Entropy's Defiance

Entropy's Defiance

Minimalist launcher and time-horizon task manager.

Launcher Task

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Description

Entropy's Defiance is a minimalist Android launcher and task manager built around
five time horizons: Today, This Week, This Month,
This Year and This Life. Tasks are stored in plain JSON, so they
sync cleanly with Syncthing or any folder-sync tool, and a small terminal UI is
available for editing the same file from a Linux laptop.

Features
* Time-horizon task list — peek at the next horizon, swipe a task left or right to move it across horizons
* Minimalist home screen with a focused task view
* App drawer with frequency-ranked apps and instant text search
* Calendar widget with free-time calculation across selected calendars
* Zen Mode for distraction-free focus on a single task
* Optional double-tap to launch the dialer
* Accent colour — follow your system's Material You palette, pick a preset, or set a custom colour
* Left-handed mode — mirror the controls to the left
* Plain-JSON storage that syncs over Syncthing
* Guided intro to the five-horizon philosophy — replayable from Settings → Introduction

Permissions
* Query all packages — needed to list installed apps in the drawer
* Read calendar — only used for the calendar widget; you can deny it
* Set wallpaper — used by the launcher to restore your wallpaper
* Bind device admin — only requested if you opt in to Zen Mode's
Do Not Disturb integration

The app is offline-first and contains no trackers, no analytics, and no ads.
Source code is published under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at
https://gitlab.com/hwanderer/entropysdefiance.

If you'd like to support development:
https://buymeacoffee.com/hwanderer

What’s new (3.4.0)

Focus, a calmer surface, and a drawer swipe that actually works.

• The app-drawer swipe is reliable now. It no longer loses the first swipe to the system's navigation gesture, a quick flick works as well as a slow drag, and the drawer follows your finger instead of snapping open.
• Zen Mode can switch on Do Not Disturb for the length of a session and put your previous setting back afterwards. Off by default; enable it under Settings → Zen Mode.
• Hide and rename apps from the drawer's long-pres

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
3.4.0 current
6ab01934153c0043…
2026-09-03 19 MB API 33
3.3.0
aae8cb1590d106f4…
2026-06-26 19 MB API 33
3.2.0
6abdc4d18bfbbe5e…
2026-06-24 19 MB API 33

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Installed appsSee which apps are installed.
  • REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
  • SET_WALLPAPER
  • Read calendarRead appointments.
  • ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
  • entropysdefiance.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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