Activity Manager
Activity Manager is a free, open-source developer tool for Android. Advanced activities and shortcuts launcher. It has 1,362 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
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About Activity Manager
Discover activities of installed applications, run them, and create shortcuts Features: * Launch exported activities * Launch non-exported activities with root * Create custom shortcuts for activities * Set any shortcut icon from the storage or use from built-in Material icons * Create and start any custom intents using Intent Builder * Explore an app details with Manifest Viewer * Light/Dark theme support
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Activity Manager from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
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Is Activity Manager free and open source?
Yes. Activity Manager's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Activity Manager?
You can install Activity Manager from F-Droid (package com.activitymanager); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 5.5.3).
Is Activity Manager still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 11, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 14, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.