NeatLauncher

NeatLauncher

A neat and convenient launcher without icons.

Henrik Theiling Launcher System Wallpaper

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Description

The home app (the launcher) to replace ugly home apps that are too colourful, distracting, inefficient, and full of non-sensical icons.

Clarity by efficient and elegant design based on text. With configurable quick access to apps, shortcuts, or contacts via a list or by gestures.

Supports app shortcuts, both static and dynamic.

Search function optionally integrates the contact list, and includes a configurable web search.

Tries to have enough configurability without making testing corner cases tedious, to ensure functionality and robustness.

Weather info (uses network and location services, if necessary).

New app developed from scratch. Takes inspiration from Unlauncher (a fork of Slimlauncher), and Nolauncher, and also feedback of users.

Features:

- uniform and elegant text-based design
- configurable quick access and gestures on home screen
- shortcut support (long click on app by default)
- hide/show apps (but keep searchable)
- apps can be renamed and reordered
- good search function for apps
- integrated contact list search
- integrated, configurable web search
- clock options
- date format options
- weather forecast options (via open-meteo.com)
- configurable colour scheme
- can use system wallpaper as background
- free open source software
- no icon set support (no need: no icons at all)
- no widget support

What’s new (2.1)

Feature release.

- allow copying of weather location ('New' radio button)
- add swipe sensibility control
- display current weather
- fix rendering problem of weather table
- translation: Polish (thanks to Julian Nowaczyk)

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
2.1 current
ce557d6c9e260f04…
2025-07-11 2.3 MB API 24
1.5
5be466b88c711a56…
2025-07-01 2.3 MB API 24
1.4
80b1b5bc61afa7d0…
2024-10-27 2.3 MB API 24

Permissions

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

  • Installed appsSee which apps are installed.
  • Read contactsAccess the address book.
  • Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
  • Approximate locationDetermine the location via the network.
  • launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
  • launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT
  • neatlauncher.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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