MinkLauncher OpenSource

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…