Enjoy a clean home screen while accessing everything in an instant
About this app
Discreet Launcher provides you a distraction-free home screen, allowing you to fully enjoy your wallpaper.
From this clean home screen, simply slide your finger down to display your favorites applications, or up to see the complete list of applications.
If you hold your finger a few moments on an application, you will be offered to access its system settings and its page in the store.
Discreet Launcher is open source, doesn't require any unnecessary permission, works completely offline and doesn't include any advertisements.
1/ Other features - Folders - Search - Rename and hide apps - Notification for access to favorites - Horizontal swipe or double-tap to open app - Shortcuts support (web apps) - Export and import settings - Help and changelog
2/ Customization options - Theme and colors - Forced orientation - Transparent status bar - No system bars (immersive mode) - Customizable clock - Touch targets (accessibility) - Always show favorites - Reversed interface - No menu button - No app drawer - No app names - Icon packs support
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only.
What's New in vv7.8.4
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- v7.8.4 (72) - 12/04/2026
- IMPROVEMENTS
- - Allow web shortcuts renaming (@m.dagostino)
Version history
Apr 13, 2026 · 1.4 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 72
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- v7.8.4 (72) - 12/04/2026
- IMPROVEMENTS
- - Allow web shortcuts renaming (@m.dagostino)
SHA-256 d5aacf3d66f6b12b051e76b574be5d7658670f9a95d9372f08de3c4f14f09538
Nov 1, 2025 · 1.4 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 71
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- v7.8.3 (71) - 29/10/2025
- IMPROVEMENTS
- - Minor internal improvements
- CORRECTIONS
- - Website link in the About dialog
SHA-256 791d1cce5b5e584ac9af1c99743d29b53bec5169dc052124c3c43b67b04bc822
Oct 16, 2025 · 1.4 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 70
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- v7.8.2 (70) - 12/10/2025
- NEW THINGS
- - Simplified Chinese translation by sr093906
SHA-256 2fb344331f7f378066c3a2d31133948fc6a422069df354d6cc27b22ed4576096
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.vincent_falzon.discreetlauncher 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, v7.8.3 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Discreet 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
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Other sources
F-Droid listing
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Source code
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App Information
Security Verification
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SHA-256 Hash
d5aacf3d66f6b12b051e76b574be5d7658670f9a95d9372f08de3c4f14f09538
Signing certificate
02ea695b7edda6ecb7c6ca111eaad7030843e0aaf7d040a214e232e7c3e27b2f
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