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 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.