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MinkLauncher OpenSource

com.katoaapps.openminilaunch

android Apache-2.0 kind 32267

A minimal, keyboard-first Android home-screen launcher

latest release
3.1.0 main
released 2026-10-25 09:26 UTC
download apk
MinkLauncher-OpenSource.apk · 7.7 MB
android-arm64-v8aandroid-armeabi-v7aandroid-x86android-x86_64 vcode 31
✓ signed cert 25c0a7d9…
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about

description
MinkLauncher OpenSource is a focused Android home-screen launcher and keyboard-first assistant designed around fast input and low visual noise. The responsive Home panel combines MinkSpace Mini-Apps with eight configurable icon shortcuts. Swipe vertically between To-dos, Calculator, selected Media, and Android’s active Music session. To-dos stay enabled, while other mini-apps can be enabled and arranged in Settings. Swipe horizontally inside a mini-app to move through its own pages. Home slots and the compact drawer can open apps or actions published by apps, while every personal app remains one keyboard search away. Work Apps use a separate badged drawer. Android 15 Private Space apps stay in their own locked container outside regular search, shortcuts, and See All; supported device-maker private areas can be opened through an optional gateway without exposing their contained apps to MinkLauncher. Appearance settings can use Mink’s monochrome treatment, original app icons, or an installed Nova/ADW-compatible icon pack. Icon-pack mappings and previews are read locally, and apps not covered by the selected pack retain their original icon. On a physical-keyboard phone, just start typing from Home. The already-focused Magic Box appears with the first character preserved; no tap is required. It can also open over another app when MinkLauncher OpenSource is selected as Android’s assistant. Magic Box commands: • @ — choose a contact, then send carrier SMS or hand the message to an integrated messaging app • # — choose a contact, confirm, then call or choose a calling provider • - — add an internal to-do • / — create a multiline note through an installed notes app • + — create a calendar event • ? — find and immediately launch an installed app • * — hand a multiline prompt to the selected AI provider • Plain text — search local filenames, open a web search, or hand the query to a selected compatible AI app On Android 11 or newer, App Bubbles (Beta) can try to open a personal app in Android’s notification bubble stack. Long-press a Magic Box app result for one launch or choose automatic apps in Settings. Compatibility is controlled by Android and the target app, so unsupported apps may open normally instead. To-dos can be added, checked, edited, confirmed before deletion, and reordered by drag. Local file results are grouped into photos, videos, documents, and audio, with thumbnails where Android provides them. Document search uses only folders you explicitly select through Android's system folder picker. Optional spaces remain one swipe away: • Conversations groups active Android message and email notifications into compact threads. Inline reply is offered only when the originating app supplies Android’s reply action, and content remains transient in memory. • Mink’s Day measures foreground time and launch counts for the Android Social-category apps or custom apps the user chooses to include. Set a collective limit from 0 to 23 whole hours, then pause those apps in MinkLauncher all the time, only after the limit, or never. Paused apps are hidden from Magic Box and app drawers while shortcut tiles remain visible with a reminder. This is a launcher barrier, not a system app suspension or parental-control feature. Other apps never enter Mink’s Day totals. • Widgets hosts up to eight Android widgets with grouped provider previews, correct responsive sizing, reordering, and removal. MinkSpace details: • Calculator accepts touch or physical-keyboard input and keeps a clearable local history • Media Lab uses Android’s picker for specific images, GIFs, and videos; it stores references rather than copying or uploading the original files • Music uses optional Notification access to read Android’s active media session and sends only controls advertised by the provider; it does not record audio or keep listening history When another app requests Add to Home screen, MinkLauncher can place its shortcut in a Home slot or Top 8. Choose
publisher
78ce6faa72264387284e647ba6938995735ec8c7d5c5a65737e55130f026307d
first seen
2026-09-20T01:13:38.634808+00:00
last event
2026-10-25 09:26 UTC
website
https://minklauncher.com
install
zapstore.dev or any Zapstore-compatible client
topics
#launcher

source & build

repository
https://github.com/katoaapps/openminilaunch
arch flags
android-arm64-v8a android-armeabi-v7a android-x86 android-x86_64
manifest
missing

releases (kind 30063)

