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FossifyOrg/Launcher

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A practical and customizable launcher for launching your favorite apps easily.

Is FossifyOrg/Launcher beginner-friendly?

The maintainers of FossifyOrg/Launcher usually reply to a pull request within 3 days. 3 beginner-friendly issues are open now.

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703
Forks
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Open beginner issues
3
Indexed issues
88
Avg merge
4d 39m
Merged PRs (30d)
7
Dominant language
Kotlin
License
GPL-3.0
Last GitHub push
Oct 8, 2026
Latest indexed
Oct 8, 2026
Contributing guide
No code of conduct
Beginner labels
help wanted

How to contribute to FossifyOrg/Launcher

  1. Read the contributing guide first: it says how the maintainers want changes proposed, tested and reviewed.
  2. Your contributions will be published under the project's GPL-3.0 license.
  3. Pick one of the 3 open beginner-friendly issues below and comment that you want to work on it before you start.
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  • Expose long-press menu options as TalkBack custom actions
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 40/100

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#461 ·

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  • Intermittent loss of navigation buttons after screen unlock
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#456 ·

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  • removing the last folder item leaves an icon-less empty folder on the home screen
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#453 ·

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  • setting the home screen rows to the minimum makes existing non-dock icons disappear
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 64/100

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#452 ·

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  • dragging an app from the app drawer to the home screen does not place the icon
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#451 ·

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  • Bug: huge memory leak (total red flag)
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#449 · 1 comment · 1 reaction ·

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  • Launcher: pressing Back does not close an opened home screen folder
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 70/100

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#447 ·

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  • Launcher: disabling the search bar leaves an invisible stale query filtering the app drawer
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#446 ·

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  • Launcher: setting the home screen columns to 2 makes existing dock icons disappear
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 66/100

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#445 ·

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  • Very slow/laggy search after long use
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#431 · 1 reaction ·

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  • Hiding an app from the drawer deletes the entire home screen folder containing it
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 70/100

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#423 ·

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  • App icon issue in app drawer
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#408 ·

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  • Support widget of all apps ?
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#406 ·

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  • Folder customization
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#396 ·

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  • Add optional password to Manage Hidden Icons
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#384 · 1 comment · 2 reactions ·

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  • handle archived apps
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#382 · 1 reaction ·

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  • split screen results in incorrect app when tapping
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#381 ·

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  • file links added only allow "remove"
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs triage

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#379 · 1 comment ·

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  • Make the ominous Dock optional
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#374 · 1 reaction ·

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  • Changeable icon text color
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#321 · 1 comment · 1 reaction ·

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  • Chrome WebApps have incorrect icons in the app drawer and home screen
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs reproduction

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#315 · 4 comments ·

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  • Add Widget stack
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#309 · 3 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • Accidently creating invisible folders in dock
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs reproduction

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#304 · 11 comments ·

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  • Firefox `Add to Home screen` crashing the launcher under an important niche use case.
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#279 ·

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  • Alphabetical sort of folders and items within the folders
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#275 · 1 reaction ·

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  • Show total notification count badge on app Folders
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#270 · 1 comment · 3 reactions ·

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  • different grid for home vs dock
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#246 · 4 comments · 5 reactions ·

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  • show dynamic icons
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#245 · 1 comment · 1 reaction ·

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  • Feature Request: Drag App Shortcut from Context Menu to Home Screen
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#243 · 1 reaction ·

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  • RAM usage is too high
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#229 · 7 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • Ability to sort apps in app drawer
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#221 · 4 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • Apps which are not installed on internal storage (e.g., on an SD card) are lost from the launcher every restart
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#216 · 1 comment · 1 reaction ·

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  • Switching page scrolls background wallpaper
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#207 · 1 reaction · 1 assignee ·

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  • Some drawer icons shrink in size for no reason
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#195 · 2 comments ·

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  • Rename icons that link to websites
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request needs triage

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#194 · 1 reaction ·

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  • Extract icon from folder if it's the only one present in it
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#193 · 1 comment · 2 reactions ·

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  • Add Option to Hide Status Bar
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#189 ·

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  • support monochrome icons of apps
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#186 · 1 comment ·

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  • Add the ability to change the shape of icons and folders
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#183 · 3 comments · 3 reactions ·

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  • Empty space persists
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#169 · 6 comments ·

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  • Custom app names
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#161 · 2 comments · 3 reactions ·

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  • Gesture conflict between collection widget and notification panel or apps drawer
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#156 · 2 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • Some apps icon are invisible in the hidden apps list
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug device/software specific

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#142 · 7 comments ·

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  • Private Space
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#123 · 3 comments · 9 reactions ·

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  • Screeen lock prevents fingerprint unlock
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#116 · 6 comments · 5 reactions · 1 assignee ·

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  • microG app hidden (other launchers do show this app)
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug needs reproduction

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#114 · 4 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • Widget resizing sometimes starts at incorrect position
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#108 · 2 comments · 3 reactions ·

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  • Invisible app drawer
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#105 · 3 comments · 2 reactions ·

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  • Category-Based Scrolling
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#99 · 1 comment · 1 reaction ·

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  • Only show 4 icons in folder icon preview
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    feature request

    FossifyOrg/Launcher#97 · 2 comments ·

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