A minimalist launcher that puts your apps under your thumb
About this app
Hex Launcher is a minimalist, performant, private, and open-source home screen replacement.
• Minimalist: Hex Launcher is optimized to bring the app you want directly to your thumb. Nothing more, nothing less.
• Performant: Hex Launcher was written from the ground up to be as small and fast as possible. It will not drain your battery, and it will not leave you waiting.
• Private: Hex Launcher does not track you. It contains no ads, and no analytics of any kind. It can't even connect to the internet. If you want privacy, you will find it with Hex Launcher.
• Open Source: Hex Launcher is designed and maintained by one person, with a commitment towards being open and accepting feedback. The source is available on Github at https://github.com/MrMannWood/launcher
Make Your Phone Work For You Hex Launcher was designed to get you into your apps as quickly as possible, and to prevent you from mindlessly looking for a new way to doom scroll. It provides a search-first UI that puts your results directly under your thumb, and allows you to set up six apps for fast access with gestures.
Take Back Your Privacy Hex Launcher does not contain trackers, analytics, or data gathering mechanisms; it can't even connect to the internet. With Hex Launcher, what happens on your home screen stays on your phone. If you want to help the developer, you can choose to enable on device logging and provide bug reports via email. These options are off by default. Your phone and your data are yours.
Licensed under Apache-2.0, by Marshall Mann-Wood.
What's New in v1.4.9
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Apr 23, 2023 · 2.4 MB · Android API 26–33 · code 51
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 0a962f5c47bdb14d581286cf9c697fc04f0a324b3c505e1646f02cf01413888a
Apr 20, 2023 · 2.4 MB · Android API 26–33 · code 50
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 6fe6154670a57cbc4c4c249e17a334bc79ea7bc8dd4f4d2dacf9123bb07654c7
Apr 18, 2023 · 2.4 MB · Android API 26–33 · code 49
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 7da6e5810a0019f78179baea2350d525f60174dae772cdebc1d03b97eca33efa
Will it run on your device?
73%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
Before you install anything, confirm the file is the one described here. On a computer, run shasum -a 256 your-download.apk (macOS or Linux) or certutil -hashfile your-download.apk SHA256 (Windows), then compare the output character-for-character with the SHA-256 on this page. If a single character differs, the file is not the build we recorded — delete it.
What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be com.mrmannwood.hexlauncher is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 1.4.8 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Hex Launcher first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
Why we list sources instead of hosting everything
The official store channel is almost always the right choice: it updates automatically and carries the publisher's own distribution guarantees. A direct APK is useful when a device has no store access, when a rollout has not reached your region, or when you need a specific version — and only when the publisher has authorized that copy. APKBrowse does not list pirated, cracked, or unauthorized rebuilds of Hex Launcher, and a listing is removed when the evidence for it stops holding up.
Get Hex Launcher
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Other sources
F-Droid listing
officialF-Droid builds this app from source and signs it. This is its official listing, with older builds and full release notes.
Source code
verified publisherThe upstream repository this build is compiled from.
We check legality and signature continuity, but device behaviour still varies. Install at your own discretion.
App Information
Security Verification
We record provenance; we do not run malware scans. Verify the hash yourself before installing.
SHA-256 Hash
0a962f5c47bdb14d581286cf9c697fc04f0a324b3c505e1646f02cf01413888a
Signing certificate
6f5e73d99c94509d5c5ae73b905734796b8984b39c5e6af95f6db6603b8a53c9
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Previous Versions
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