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Android Launcher made from scratch using Kotlin, Coroutines and Jetpack Compose

this looks promising.

  • only 2mb
  • can load icon packs
  • customizable text size & color
  • customizable grid sizes
  • widgets if you care for them (i don’t use any)

i use lawnchair because of it’s extreme customizability.

Most Android launchers are just forks of AOSP’s Launcher3. I wanted to try something different—building from scratch while welcoming new developers and applying solid coding principles and best practices to keep the project alive for the long run. Open-source Launcher3 forks often end up abandoned because of their complexity, making it tough for newcomers to contribute. And, not gonna lie… a lot of them are still written in Java and rely on legacy APIs.

Meanwhile, many closed-source launchers are starting to get greedy—locking features behind paywalls and sneaking in trackers. My goal is to give everyone the joy of using powerful features without compromising privacy.

    • rnercle@sh.itjust.worksOP
      14·
      23 hours ago

      apparently they’re aware of the russian translation 😅 https://github.com/JackEblan

      Hi, I’m Jack Eblan 👋

      Jack Eblan is just my pseudonym. People told me that Eblan is a Russian word meaning fucking idiot. I actually love the irony because I often feel like one. I’ve always envied people who seem effortlessly smart.

    • muhyb@programming.dev
      5·
      23 hours ago

      — Yo, comrade, which launcher are you using?

      — Eblan.

      — ???, I just asked a question.

      — The launcher is Eblan.

      — Ohh!