FAST App Search Tool

ligi

About this app

Find and Launch Applications fast and for free with a small App that needs not a single permission!

Just type in a fraction of the name of the App you want to launch - most of the time 3 chars are enough.

If you have an Device with Jelly-Bean or newer you can use the Google Now gesture to open this app.

The app is smaller than 70kb

FAST is an recursive acronym for FAST App Search Tool

You can choose between 3 Themes:
#1 dark
#2 light
#3 transparent ( try this with some Live Wallpaper :)

A single click launches the App - a long click gives you 3 Options:
#1 Go to the App details
#2 Open the App in Google Play
#3 Open the App as a Notification for FAST access at a later time

The App is GPLv3 - you can find the source on GitHub: https://github.com/ligi/FAST

Big thanks to http://github.com/jfreax for his contributions!

Tags ( sorry but otherwise this tool is hard to find ;):
opensource launcher search apps free easy simple fast small GPL github super ultra uber mega speed launching applications notification appsearch app-search quick productivity launch time saving power user java github open source home replacement

Ratings and reviews

Great app. Super fast. If there are ads I don't even notice them. But no updates since 2017? I love the option to change app name and make it searchable. (I don't know why apart from daftness, but some app names don't match Play Store listings. Tracfone app is called 'My Account.'). You can set preferences to search package names as well as bring up the App Info tab with a long press. I have 5 Android devices and this app is always the first I install.

Uninstalled fast finder, i am using it now. fast compared to fast finder as well as works better. & Just look at the size.., free, no ads, small & fast ..Simply what I needed. Two suggestions-...1_ it doesn't detect a newly-installed app instantly (maybe would detect later but didn't check). I have to force stop it or clear off from memory to make it detect..2_it doesn't show shortcut on home screen, detects only main app's icon. .. One more_ when icons are sorted by installation time, it does so in ascending order, it should do so (or should provide option for both) in descending order.

Has huge potential but sorting apps by usage doesn't work as forgets usage sort order & randomly sorts unused apps to top. Search sometimes doesn't list apps when searching or after app installs (force stop temporarily fixes this). Otherwise has great search & function as a launcher. Future improvements could include option to increase/decrease an app's sort order, arrow navigation keys (helps select apps without reaching for top of screen), hidden apps list, & app-locking.

What's new

Pinning, aliasing and bugfixes - thanks to SebiderSushi
Android-O support - thanks to cketti