# 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 | Availability | Availability | License | Cost | API | Nr. of store installs | Note |
| Application name | Developer | Google Play | F-Droid | Amazon Appstore | License | Cost | API | Nr. of store installs | Note |
| Action Launcher | Chris Lacy | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free/Paid | 4.1+ | 1,000,000+ | |
| ADW Launcher | AnderWeb | Yes | Yes | ? | Proprietary (Last open source release was version 1.3.6) | Free | 1.6+ | 10,000,000+ | |
| CMM Launcher | CMM Launcher | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Free/Paid | 5.0+ | 10,000,000+ |
| ADWLauncher EX | AnderWeb | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Paid | 1.6+ | | |
| Apex Launcher | Android Does | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free/Paid | 4.0+ | 10,000,000+ | |
| APUS Launcher | APUS Group | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 4.0.3+ | | |
| Atom Launcher | dlto | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 4.0.2+ | | |
| Aviate | Yahoo | No | No | ? | Proprietary (support ends 3/8/2018) | Free | 2.3+ | | |
| Before Launcher | Before Labs | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free/Paid | 7.0+ | 25,000+ | |
| BIG Launcher | BIG dev. team | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free/Paid | 2.1+ | | Launcher suitable for seniors and visually impaired users. |
| Buzz Launcher | Buzz dev. team | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 4.0.3+ | | |
| C Launcher | C dev. team | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Free | 4.0+ | 10,000,000+ | |
| C Launcher 3D | Moboapps team | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Free | 4.0+ | 100,000+ | |
| Catapult Launcher | Kane O'Riley | Yes | Yes | ? | Apache License 2.0 | Free | 5.0+ | 10,000+ | |
| Chameleon Launcher | Teknision | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Paid | 3.2+ | | |
| CM Launcher | Cheetah Mobile | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 4.0+ | | |
| Espier Launcher | Espier Studios | No | No | ? | Proprietary | Free/Paid | 2.2+ | | |
| EverythingMe | Fly Apps | Yes | 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+ | 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+ | |
| Google Now Launcher | Google | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 4.1+ | 50,000,000+ | 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+ | |
| Pixel Launcher | Google | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Free | 5.0+ | | |
| Infinity Launcher | TankheSoft | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Paid | 4.4+ | | |
| Kids Place - Parental Control | Kiddoware | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2.1+ | | |
| KISS Launcher | Neamar | Yes | Yes | ? | MIT License | Free | 2.3.3+ | 100,000+ | 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+ | | |
| Microsoft Launcher | Microsoft | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Free | 5.0+ | 50,000,000+ | Formerly known as Arrow Launcher |
| Launcher <3 | Jason Kung | Yes | ? | ? | Apache License 2.0 | Free | 4.2+ (17-26) | 1,000,000+ | |
| 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+ | |
| LessPhone Launcher | Aswin Mohan | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 5.0+ | 50,000+ | |
| Librechair Launcher | Po Lu | No | No | No | GNU General Public License | Free | 5.0+ | | |
| Lightning Launcher | PierroX | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 2.0+ | | |
| LINE Launcher | LINE & Camp Mobile | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 4.0.3+ | | Previously named Dodol Launcher. |
| Nemus Launcher | Nemustech | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 2.1+ | | |
| Nova Launcher | TeslaCoil Software | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free/Paid | 4.0+ | 50,000,000+ | |
| Nova Launcher Prime | TeslaCoil Software | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Paid | 4.0+ | | |
| 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. |
| Niagara Launcher | Peter Huber | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 5.0+ | 5,000,000+ | |
| 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 |
| Pear Launcher | Yajat Kumar | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Free/Paid | 5.0+ | 500,000+ | Pear Launcher is a Launcher designed for performance and customization. |
| 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. |
| 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+ | | |
| 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+ | | |
| Smart Launcher | Smart Launcher Team | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free/Paid | 4.2+ | 10,000,000+ | |
| Solo Launcher | NewBornTown | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 4.0+ | | |
| SPB Shell 3D | SPB Software | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Paid | 2.0+ | | |
| Square Home | ChYK the dev. | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | Free/Paid | 4.0.3+ | | |
| Themer | MyColorScreen | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 4.1+ | | |
| Trebuchet Launcher | LineageOS / CyanogenMod team | No | No | ? | Apache License 2.0 | Free | 5.0+ (API level 21) | | Source available on GitHub. |
| TSF Launcher 3D | Launcher 3D Pro | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2.2+ | 5,000,000+ | |
| 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++ | |
| Turbo Launcher | Phonemetra | Yes | No | Yes | Apache License 2.0 | Free | 1.0+ | 1,000,000+ | 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+ | | |
| Wave Launcher | MobileMerit | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Paid | 2.0+ | | |
| WP Launcher | Xinyi Network | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 3.0+ | | 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+ | |
| Zeam Launcher | Michael Bentz | Yes | No | ? | Proprietary | Free | 4.1+ | 1,000,000+ | |
| ZIM Launcher | Saul Henriquez | Yes | Yes | ? | Apache License 2.0 | Free | 5.0+ | | |