# Escape Launcher (open-source launcher)

> Escape Launcher is a free, open-source launcher for Android. Minimalist home screen with features to help reduce phone distraction. It has 446 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Escape Launcher is a minimalist home screen launcher app with features to help with phone and social media distractions. Features: * Screen time tracking * Support for work apps (Android 15+) * Support for private space (Android 15+) * Colour themes * Fonts * Weather * Search * Widgets * Double tap to lock * Hide apps * Countdown before opening apps you choose * You can disable the screen time dashboard * Customisable alignments, positioning of items * Fuzzy find in search

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/GeorgeClensy/Escape-Launcher |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Jetpack Compose |
| GitHub stars | 446 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.geecee.escapelauncher/ (package com.geecee.escapelauncher) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://linktr.ee/escapelauncher |
| Official | no |
| Category | Launchers & home screens |
| Latest release | v2.3.1 (Jan 2, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 25, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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