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Smart Dock

Smart Dock is a free, open-source launcher for Android. A user-friendly desktop mode launcher that offers a modern and customizable user. It has 1,456 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

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About Smart Dock

Main features: * Very customizable, icons, colors, shapes, sounds * Multi window support * Keyboard shortcuts * Support for both desktop and tablet layouts * Compatible with all Android versions since Nougat, no root required

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds Smart Dock 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

  • Smart Dock screenshot 1

Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.

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FAQ

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Is Smart Dock free and open source?

Yes. Smart Dock's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only 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 Smart Dock?

You can install Smart Dock from F-Droid (package cu.axel.smartdock); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 1.15.0).

Is Smart Dock still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on May 21, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on May 24, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.