YAM Launcher
YAM (Yet Another Minimalist) Launcher is a minimalist, open, customisable and te
| Repo: | F-Droid Main |
| AppID: | eu.ottop.yamlauncher |
| Author: | Thomas Boom |
| License: | MIT |
| Donation: | LiberaPay |
| InRepoSince: | 2024-08-26 |
| LastRepoUpdate: | 2026-10-25 |
| LastAppUpdate: | Unknown |
| LastVersion: | 2.3 |
| Categories: | Launcher, System |
| APK source: | Codeberg/Forgejo/Gitea |
| Google Play: | Check if it's there |
YAM (Yet Another Minimalist) Launcher is a minimalist, open, customisable and text-based launcher for Android.Key features:
- No flashy effects, icons or other distractions. Perfect for digital minimalism.
- Customizable shortcuts for your most used apps.
- Weather integration with [Open-Meteo](https://open-meteo.com/). (optional)
- Work profile support.
- Search on the bottom of the screen.
- Contacts searching functionality. (optional)
- Customizable fonts and font styles, defaults to your system font.
- Material You support.
- Simple by default, customizable under the hood.
- Accessibility Actions support.
- Open-source under the MIT License.
WhatsNew:
A heap of new features and a lot of bug fixes, along with updated translations, I hope you enjoy the update! To view the full changelog, visit https://codeberg.org/thomasboom/YAM-Launcher/releases/tag/v2.3
Hint: This app is available in both, F-Droid Main and IzzyOnDroid repos.
While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device.
Packages
Version 2.3 (2026-10-25) 
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.accessibilityservice.AccessibilityService: needed for the optional the double tap to lock feature
Permissions:
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION (used to find the weather location)
- EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
- INTERNET
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (needed so the launcher can display apps available on the device)
- READ_CONTACTS (for the optional contact search feature)
- REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES (needed to be able to uninstall apps from within the drawer)
- USE_BIOMETRIC
- USE_FINGERPRINT
- SET_ALARM
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
18 Libraries detected:
Libraries:
- Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
- AndroidX Activity (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
- AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
- Biometric (Utility)
authenticate with biometrics or device credentials, and perform cryptographic operations.
- Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
- Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
- Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
- Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
- AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
- Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
- Preference (Utility)
a library to build interactive settings screens without needing to interact with device storage or manage the UI.
- ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
- Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
- Android Activity Saved State (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
- Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
- Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
- AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
- Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
Payment Modules:
- None found
library to help with material design guidelines.
Ads & Analytics:
- None found
library to help with material design guidelines.
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Version 2.2 (2026-03-18)
Android Versions:
- Target: 16.0
- MinVer: 7.0
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.accessibilityservice.AccessibilityService: needed for the optional the double tap to lock feature
Permissions:
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION (used to find the weather location)
- EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
- INTERNET
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (needed so the launcher can display apps available on the device)
- READ_CONTACTS (for the optional contact search feature)
- REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES (needed to be able to uninstall apps from within the drawer)
- USE_BIOMETRIC
- USE_FINGERPRINT
- SET_ALARM
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
18 Libraries detected:
Libraries:
- Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
- AndroidX Activity (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
- AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
- Biometric (Utility)
authenticate with biometrics or device credentials, and perform cryptographic operations.
- Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
- Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
- Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
- Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
- AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
- Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
- Preference (Utility)
a library to build interactive settings screens without needing to interact with device storage or manage the UI.
- ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
- Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
- Android Activity Saved State (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
- Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
- Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
- AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
- Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
Payment Modules:
- None found
library to help with material design guidelines.
Ads & Analytics:
- None found
library to help with material design guidelines.
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Version 2.1 (2026-02-26)
Android Versions:
- Target: 16.0
- MinVer: 7.0
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.accessibilityservice.AccessibilityService: needed for the optional the double tap to lock feature
Permissions:
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION (used to find the weather location)
- EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
- INTERNET
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (needed so the launcher can display apps available on the device)
- READ_CONTACTS (for the optional contact search feature)
- REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES (needed to be able to uninstall apps from within the drawer)
- USE_BIOMETRIC
- USE_FINGERPRINT
- SET_ALARM
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
18 Libraries detected:
Libraries:
- Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
- AndroidX Activity (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
- AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
- Biometric (Utility)
authenticate with biometrics or device credentials, and perform cryptographic operations.
- Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
- Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
- Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
- Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
- AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
- Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
- Preference (Utility)
a library to build interactive settings screens without needing to interact with device storage or manage the UI.
- ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
- Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
- Android Activity Saved State (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
- Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
- Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
- AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
- Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
Payment Modules:
- None found
library to help with material design guidelines.
Ads & Analytics:
- None found
library to help with material design guidelines.
Download (2.4 M)