List of Android launchers

This is a list of Android launchers, which present the main view of the device and are responsible for starting other apps and hosting live widgets.

Application name	Developer	Availability			License	Cost	API	Nr. of store installs	Note
		Google Play	F-Droid	Amazon Appstore
Action Launcher	Chris Lacy	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	4.1+	1,000,000+	[1][2][3][4]
ADW Launcher	AnderWeb	Yes	Yes	?	Proprietary (Last open source release was version 1.3.6)[5]	Free	1.6+	10,000,000+	[3]
CMM Launcher	CMM Launcher	Yes	No	No	Proprietary	Free/Paid	5.0+	10,000,000+
ADWLauncher EX	AnderWeb	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Paid	1.6+		[6]
Apex Launcher	Android Does	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	4.0+	10,000,000+	[7][1][2][3][4][8]
APUS Launcher	APUS Group	Yes	No	Yes	Proprietary	Free	4.0.3+		[2][4][1]
Atom Launcher	dlto	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	4.0.2+		[4][9]
Aviate	Yahoo	No	No	?	Proprietary (support ends 3/8/2018)	Free	2.3+		[7][2][10]
Before Launcher	Before Labs	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	7.0+	25,000+	[11]
BIG Launcher	BIG dev. team	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	2.1+		Launcher suitable for seniors and visually impaired users.[12]
Buzz Launcher	Buzz dev. team	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	4.0.3+		[7][1][2][3][4][8]
C Launcher	C dev. team	Yes	No	No	Proprietary	Free	4.0+	10,000,000+	[13]
C Launcher 3D	Moboapps team	Yes	No	No	Proprietary	Free	4.0+	100,000+	[citation needed]
Catapult Launcher	Kane O'Riley	Yes	Yes	?	Apache License 2.0	Free	5.0+	10,000+	[14]
Chameleon Launcher	Teknision	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Paid	3.2+		[15]
CM Launcher	Cheetah Mobile	Yes	No	Yes	Proprietary	Free	4.0+		[4]
Espier Launcher	Espier Studios	No	No	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	2.2+		[16]
EverythingMe	Fly Apps	Yes[17]	No	No	Proprietary	Free	2.2+	10,000,000+	Contextual launcher with extensive search capabilities and customization options
Evie Launcher	Evie Labs	No	No	No	Proprietary	Free	4.4+	1,000,000+	[18] Minimal launcher that focuses on fast search across apps
Facebook Home	Meta	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	4.0+
GO Launcher	GO dev. team	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	2.0+	100,000,000+	[3][4][1][7]
Google Now Launcher	Google	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	4.1+	50,000,000+	[8] Default on Nexus devices.
HayaiLauncher	seizonsenryaku	Yes	Yes	?	Apache License 2.0	Free	4.0.3+	1,000+	Source available on GitHub. Minimal and small, with no permissions. For quick browsing and search.
Hola Launcher	Holaverse	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	2.3.3+	100,000,000+	[1]
Pixel Launcher	Google	Yes	No	No	Proprietary	Free	5.0+
Infinity Launcher	TankheSoft	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Paid	4.4+		[19]
Kids Place - Parental Control	Kiddoware	Yes	No	Yes	Proprietary	Free	2.1+		[20]
KISS Launcher	Neamar	Yes	Yes	?	MIT License[21]	Free	2.3.3+	100,000+	[22] Source available on GitHub.
Kvaesitso	MM2-0	No	Yes	No	GNU General Public License	Free	8.0+		Source available on GitHub.
LauncherPro	Frederico Carnales	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	2.0+		[23]
Microsoft Launcher	Microsoft	Yes	No	No	Proprietary	Free	5.0+	50,000,000+	[1] Formerly known as Arrow Launcher [24]
Launcher <3	Jason Kung	Yes	?	?	Apache License 2.0	Free	4.2+ (17-26)	1,000,000+	[25]
LaunchTime	Quaap	Yes	Yes	No	GNU General Public License	Free	4.3+		Source available on GitHub.
Lawnchair Launcher	paphonb, Patryk Michalik, Amogh Lele, David Sn	Yes	Yes	No	GNU General Public License	Free	5.0+	1,000,000+	[26][27][28][29][30]
LessPhone Launcher	Aswin Mohan	Yes	No	Yes	Proprietary	Free	5.0+	50,000+	[31]
Librechair Launcher	Po Lu	No	No	No	GNU General Public License	Free	5.0+		[citation needed][32][33][34][35][36]
Lightning Launcher	PierroX	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	2.0+		[37]
LINE Launcher	LINE & Camp Mobile	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	4.0.3+		[3][4][1] Previously named Dodol Launcher.
