Dragon Launcher
Dragon Launcher is a free, open-source launcher for Android. Fast and efficient Android launcher based on gestures and minimalism. It has 338 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
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About Dragon Launcher
Dragon Launcher is a highly customizable Android launcher focused on speed and efficiency. The main Idea of this launcher is to launch your apps via gestures. You can customize your list of fast access apps easily in the settings,and also use the app drawer to pick an app and launch it automatically
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Dragon Launcher 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
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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Is Dragon Launcher free and open source?
Yes. Dragon Launcher's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later 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 Dragon Launcher?
You can install Dragon Launcher from F-Droid (package org.elnix.dragonlauncher); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 4.5.2).
Is Dragon Launcher still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 27, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 16, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.