Be nice
de.thomaskuenneth.benice
android Apache-2.0 kind 32267
Modern aesthetics. Open-source soul. Your Android launcher.
latest release
2.4.1
main
released 2026-10-26 08:07 UTC
download apk
app-release.apk · 5.3 MB
✓ signed
cert 5c9a6679…
about
- description
- **Be nice** is a modern Android launcher built with Jetpack Compose. It started as a tool to launch apps in split-screen mode to avoid forced rotation on tablets and foldables, and has evolved into a full-featured home screen replacement. **Key features** - **Modern design**: Built entirely with Jetpack Compose and Material 3 Expressive for a smooth and responsive experience. - **App pairs and split-screen**: Create app pairs to launch two apps side by side for multitasking and to avoid unwanted rotation. Works on phones, tablets, and foldables when the system allows split-screen. - **Folders**: Organize your apps into groups to find them easier and faster. - **Hidden items**: Optionally hide any apps; they move into a dedicated Hidden items folder that you can manage from Settings. - **Widgets**: Add up to two widgets to the Favorites and widgets page for at-a-glance information. Long-press a widget slot to pick, replace or remove a widget. - **Swipe down**: On the Favorites and widgets page (and additional widget pages on phones), swipe down to open an app you choose in Settings. - **Large-screen layout**: On large-screen devices, the Favorites and widgets page uses a two-pane layout where the right pane can host additional widgets. - **Configurable dock**: Customize the dock on the Favorites and widgets page to launch the phone, messages, browser, or your favorite apps with a single tap. Long-press a dock icon to change the app, clear the slot, or open settings. - **Grouped apps and custom labels**: Group multi-launcher apps into one entry in Settings. Tap to pick an activity; long-press for app info, uninstall, favorites, and custom names. Favorite whole apps or individual activities independently. Whether you need a full replacement for your home screen or just a better way to multitask, Be nice adapts to you.
- publisher
- 78ce6faa72264387284e647ba6938995735ec8c7d5c5a65737e55130f026307d
- first seen
- 2026-10-08T04:55:09.521959+00:00
- last event
- 2026-10-26 08:07 UTC
- website
- https://benice.tkuenneth.dev
- install
- zapstore.dev or any Zapstore-compatible client
- topics
- #launcher
source & build
- repository
- https://codeberg.org/tkuenneth/benice
- arch flags
- android-arm64-v8a android-armeabi-v7a android-x86 android-x86_64
- manifest
- skipped
releases (kind 30063)
4 releases indexed; latest 2.4.1.
| version | channel | released | event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.1 | main | 2026-10-26 08:07 UTC | efda265e… |
| 2.3.2 | main | 2026-10-21 21:30 UTC | 30f2c057… |
| 2.3.1 | main | 2026-10-11 12:04 UTC | 390d426b… |
| 2.3.0 | main | 2026-09-11 06:02 UTC | c6aaba1b… |
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.
2.4.1 — app-release.apk
- sha256
- e79555f3fe030f19b033d4f0c95871343237b7adbe94929516f6c8ca6ace8a38
- size
- 5.3 MB
- archs
- android-arm64-v8a, android-armeabi-v7a, android-x86, android-x86_64
- version code
- 176
- apk cert sha256
- 5c9a66790b374c285cfff6c3e652b8842e3e582c55bef141ec7197f80c56a198
- download
- app-release.apk
2.3.2 — app-release.apk
- sha256
- b5b899b4c745dc1cfff3a03b209b3183a32eb5d754dc1aafb3b5e458b44b5194
- size
- 5.2 MB
- archs
- android-arm64-v8a, android-armeabi-v7a, android-x86, android-x86_64
- version code
- 173
- apk cert sha256
- 5c9a66790b374c285cfff6c3e652b8842e3e582c55bef141ec7197f80c56a198
- download
- app-release.apk
2.3.1 — app-release.apk
- sha256
- c1f43fc04976450829e06b738e669ffd7d2f757970dcd13041421bcfbbcfac2e
- size
- 5.2 MB
- archs
- android-arm64-v8a, android-armeabi-v7a, android-x86, android-x86_64
- version code
- 167
- apk cert sha256
- 5c9a66790b374c285cfff6c3e652b8842e3e582c55bef141ec7197f80c56a198
- download
- app-release.apk
2.3.0 — app-release.apk
- sha256
- 28427f7d5f7bedc0e35860ffbb5f879592665383e5f300543486e446b2358dc2
- size
- 5.2 MB
- archs
- android-arm64-v8a, android-armeabi-v7a, android-x86, android-x86_64
- version code
- 162
- apk cert sha256
- 5c9a66790b374c285cfff6c3e652b8842e3e582c55bef141ec7197f80c56a198
- download
- app-release.apk
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