CircleLauncher

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About this app

CircleLauncher is back!

After the long time without updates, the widgets may no longer work correctly - I apologize for this.

This widget will help you to start your prefered apps or call your best friends - but with style!

!NEW! moved swipe functions to new free app 'CircleLauncher Swipe'

You can add some frequently used apps or contacts to this launcher and start those apps or contacts with one click from a circle, a horizontal or a vertical line. Use the included launcher icons, load your own image or use a icon from any icon pack (CircleLauncher icon packs, ADW and Go Launcher icon packs supported). If you slide over the icons, they are animated a little bit mac-like ... just try it!

Parallax FX [beta]: look behind the widget like on iOS7! This effect can be enabled in the settings: 'More Settings' > 'More ...' > 'Parallax FX' - the result is highly dependent on the sensor in your phone ... some are perfect, other will not work very well. Looks best with '3D Image Live Wallpaper' :-)

Additional features in the full version:
- custom icons for the icon on the homescreen
- support for ADW icon packs for the icon on the homescreen
- vertical and horizontal launcher versions

Some icons in the screenshots are from 'CircleLauncher IconPack One', 'Minimal UI', 'Glasklart Go Nova Apex Theme', 'Circles Theme', 'Motif' and 'Rain' - the clock is 'lockscreen watch'.

Please don't move the app to the sd card - it won't work!

If you noticed a bug or have any questions, please send me an eMail.

Required permissions:
Directly call phone numbers
- direct calls for the contact version direct from the app

Read contact data
- is required to display the contact list

Modify/delete USB storage contents modify/delete sd card contents
- reading and writing of the backup files

Control vibrator
- optional vibration if the launcher will open

French translation by Johan Jaworski.
Chinese translation by Leo Yang.

Ratings and reviews

I've used this app for 10 years or more and love it! It's the best app for organizing apps. However, after the update this weekend I've lost a lot of features I had with it. The widgets are just one size, I'm not able to customize it as much as I used to can you please bring back to some of those features? And a little warning on the update would have been nice instead of waking up to my phone being completely blank and I'm on my screens and having to reset up the Circle Launcher for everything.

Have been using this great app since 2019. However the update of 28 Mar 2026 has introduced two bugs. When the circle size is set to "auto" and the centre is moved to lower one third of the phone screen, the circle will appear crushed together. Previously it was fine. For the "Selection sound", it now curtails the sound before it has a chance to finish playing. Again, previously no such problem. Please fix it. Thank you!

Thank you for updating this application. I am glad that they brought it back, it allows me to continue to customize my device. I've used this application for years, it's a must have!

What’s new

CircleLauncher is back!