vlauncher

A minimal, distraction-free Android launcher. A personal fork of Olauncher that keeps the distraction-free core and adds the features I actually use.

No ads, no telemetry, no analytics.

Home	App drawer	Settings

• Minimal home screen - clock, date, battery, and a clean app list; nothing else
• Custom fonts - Default, Monospace, Hack, JetBrains Mono, Iosevka, Inter; each option previews in its own typeface right in the picker
• Icon pack support - drawer and home icons resolve from installed icon packs (ADW, Go, Nova, Apex), with a generated monogram fallback
• Home screen icons - optional app icons on the home screen, with separate toggles for home and drawer
• Wallpaper rotation - daily wallpapers with a configurable change frequency (hourly to weekly)
• Weather line - optional temperature + condition under the clock; uses Breezy Weather's shared data when installed, otherwise Open-Meteo (keyless) with device location or a custom city; Celsius/Fahrenheit and refresh interval settings. Tapping it opens Breezy Weather (or its store page if not installed)
• Home list position - app list alignment: left / center / right combined with top / middle / bottom
• OTA updates - checks GitHub releases on launch (at most once a day) and from Settings; downloads and installs new versions in-app
• Swipe gestures, long-press actions, hidden apps, and app renaming for fast navigation

Grab the latest APK from Releases. Every v* tag is built automatically by CI and published as a signed APK, so updating is just installing the new release (or tapping through the in-app update prompt).

Installs as app.vlauncher, so it sits alongside the original Olauncher if you have that installed too.

Requires JDK 17+ and Android SDK platform 36.

echo "sdk.dir=$HOME/Android/Sdk" > local.properties
./gradlew assembleDebug

The debug APK lands at app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk (app.vlauncher.debug). For a release build, ./gradlew assembleRelease with signing credentials in the environment - the CI workflow does this on tag push.

• Icon shape and size options
• App aliases
• Drawer search prompt: shows > _, and while typing > example
• Export / import settings
• Better app suggestions (configurable): recent or frequently used on top
• Exclude apps from suggestions

GPL-3.0. See LICENSE. Bundled font licenses are in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md and app/src/main/assets/licenses/.

Built on Olauncher by tanujnotes and contributors. Weather data via Breezy Weather and Open-Meteo.