# Activity Manager (open-source developer tool)

> Activity Manager is a free, open-source developer tool for Android. Advanced activities and shortcuts launcher. It has 1,335 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Discover activities of installed applications, run them, and create shortcuts Features: * Launch exported activities * Launch non-exported activities with root * Create custom shortcuts for activities * Set any shortcut icon from the storage or use from built-in Material icons * Create and start any custom intents using Intent Builder * Explore an app details with Manifest Viewer * Light/Dark theme support

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/sdex/ActivityManager |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 1,335 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.activitymanager/ (package com.activitymanager) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Developer & terminal tools |
| Latest release | 5.5.2 (Oct 2, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 2, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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