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24 alternatives to Nova Launcher

Nova Launcher v5.5

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nova Launcher launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Launcher▲140

   Launcher app rejected by Apple is now back and updated

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Nova Launcher▲7

   Highly customizable home screen replacement for Android

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ulauncher▲119

   An application launcher for Linux 🐧

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Zazu▲193

   Open source launcher, an alternative to Alfred

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5WA
   Wox – an open source launcher for windows inspired by Alfred and Launchy▲54

   2015 · getwox.com · its alternatives →

6. 6ZA
   Zazu App – An OSS app launcher, similar to Alfred▲111

   2017 · zazuapp.org · its alternatives →

7. 7SS
   SpaceNeovim – Spacemacs for Neovim▲105

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8KA
   Kitty – A modern, hackable, featureful, OpenGL based terminal emulator▲192

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9CA
   Conjure - A launcher for Android▲27

   2012 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10GH
    GitHub Hovercard v0.3.3▲40

    2015 · justineo.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11RR
    RSpec results on a Novation Launchpad▲6

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12LO
    LaunchKit open source project▲13

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Launcher – an open-source app launcher built on Sveltekit▲6

    Мы - Лончер! Объединяем крупнейших производителей Smart TV и ТВ-приставок, предоставляя новые, технологичные и эффективные рекламные продукты

    2022 · launcher.team · its alternatives →

14. 14UA
    UView – A Tool to View and Modify Unity Packages Outside Unity▲8

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15NT
    nnn – The missing terminal file browser for X▲7

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Thor▲2

    Switch the right application ASAP.

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17TB
    Terminal-based application launcher for Unix-like systems▲5

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18P6
    PJON 6.1 is out▲18

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19MN
    My new running app, Vima▲25

    2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20UC
    Ucollage (command line image viewer) v1.0.0 is out▲6

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21GR
    Glacier – Replacement Icons for OS X Yosemite▲15

    2015 · glaciericons.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CY
    Centerpiece – Your trusty omnibox search▲5

    Today we are happy to annouce the v1.0.0 release of centerpiece ! What began as a small personal project with the goal to remove all bars in my desktop environment has transformed into a full featured application launcher with a variety of plugins. A special shoutout to @a-kenji who pushed the development along a great deal. This is the first of my personal projects to reach the 1.0 milestone! Now, without further ado, enjoy this release and find us many bugs. -- @a-kenji & @friedow

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    9 Cards V.2, an open source launcher▲13

    The first open source launcher written in Scala on Android

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24DV
    Devilbox v1.0.0 Released - docker LAMP/MEAN stack▲11

    2019 · devilbox.discourse.group · its alternatives →

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