Slate

Slate

Minimal customisable launcher. A blank slate where your apps go anywhere.

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Description

Slate is a minimal launcher built on one idea: you just launch apps. No widgets, news feeds, AI, or any other bloat.

Freescreen mode is the centerpiece: your home screen is a blank slate where icons live at any coordinate, not in a grid.
Pull guide lines from the screen edges when you want structure; icons snap to them and slide along them.

Prefer ordered rows? List mode gives you a vertical or horizontal scrolling list with drag-to-reorder.

Features:

* Freescreen: drag icons to any position, no grid
* Guide lines with snapping for optional structure
* List mode, vertical or horizontal, drag-to-reorder
* Work profile support: apps from Shelter/Island profiles show up badged
* Wallpapers: solid color, gradient (8 directions), or image, with auto-contrast text
* Toolbar snaps to any screen edge; custom or hidden title
* Per-app customization: icon size, shape (round, square, squircle, hexagon, octagon), rotation, labels
* Icon pack support (ADW, Nova, Apex, GO, Tesla formats)
* Blanket-set to restyle every icon at once

Everything is stored on-device. Free and open source under the MIT license.

What’s new (1.0.1)

1.0.1 bugfix release:

• Freescreen icons follow your finger on every drag, not just the first
• Dragging icons now requires edit mode, like list mode
• Changing the image wallpaper a second time applies immediately
• Cancelling the wallpaper picker no longer overwrites your wallpaper
• Far lower memory use with many apps installed
• Settings and the wallpaper picker open without stutter

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
1.0.1 current
28429b6b83b03fde…
2026-09-09 2.7 MB API 29
1.0
97c3458dee52b261…
2026-09-03 2.7 MB API 29

Permissions

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

  • SET_WALLPAPER
  • slate.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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