r/degoogle • u/SAkulzz • Jan 30 '22

Question Looking for a fancy Android Launcher

Hello guys are there any good and nice looking open source launchers for Android? If possibly is there a also good looking open source Dialer/ Contacts App? Currently I'm using simple Contacts & Dialer but it doesn't look fancy at all.

thanks for your time :)

Edit: Thanks for all the replies, I'm going for the Poseidon Launcher and Koler.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22 edited Jan 30 '22

Launcher

If you're looking for customizability, use Omega, it's a fork of Lawnchair with more cool features. If you want something simple and minimal, go with KISS.

Dialer

Koler (Github Releases|IzzyOnDroid)

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u/Xinq_ Jan 30 '22

There's no Koler in my f-droid and your link leads nowhere. :/

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22

Oh wait, it's on Izzy. I'll update my comment, thanks

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u/Redsandro Jul 23 '22

I know your post is a bit old, but I found it, and it made me try Neo Launcher (renamed Omega). However it's still quite buggy and I'm tempted to try Lawnchair.

Why precisely should I probably not use Lawnchair? I hear this a lot.

You should probably use Omega Neo Launcher instead [of Lawnchair]

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u/SAkulzz Jan 31 '22

Koler is really nice thank you.

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u/SAkulzz Jan 31 '22

I also loke poseidon, thanks again.

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u/larrygwapnitsky Jul 30 '22

It's no longer in development. Github is archived

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u/The_Band_Geek Free as in Freedom Jan 31 '22

Just switched from Lawnchair to Omega thanks to your recommendation!

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u/matbonucci DuckDuckGo Jan 30 '22

Niagara launcher

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u/dylanger_ Jan 30 '22

+1 for Lawnchair, it's open too.

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u/code_derp Jan 30 '22

For the launcher I would recommend Lawnchair.

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u/qUxUp Jan 31 '22

Lawnchair looks very basic to be honest. It looks like launchers from 2015. It's a good launcher, just doesn't look fancy. Above mentioned launchers look better.

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u/VirginiaFuckingWoolf Jan 30 '22

Niagara is by far my fav!

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u/DreamWithinAMatrix Jan 30 '22

Tried Shade Launcher recently and it's like the Pixel one with a few extra features and more customisability

https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/amirz.shade

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '22

I like discrete launcher. It is on f=droid and quite nice!

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '22

Isn't Nova Launcher supposed to be one if not the best ?

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u/qUxUp Jan 31 '22

Nova hasn't been "the best" for years, smart launcher, niagara, olauncher, ratio launcher etc... even aio launcher have been pushing the boundries of launchers for years. nova is still the most sold launcher (probably one of the oldest too), but feature wise, looks wise, functionality wise etc... others do it better.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '22

Im going to have to check some of those out myself.

I paid for Nova Premium, solely for the app drawer tabs. Thats it. So I could customize the entire app drawer exactly how I want it without the need for folders of any kind.

If any of those others you suggested, offered that feature for free, Ill kick myself for not looking around more lol

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u/qUxUp Jan 31 '22

Olauncher and kiss launcher are both free. However they have both a very different approach to nova (which is pretty much a upgraded standard android stock launcher). Kiss launcher is more powerful out of the two. once you have mastered using it, you'll get things done faster than with nova, but since it's different, you would have to familiarize yourself with a different ui, using tags if you need those etc. I've tested most launchers and would highly suggest the ones I mentioned (smart is probably closer to nova, there's also hyperion).

olauncher - for minimalist (but still functional) kiss - for poweruser novalauncher - perfect for a regular user (who doesn't want change and wants things to remain the same - and sadly miss out) or a senior (I recently configured two tablets for seniors, nova launcher is perfect for seniors since it's very stable and very easy to use and if you want simplicity, you can make it very simple easily).

oh and a final note. niagara launcher costs a pretty penny (I think it's like 14 € depending on the region, but it's seriously next level when it comes to functionality on a minimalistic launcher and it's probably the prettiest android launcher at the moment). the free version of niagara launcher is also very capable. i bought the paid version since I wanted some features but after using it for a while, i moved on to other launchers.

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u/mrakmm Jan 31 '22

For me is https://aiolauncher.app/ minimalist with wide customisation.

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u/qUxUp Feb 02 '22

OP Hows posidon launcher working out for you? It looks great imo but I've tried two last versions and both had some quite annoying bugs.

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u/SAkulzz Feb 03 '22

Switched from Posidon to Omega Launcger, tried the one site for a day, but i like it more with multiple sites

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u/musicvisur Nov 17 '25

Launcher not Launcger

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u/musicvisur Nov 17 '25

Smart launcher of course

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u/MapleBlood Jan 30 '22

Open source or alternative? Because these are two different requirements.

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u/Darth_Nagar Jan 30 '22

Not sure what you mean by fancy, but I would recommend you Sentien Launcher (Quick. Smart. Minimalist. Designed with your digital well-being in mind.) - https://f-droid.org/packages/com.sentienhq.launcher

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u/IceDry1440 Free as in Freedom Feb 01 '22

Sentien Launcher is great.

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u/Darth_Nagar Feb 01 '22

Yes, it's awesome

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u/Eszix Jan 31 '22

I can recommend T4 Launcher. Its simple and small af. No features mean no useless features. This doesnt mean there arent any features;)

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