6 releases indexed; latest 3.1.0.

versionchannelreleasedevent
3.1.0 main 2026-10-25 09:26 UTC be9da3de…
3.0.0 main 2026-10-21 06:32 UTC d7e660d7…
2.0.0 main 2026-10-02 02:37 UTC 812b8152…
1.5.4 main 2026-09-27 07:40 UTC ee547a7e…
1.5.5 main 2026-09-26 16:42 UTC 20dd23ae…
1.5.3 main 2026-09-19 16:44 UTC 803eef3b…

assets & verification

Every app, release and asset event is schnorr-verified (NIP-01 id + signature) before it enters the catalog, and assets are content-addressed by sha256. We subscribe read-only to the catalog relay — never write to it.

3.1.0 — MinkLauncher-OpenSource.apk

sha256
6f990d0c234fcaa9a247fdf6875d255ccd301e1bc09d56bdc157c5801c938ac1
size
7.7 MB
archs
android-arm64-v8a, android-armeabi-v7a, android-x86, android-x86_64
version code
31
apk cert sha256
25c0a7d922898c3628f7149f5d320e5fc65039abefcaf2284714db9993ddd8da
download
MinkLauncher-OpenSource.apk

3.0.0 — MinkLauncher-OpenSource.apk

sha256
d4dcda0fdd9ef3eb1c5fc31a29f06f75b395d642335c98c2e49942ab9f0a7c25
size
7.7 MB
archs
android-arm64-v8a, android-armeabi-v7a, android-x86, android-x86_64
version code
30
apk cert sha256
25c0a7d922898c3628f7149f5d320e5fc65039abefcaf2284714db9993ddd8da
download
MinkLauncher-OpenSource.apk

2.0.0 — MinkLauncher-OpenSource.apk

sha256
4af9b8fd4097e1fd51a631612beaa9912672d42b7cea4950011bd4ee81b5a00a
size
14.9 MB
archs
android-arm64-v8a, android-armeabi-v7a, android-x86, android-x86_64
version code
29
apk cert sha256
25c0a7d922898c3628f7149f5d320e5fc65039abefcaf2284714db9993ddd8da
download
MinkLauncher-OpenSource.apk

1.5.4 — com.katoaapps.openminilaunch_27.apk

sha256
a24ffe3450309fb2c1fb086f729122f7683abe4eb2c3d15d3c60e8c8d4f64fd7
size
14.5 MB
archs
android-arm64-v8a, android-armeabi-v7a, android-x86, android-x86_64
version code
27
apk cert sha256
ab90cc1d15f285e7c4de9b0812f1a475e18b765894d70a47245e6bed2297d3b5
download
com.katoaapps.openminilaunch_27.apk

1.5.5 — MinkLauncher-OpenSource.apk

sha256
189fca01a869f88c16ce01f124cbd813b4f9440a18864c72f7531b5fc4956c86
size
14.5 MB
archs
android-x86_64, android-arm64-v8a, android-armeabi-v7a, android-x86
version code
28
apk cert sha256
25c0a7d922898c3628f7149f5d320e5fc65039abefcaf2284714db9993ddd8da
download
MinkLauncher-OpenSource.apk

1.5.3 — com.katoaapps.openminilaunch_26.apk

sha256
73b68e6c132e08cbcbb04528cf3cd9d1a4f6ebb4f78dd5f0add4985751421f47
size
13.4 MB
archs
android-arm64-v8a, android-armeabi-v7a, android-x86, android-x86_64
version code
26
apk cert sha256
ab90cc1d15f285e7c4de9b0812f1a475e18b765894d70a47245e6bed2297d3b5
download
com.katoaapps.openminilaunch_26.apk

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