# Pie Launcher (open-source launcher)

> Pie Launcher is a free, open-source launcher for Android. Control your phone with a dynamic pie menu instead of fixed positioned icons. It has 565 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

Swipe to open the pie menu and choose an app to start. Or just tap and type the name of an app you don't use regularly. Long press an app in the listing of apps to enter the editor for the pie menu. Use just 4, 6 or 8 icons in the pie menu to make the most out of it. As soon as you're used to it, you can open your most used apps with muscle memory anywhere on the screen without even looking at it. This is open source:

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/markusfisch/PieLauncher |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Java |
| GitHub stars | 565 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/de.markusfisch.android.pielauncher/ (package de.markusfisch.android.pielauncher) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.markusfisch.android.pielauncher |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Launchers & home screens |
| Latest release | 1.28.0 (Jul 15, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

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

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