Entropy's Defiance

Minimalist launcher and time-horizon task manager.

AppID:	com.hwanderer.entropysdefiance
Author:	Unknown
License:	MIT
Donation:	Webpage
InRepoSince:	2026-06-11
LastRepoUpdate:	2026-06-26
LastAppUpdate:	Unknown
LastVersion:	3.3.0
Categories:	Launcher, Task
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Entropy's Defiance is a minimalist Android launcher and task manager built around
five time horizons: Today, This Week, This Month,
This Year and This Life. Tasks are stored in plain JSON, so they
sync cleanly with Syncthing or any folder-sync tool, and a small terminal UI is
available for editing the same file from a Linux laptop.

Features
* Time-horizon task list — peek at the next horizon, swipe a task left or right to move it across horizons
* Minimalist home screen with a focused task view
* App drawer with frequency-ranked apps and instant text search
* Calendar widget with free-time calculation across selected calendars
* Zen Mode for distraction-free focus on a single task
* Optional double-tap to launch the dialer
* Accent colour — follow your system's Material You palette, pick a preset, or set a custom colour
* Left-handed mode — mirror the controls to the left
* Plain-JSON storage that syncs over Syncthing
* Guided intro to the five-horizon philosophy — replayable from Settings → Introduction

Permissions
* Query all packages — needed to list installed apps in the drawer
* Read calendar — only used for the calendar widget; you can deny it
* Set wallpaper — used by the launcher to restore your wallpaper
* Bind device admin — only requested if you opt in to Zen Mode's
Do Not Disturb integration

The app is offline-first and contains no trackers, no analytics, and no ads.
Source code is published under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at
https://gitlab.com/hwanderer/entropysdefiance.

If you'd like to support development:
https://buymeacoffee.com/hwanderer

WhatsNew:

Bug fixes and a new default look.

• Fixed a launcher crash when searching the app drawer — packages with more than one launcher activity no longer collide and take down the launcher.
• The app drawer's "Uninstall" action now works: it opens the system uninstall dialog as intended.
• Calendar agenda: a deleted occurrence of a recurring event no longer lingers, and tapping an event now opens that exact date instead of the series' first occurrence.
• The default accent now follows your system's Ma

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