Slim Launcher

Sdu Gumede

About this app

Slim launcher only allows you to use fewer apps on your phone. Giving you more time to enjoy life as it was intended. Also a perfect app for a minimalist lifestyle.

All you need is less.

But this launcher comes with a twist
#1 No wallpapers: Of course Slim comes with a few color themes but that's it. (This is a good thing, trust me)

#2 Slim only allows you to use 5 apps on your mobile. Of course, you can switch and choose the ones you want but cheating slim by always replacing your choices becomes annoying.

#3 No app icons on the home screen. You make your pick to the apps you need the most and they will be displayed by the name on the home screen.

This gives you a pretty simple theme with no sudden distractions.

Don't be afraid to try it out! It's best for minimalists, students who want a strict routine or just about anyone who wants a cleaner, less cluttered home screen.

View the source on https://github.com/sduduzog/slim-launcher

Ratings and reviews

I love it. It's such a good app for a person who wants to limit their phone usage. My only suggestion that I think would be really cool is if you had a "lock it in" option that would lock in your app choices and the only way to change them would to be doing a task that would be super annoying and take a couple minutes. Maybe like, 5 picture captchas in a row. That would be brutal. awesome app guy! I would love to support you if you have a way.

So far I'm loving it. It's almost exactly what I'm looking for, to give myself a regular "digital detox", while still keeping my smart phone. What I'd really love to have is some kind of challenge BEFORE I go into danger areas such as Customize Apps, or Device Settings, where I could access other apps. That challenge would be something like type in a long phrase (the hard way, no voice recognition), do a long division problem, or just something tedious, that takes a while to do.

This is the only minimalist launcher where I can access my work profile apps. Kudos for that. I'd give 5 stars if we were able to access all apps. At some point I will need to check my bank or something other than the limited apps I'm able to add. As a workaround I've added an additional launcher to the list that lets me open all apps. It's annoying but it works in those cases where I need something not on the limited app list.

What’s new

Removed "about slim" from options as it led to a broken link
Code cleanup and dependency updates