CLUSTER LAUNCHER-ANDROID-SCREEN · 74 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2017-01-24
Minimal Android launchers
This cluster comprises Android launcher and home-screen replacement apps focused on minimalism, performance, and distraction-free use, with variations including text-only interfaces, gesture controls, and custom organizational schemes. Entry dates are spread from 2015 to 2026, appearing sporadically with small groups in 2020 and a denser collection in early 2026, though the overall pattern is irregular. The most active projects by star count are open-android-dex (56 stars) and aero-dock (52 stars), while Slate shows no star activity.
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 3 hand-coded · 17 unlabelled
Operator · 5 hobby · 14 open source · 1 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 21VerveDoPlus1★27 days—hobbyAndroid to-do app with customizable font sizes and home-screen widgets, forked from the open-source VerveDo app.
- 22Fokus Launcher0★8 dayslivehand-codedopen sourceMinimal Android launcher providing clock, weather, gesture navigation, and quick search for apps and web.
- 23Arcade0★2 moliveopen sourceAndroid game launcher that organizes game apps, blocks their internet access, renames them, and manages Do Not Disturb settings.
- 24porchlight0★1 mo—hobbySelf-hosted launcher that displays icon tiles for apps and services on a static page editable in the browser.
- 25lobby0★1 mo—hobbySelf-hosted app launcher that shows a grid of links to personal services behind a login and installs to a phone as a home-screen dashboard.
- 26Couchy Launcher0★2 moliveopen sourceAndroid TV launcher that organizes apps into customizable layouts and provides video wallpapers with privacy protections.
- 27flip6-mini-panel0★26 days—hobbyCover-screen widget and app launcher for rooted Galaxy Z Flip6 that adds music controls, quick settings, and app shortcuts to the small outer display.
- 28Quedalle0★2 moliveopen sourceMinimal Android launcher that presents a grid of text-only app tiles with no ads, tracking, or internet permissions.
- 29Apkshambhu0★1 moliveAndroid app that wraps a live website, presenting its content with a native launcher icon and automatically reflecting website changes.
- 30omni-launcher0★1 molivehand-codedopen sourceAn application launcher overlay that provides quick access to apps, calculator, unit conversion, unicode search, and Giphy search.
- 31dualcpy-linux0★2 moliveopen sourceMulti-window launcher that manages scrcpy instances for dual-screen Android handhelds in X11 and Wayland environments.
- 32tsp0★1 mo—hobbyiPhone home-screen launcher that presents app names as a text list without icons or badges for a calmer device.
- 33Murine Launcher0★11 daysliveopen sourceA modern lightweight launcher for Android that offers an enhanced stock experience, essential customization options, and a minimal, polished interface with zero bloat.
- 34Olauncher0★21 daysliveopen sourceMinimal Android launcher app that provides gesture-based app access and daily wallpapers.
- 35Pie Launcher0★2 molivehand-codedopen sourceAndroid launcher that uses a dynamic pie menu instead of fixed icons for launching apps.
- 36Last Launcher0★3 moliveopen sourceMinimal text-only home screen launcher for Android that replaces icons with searchable text labels for faster app access.
- 37Cyclauncher0★12 daysliveopen sourceFast and accessible launcher for Android that emphasizes one-handed operation and customizable interface for productivity.
- 38Entropy's Defiance0★1 moliveopen sourceMinimalist Android launcher and task manager that organizes tasks into five time horizons with plain-text storage and syncing.
- 39Smart Dock0★4 moliveopen sourceA desktop mode launcher for Android that offers a modern and customizable user interface for multitasking.
- 40Fairphone Moments0★13 daysliveopen sourceMobile launcher that creates customizable distraction-free modes, such as focus or travel, to help users disconnect and stay present.
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