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submitted 8 hours ago by myszka@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

I've seen quite a few launchers on F-Droid, but I really fail to see what their advantages over the stock one are. I mean, what can be meaningfully different about arranging apps in a grid? But I guess the existence of so many options goes to show I just don't get the gist of it.

So what launchers actually provide some interesting features that make it worth switching to them?

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[-] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 12 points 7 hours ago

I wish Niagara was FOSS and actually let me costumize my home screen without AI bullshit. I just like my alphabetical list.

[-] BrilliantBadger@piefed.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

Minimo launcher is a fantastic foss text based launcher, like Niagara

[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 hours ago

I think there are a few now... iirc victoria launcher is one of them.

[-] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 4 points 6 hours ago

Will check that out, hell yeah, thank you

[-] JoKi@feddit.org 4 points 6 hours ago

Grace launcher is also very similar to Niagara.

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 hours ago

You have AI bullshit on Niagara? I looked around on mine and dont see it. I'll uninstall right away if I see it.

[-] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 1 points 6 hours ago

Its in their customization options. The built in wallpapers and shit are all AI.

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago

I dont use those, once I see it in the features like AI chatbots its gonna go. Many of the "Ready Made Themes" are the same images that have been in Niagara since it was in beta. So I dont doubt there are AI themes but many in there are older than AI.

this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2026
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