mm2-0/kvaesitso

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Mindmap

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  root((kvaesitso))
    What it does
      Search-first launcher
      Replace home screen
      No icon grids
    Installation
      F-Droid standard
      Dev F-Droid repo
      APK sideload
    Tech
      Kotlin
      Android
      Plugin SDK
    License
      GPL v3 main app
      Apache 2.0 plugins

mindmap root((kvaesitso)) What it does Search-first launcher Replace home screen No icon grids Installation F-Droid standard Dev F-Droid repo APK sideload Tech Kotlin Android Plugin SDK License GPL v3 main app Apache 2.0 plugins

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Replace your Android phone's default home screen with a search-first launcher that finds apps, contacts, and files by typing.

USE CASE 2

Install the full-featured version via the developer's own F-Droid repository to get features removed from the standard F-Droid build.

USE CASE 3

Build a custom plugin for Kvaesitso using the Apache 2.0 licensed plugin development SDK.

Tech stack

KotlinAndroid

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Full-featured version requires adding the developer's separate F-Droid repository, standard F-Droid build has some features removed.

Free to use, modify, and share under GPL v3, but any changes you distribute must also be released under the same open-source license. Plugin components use the more permissive Apache 2.0 license.

In plain English

Kvaesitso is a free, open-source replacement for the default home screen launcher on Android phones. A launcher is the app that controls your home screen: the grid of icons you see when you unlock your phone, the swipe-to-search gesture, and the app drawer where all your installed apps live. Kvaesitso redesigns this experience around search rather than static icon grids. Instead of arranging apps into pages or folders, the core idea is that you type what you want and the launcher surfaces it. The README points to a documentation website for full details on what can be searched and how the launcher is configured, but the emphasis throughout is on search as the primary way to interact with your device. Kvaesitso is available through F-Droid, an open-source Android app store. The official F-Droid version has some features removed because those features depend on external services that do not meet F-Droid's fully-open-source requirement. A separate repository maintained by the developer includes the full-featured version. Manual installation by downloading an APK from the releases page is also an option. The project is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3, which means anyone can use, modify, and share the code freely as long as they keep the same license on any changes. The plugin development components use the Apache 2.0 license instead, which is more permissive for developers building on top of them. Translations are managed through a separate localization platform, and the README links to a guide for anyone who wants to help translate the app into another language.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

I just installed Kvaesitso on my Android phone. Walk me through the initial setup to make search as fast as possible and disable the icon grid completely.

Prompt 2

I want to build a Kvaesitso plugin that searches my Obsidian vault notes. Show me how to use the Kvaesitso plugin SDK to create a custom search provider.

Prompt 3

Compare Kvaesitso vs KISS Launcher vs Niagara Launcher for someone who wants a search-first Android experience with minimal battery impact.

Prompt 4

How do I sideload the full-featured version of Kvaesitso from the developer's F-Droid repository instead of the standard F-Droid build?

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