Lens Launcher

Nick Rout

About this app

Lens Launcher is a unique, efficient way to browse and launch your apps.

Instead of scrolling long lists or swiping through multiple pages, Lens Launcher implements two unique features:

• An Equispaced Grid that displays all of your apps, regardless of screen size or app count.

• A Graphical Fisheye Lens to quickly zoom, pan and launch apps using touch gestures.

The Graphical Fisheye Lens algorithm is derived from methods proposed by Manojit Sarkar and Marc H. Brown. Their original 1993 paper is titled Graphical Fisheye Views.

Lens Launcher is an Android Experiment, written by Nick Rout.

Major contributions have been made by Rish Bhardwaj (@CreaRo).

The source code and graphical fisheye lens academic resources are on Github:
https://github.com/ricknout/lens-launcher

Ratings and reviews

I wish it could be set up as a replacement for my app drawer. going through the hassle of using it, then switching back to my main launcher means I never use it. I check in on this every few years to see if an update eventually makes it worth its own existence, because it's very visually appealing **as an app drawer**. All it would take is: don't list to the settings screen and close when an app is launched, or the user decides to select nothing to cancel.

I use this on my 5 year old's tablet and it's great because I can remove everything but what I want him to see. This reduces the complexity of navigating other launchers for him. Would be great for vision-impaired users too, as the apps magnify significantly when you touch them. I've noticed it doesn't always show newly-downloaded apps until restarting on my son's laggy, low-end tablet. Would be nice to have more access to administrative settings from within the launcher. Keep up the great work!

I use this with one hand (I have a disability) I had to change the review from 4 to 1 star because of the developer greed. In the last update you've introduced the Pro payed option. Now, since I had the app installed the icon pack, background, highlight settings can be changed, only if I pay. If you want money you should put donation options and when you introduce a PRO version you should ask money for FUTURE developments, not for the settings that where there, for years, free. Thank you!

What’s new

New release deprecating Lens Launcher PRO.