Neo Launcher

The modern and feature-rich AOSP-based Launcher!

[!IMPORTANT] This project is not abandoned. It's just that we (Saul and Antonios) both faced couple of barriers on private life level and technically (on AOSP's side). But the A16-based version is in progress.

Community :speech_balloon:

You can join either our Telegram or Matrix groups to make suggestions, ask questions, receive news, install test builds, or just chat.

Features :abacus:

Some of the main features

• Rich themes support.
• The Dash.
• Custom search engines.
• Gestures support.
• A unique custom-widget.
• Categories or folders in the app drawer.
• Icon shapes and packs support.
• Customize app icons.
• Desktop grid preference.
• Hide apps.
• Vertical Apps Lists.
• Icons' scaling.
• Back up and restore preferences.

There's also a developer's document, where the maintainer and collaborators communicate their TODOs and plans.

Screenshots :framed_picture:

Contributions

If you have knowledge in Java or Kotlin you can work on additional features or bugs, and open pull requests. Make sure the code is formatted before make a pull request.

You can also contribute to this project by opening issues for bugs or new features.

Support

Translations :left_speech_bubble:

Contribute your translations to Neo Launcher on Hosted Weblate.
Adding new languages is always accepted and supported.

FAQ

Is QuickSwitch available?

No, it's not, and there is no plans to add it.

Special Thanks :heart:

Thanks to The LawnchairLauncher team for the great work on Lawnchair.

Thanks to Rafael Venâncio for creating the F-Droid repo.

To Donno for the new app icon base.

Thanks to Helena Zhang and Toby Fried for the great Phosphor icons, which we use since 0.9.0.

Contributors :handshake:

Copylefted Libre License :scroll:

Our work is licensed under the GPLv3+.
The original AOSP Launcher3 code is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

Copyright © 2025 Saul Henriquez, Antonios Hazim and contributors.