This is what I use - https://github.com/tanujnotes/Olauncher, and it's amazing!
Man there are about 50 Android launchers on F-Droid: https://search.f-droid.org/?q=launcher
Feels like picking a distro when going to Linux.
Notable changes compared to it's base Finn's Launcher: https://github.com/jrpie/launcher/blob/0.1.0/docs/launcher.m... (link is broken in readme on master branch)
Compatible with work profile, so apps like Shelter can be used.
Compatible with private space
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The name of this one is a bit too clever: On GitHub in the URL it's just launcher, on HN uLauncher, actually on the website and stores it's µLauncher. I don't even know how to type and pronounce this 'micro' character - or is it 'mu'? https://old.reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow/comments/wy53dr
For accessibility and shareability to people without an academic background an easier name would be better.
My launcher of last 8years: Lawndesk. It's not on play store and you have to download it from github, but it is the only no-nonsens launcher on android without a drawer.
I just want a grid of apps, each of which appears exactly once. And then folders, to keep things on known locations
As a fanatic Niagara Launcher user, what are the main differences?
Still looking for launcher with swiping up/down on icons to launch apps, which I've only seen in (recently sold) Nova Launcher.
Really love this launcher. Can't recommend more!
Why does android seemingly require a million launchers?
Back when I was on Android, there used to be a launcher by Nokia called Z Launcher. The idea was simple: the home screen could only show the six apps. However, you could draw a letter on the home screen with your finger, and it would be recognised and used as a beginning of the search query for app names. Of course, you would only get six search results, but you could always draw the next character to get better results.
And there was some basic ML to learn which app was more likely to be used at which time, location, etc. so that the right app could be shown at the right time without having to scribble anything. It was the most efficient way to launch apps I have ever used.
According to Wikipedia [1], it got removed in 2018 which is right before I switched to iOS. I do remember trying to replace it with KISS Launcher[2], but it just wasn't the same.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_Launcher
[2] https://kisslauncher.com/