Would really love a launcher that can format icon shapes so that they’re all uniform in shape, like Nova Launcher …but open source. 
Been using Neo Launcher since Nova sold out. Yes, it can format icon shapes.
Hmm, the first review on the Play store says it serves ads and has annoying popups. That’s too bad, because it looks cool, but there’s zero chance I’ll install an ad delivery network as my phone launcher.
Well, it’s not released in the Play store so you’re likely looking at a clone or something else.
Must be then. Thanks
Thats a different neo launcher. The one he’s talking about isn’t available on the google play store.
Lemme find you an f-droid link
Edit: here you go https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.saggitt.omega
Its on izzydroid. You’ll want to use an f-droid client to download it and keep it updated. There are a bunch, the official one is an easy place to start, but I really like droid-ify. There’s also neo store which is developed by the same person/people who make neo launcher, but personally I find neo launcher pretty clunky
The github page I’ve linked includes a link to F-droid
It’s not like Nova Launcher, but I’ve been really enjoying Kvaesitso. It does support icon transformations (better than Nova does IMO) but provides a very different interface that’s focused on search.
Once you try KISS you don’t come back.
I really like Lawnchair
Looks like the stable channel hasn’t received an update in years, and the alpha channel hasn’t received an update in over a year. Is this launcher abandoned?
I mean, does it matter? Some code needs to be maintained, some really doesn’t. A launcher, once it’s built it keeps working. I’m still using lawnchair 1, won’t update to 2 because it’s missing features I need. Been using it since before 2 was released, at some point things are just done and that’s a good thing.
Hang on a minute, what is Nova Launcher? I really have no idea 'bout it
It’s a closed source luancher on Google Play. It works really well, but the developer recently sold out according to someone in this thread and it now contains trackers according to the Exodus app.
The lynx launcher has been my go to, they advertise as “Sleek - Fast - Unobtrusive” and have zero trackers according to Exodus. Not 100% if they’re FOSS but I love the launcher and here’s their website: https://www.lynxlauncher.de/
