisable launcher. A blank slate where your apps go anywhere. |
Open source | MIT | 2026-09-15 | Android 29 | — | F-Droid |
SlateRouf Syed Minimal text-only Android home screen. No icons. No analytics. Zero network. |
Open source | MIT | 2026-10-15 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
SlauncherSanjith Muralikrishnan I use this launcher. |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-01-17 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
Smart DockAxel358 A user-friendly desktop mode launcher that offers a modern and customizable user |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-05-24 | Android 30 | — | F-Droid |
T4 Launcher simple launcher with predictive text filtering |
Open source | GPL-2.0-only | 2021-07-22 | Android 14 | — | F-Droid |
TaskbarBraden Farmer Use a start menu to access apps |
Open source | Apache-2.0 | 2024-11-25 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
Text LauncherAdemar Alves de Oliveira A lightweight Android Launcher. |
Open source | MIT | 2024-07-30 | Android 14 | — | F-Droid |
TinyBit LauncherTBog Small memory footprint, icon pack support, color and behaviour customizable |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2024-05-14 | Android 19 | — | F-Droid |
tmtLauncherTimothy Choi Minimalist Android Launcher | made by Timothy Choi |
Open source | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2026-01-25 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
Unlauncher Freedom from your phone - a clean and simple Android launcher experience! |
Open source | MIT | 2024-01-22 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
UnlicenseLauncherSirDeepSleep Simple and secure FOSS launcher with fully FREE🐍 license |
Open source | Unlicense | 2026-10-02 | Android 29 | — | F-Droid |
Victoria Launcheradelmonte An open source Niagara Launcher alternative — a minimal, list-based home screen |
Open source | GPL-3.0-or-later | 2026-10-12 | Android 26 | — | F-Droid |
Yagni Launcher Stock Android Launcher From Scratch |
Open source | GPL-3.0-only | 2026-10-16 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
YAM LauncherThomas Boom YAM Launcher is a minimalist text-based launcher for Android with weather! |
Open source | MIT | 2026-03-18 | Android 24 | — | F-Droid |
µLauncherJosia Pietsch A distraction-free, minimal homescreen for Android. |
Open source | MIT | 2026-06-25 | Android 21 | — | F-Droid |
