Activity Launcher
Activity Launcher is a free, open-source launcher for Android. Create shortcuts for apps and activities. It has 1,988 GitHub stars and is released under the ISC license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
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About Activity Launcher
Launches hidden activities and creates shortcuts for installed apps. This organization contains the app's source code and related projects like plugins for launching (e.g., Shizuku Launch Plugin) and shortcut creation.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Activity Launcher from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
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What is Activity Launcher?
Activity Launcher is a free, open-source launcher for Android. Create shortcuts for apps and activities. It has 1,988 GitHub stars and is released under the ISC license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is Activity Launcher free and open source?
Yes. Activity Launcher's source code is public on GitHub under the ISC license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Activity Launcher?
You can install Activity Launcher from F-Droid (package de.szalkowski.activitylauncher) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 2.4.1).
Is Activity Launcher still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Jul 8, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Jul 19, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.