A custom Android launcher built on AOSP Launcher3 (Android 16).
Stripped of clutter. Tuned for phones. Styled with Material 3.
- Fully offline — no internet connections, no telemetry, no tracking
- Your data stays on your device
- Pick your columns (4 to 10) — rows are calculated automatically so every cell is a perfect square
- Icons rearrange themselves when you change the grid — nothing gets deleted
- The dock is part of the grid with the same spacing, not a separate floating bar
- Thousands of icon packs supported (ADW format)
- Choose a shape for your icons: circle, square, cookie, arch, or raw
- Customize individual app icons from the long-press menu — different icons for the home screen and app drawer
- Cover icons — replace the mini-icon preview with a monochrome emoji from a searchable picker
- Expanded folders — display folder contents directly on the home screen as a 2x2 or 3x3 grid with tap-to-launch
- Resize — drag corner handles to grow or shrink folders on the workspace
- Per-folder shapes — override the global icon shape on individual folders
- Customizable colors — separate background colors for folder icons, open panels, and covers
- Adjustable label size and two-line labels for long app names
- Configurable row spacing
- Background color and opacity controls
- Custom scrollbar color
- Stack multiple widgets in a single grid cell and swipe between them
- Bottom sheet editor to reorder, remove, and add widgets
- Page indicator dots with smooth animations
- Search apps, shortcuts, contacts, calendar events, and files from one place
- Built-in calculator, unit converter, and timezone converter
- Timezone queries: "5pm India to Chicago", "chicago time", "4pm chicago time tuesday to tokyo"
- Quick actions auto-detect phone numbers, emails, and URLs in your query
- AI search FAB sends your query to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini
- Choose your web search app
- Filter results with category chips
- Material 3 dynamic colors from your wallpaper
- Full dark mode support
- Customizable drawer background, search bar, tab, and folder colors
- Swipe down for notifications
- Swipe up for the app drawer
For architecture documentation, see docs/. For implementation change logs, see docs/changes/.
- AOSP Launcher3: the foundation
- yuchuangu85/Launcher3: Gradle port with prebuilt framework stubs
- Kvaesitso: inspiration for the universal search system
- Lawnchair: settings UI patterns (card groups, preference styling)
This project uses a dual-license model:
- AOSP Launcher3 code is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (original copyright The Android Open Source Project)
- Custom code written for DefaultLauncher is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0
See each source file's header for which license applies.