Nemus Launcher	Nemustech	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	2.1+		[38]
Nova Launcher	TeslaCoil Software	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	4.0+	50,000,000+[39]	[7][1][2][3][4][8]
Nova Launcher Prime	TeslaCoil Software	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Paid	4.0+		[40][41]
Nothing OS launcher	Nothing	Yes	No	No	Proprietary	Free	8.0+	10,000+	Released on April 27, 2022. Currently on Beta. Currently works on Samsung Galaxy S21, S22, and Google Pixel 5 and 6 series devices. Support on OnePlus Devices to be made available soon. Default on the Nothing Phone 1.[42][43][44]
Niagara Launcher	Peter Huber	Yes	No	Yes	Proprietary	Free	5.0+	5,000,000+	[45]
OpenLauncher	OL dev. team	Yes	Yes	?	Apache License 2.0	Free	4.1+	1,000+	Source available on GitHub. Focus on community and features. Note: No longer maintained[46]
Pear Launcher	Yajat Kumar	Yes	No	No	Proprietary	Free/Paid	5.0+	500,000+	Pear Launcher is a Launcher designed for performance and customization. [47]
Pear Launcher Pro	Yajat Kumar	Yes	No	No	Proprietary	Paid	5.0+		Pear Launcher Pro is license to unlock paid features in Pear Launcher.
Peek Launcher	Waffle Ware Apps	Yes	?	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	4.1+	50,000	Primary feature is an always-visible T9 keyboard to search for apps and contacts.
Phonotto	DuckMa Srl	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	4.0.3+		Launcher suitable for seniors and visually impaired users.[48]
POCO Launcher	Xiaomi Inc.	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	8.0+	100,000,000+	POCO Launcher have app drawer with customizable categories. Stock launcher on POCO smartphones.
QM Launcher	Quantum Matrix Holdings LLC.	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	2.3+		[49]
Ratio	Blloc GmbH	Yes	No	No	Proprietary	Free	2.9+	100,000+	Minimal launcher with a messaging app called Tree and some cards e.g. A calculator and A Spotify card.
Showself Launcher	NQ Mobile	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	4.0+		[50][51][52]
Smart Launcher	Smart Launcher Team	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	4.2+	10,000,000+	[2][3][4][8][1]
Solo Launcher	NewBornTown	Yes	No	Yes	Proprietary	Free	4.0+		[1][2][4][8][7]
SPB Shell 3D	SPB Software	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Paid	2.0+		[53]
Square Home	ChYK the dev.	Yes	No	No	Proprietary	Free/Paid	4.0.3+		[54]
Themer	MyColorScreen	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	4.1+		[7]
Trebuchet Launcher	LineageOS / CyanogenMod team	No	No	?	Apache License 2.0[55]	Free	5.0+ (API level 21)[56]		[57] Source available on GitHub.
TSF Launcher 3D	Launcher 3D Pro	Yes	No	Yes	Proprietary	Free	2.2+	5,000,000+	[58]
Linux CLI Launcher	Francesco Andreuzzi	Yes	Yes	No	GNU General Public License	Free	2.3+	500,000+	Linux CLI interface launcher. Source available on GitHub.
Tube Launcher	Adnan Malik (AJK)	Yes	No	Yes	Proprietary	Free	4.0.3+	500++	[59]
Turbo Launcher	Phonemetra	Yes	No	Yes	Apache License 2.0[60]	Free	1.0+	1,000,000+	[3] Source available on GitHub. Paid versions also available: called Turbo Launcher Plus, Turbo Launcher Prime, and Turbo Launcher Premium.
Vire Launcher	Vire Labs Ltd.	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free/Paid	2.2+		[61]
Wave Launcher	MobileMerit	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Paid	2.0+		[62]
WP Launcher	Xinyi Network	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	3.0+		[4][8] Formerly Launcher 8.
Yandex Launcher	Yandex	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	5.0+	5,000,000+
Z Launcher	Nokia	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	4.1+	500,000+	[2][7]
Zeam Launcher	Michael Bentz	Yes	No	?	Proprietary	Free	4.1+	1,000,000+	[63]
ZIM Launcher	Saul Henriquez	Yes	Yes	?	Apache License 2.0[64]	Free	5.0+