Fokus Launcher
Fokus Launcher is a free, open-source launcher for Android. Minimal launcher with clock, weather, fast app search, and gesture navigation. It has 272 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
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About Fokus Launcher
Fokus Launcher is an Android launcher for people who want a simpler, cleaner default experience. It focuses on fast access to time, weather, and core apps with minimal visual noise. Home Screen The home screen is intentionally minimal: a large clock and date, battery status, optional weather, configurable favorite app labels, and a configurable right-side shortcut rail. Tap the clock, date, or weather to open the apps you configure for each in settings. Primary interactions are gesture-based: swipe up to open the app drawer, swipe down to expand the notification shade, and swipe left or right to launch shortcut targets.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Fokus 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.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Fokus Launcher?
Fokus Launcher is a free, open-source launcher for Android. Minimal launcher with clock, weather, fast app search, and gesture navigation. It has 272 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
Is Fokus Launcher free and open source?
Yes. Fokus Launcher's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only 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 Fokus Launcher?
You can install Fokus Launcher from F-Droid (package io.github.luantak.fokuslauncher); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.9.6).
Is Fokus Launcher still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 4, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 2, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.