Lawnchair vs Rootless Pixel Launcher
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Lawnchair
Lawnchair. Get it? It's a bad pun, we know. Based on Launcher3 from AOSP, Lawnchair has all the features of the Pixel Launcher (including the Google Feed), plus customizability. Best of all? No root required.Lawnchair is a free, open-source home app for Android. Taking Launcher3—Android’s default home app—as a starting point, it ports Pixel Launcher features and introduces rich customization options.NOTE: These are betas of the upcoming version for the next version of Lawnchair. Use at your own risk!Icon size, label, rows, and columns are all adjustable. Lawnchair also supports icon packs, and the Pill is customizable as well. These aren't the only features, and more are added regularly. An incomplete feature list includes:Material You Theming: Adapts to your wallpaper and system theme.At a Glance Widget: Displays information at a glance with support for Smartspacer.QuickSwitch Support: Integrates with Android Recents on Android 10 and newer. (requires root)Global Search: Allows quick access to apps, contacts, and web results from the home screen.Customization Options: Provides options to tweak icons, fonts, and colors to your liking.
Rootless Pixel Launcher
Pixel Launcher is a close to AOSP launcher that only changes the necessary code to allow for small extensions and backporting to older Android versions. If you want a more feature packed launcher use Nova, Action or Lawnchair. Pixel Launcher is focused on simplicity and rock solid stability. Features include: * Search bar at the bottom * Wallpaper based theme selection * Regular Icon Packs * Adaptive Icon Packs, such as my Google Icons * Icon Shape selection on Android 8.0 For Pixel users, there's also a Magisk version.
| Feature | Lawnchair | Rootless Pixel Launcher |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Install sources | GitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | ProductivityLauncher | ProductivityLauncher |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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