TBLauncher vs Dir

TBLauncher

based on https://github.com/Neamar/KISS (by TBog)

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Dir

A modern File Manager for Android (by veniosg)

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TBLauncher		Dir
	Project
13	Mentions	3
125	Stars	184
-	Growth	-
7.9	Activity	0.0
4 days ago	Latest Commit	over 3 years ago
Java	Language	Java
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	Apache License 2.0

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

TBLauncher

Posts with mentions or reviews of TBLauncher. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-29.

Ask HN: Any privacy-preserving minimalist phone launchers for Android?
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 29 May 2023

https://github.com/TBog/TBLauncher is a fork of Kiss (mentioned in another comment). The search work better for me.
a good launcher?
2 projects | /r/PrivacyGuides | 13 Feb 2023

TinyBit https://github.com/TBog/TBLauncher
What's your favourite launcher and why?
4 projects | /r/androidapps | 21 Sep 2022

TinyBit Launcher
The Definitive Android Launcher Comparison Table - Over 40 launchers with filters to find the one best launcher
2 projects | /r/androidapps | 29 Jul 2022

Definitely likingTinyBit Launcher. Been using it for a week and have been quite happy
⟳ 0 apps added, 21 updated at f-droid.org
8 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 27 Oct 2021

TinyBit Launcher (version 6.7): Small memory footprint, icon pack support, color and behaviour customizable
Looking for a search based launcher with browser integration
2 projects | /r/fossdroid | 7 Aug 2021

Sentien, KISS, TinyBit
TINY BIT (ANDROID)
1 project | /r/OpenSourceApps | 3 Jun 2021
suckless android apps.
8 projects | /r/androidapps | 25 Apr 2021

Launcher- TinyBit
Any good launchers?
2 projects | /r/androidapps | 25 Mar 2021

How about Tiny Bit Launcher?. A fork of KISS with more customizing options.
In need f a launcher
2 projects | /r/fossdroid | 28 Feb 2021

If you dislike KISS for the lack of icons on the screen you could try a widget that can show app icons, like App Bubble Cloud or Foldery Multicon If you need more color customization, try HG Launcher or my TBLauncher

Dir

Posts with mentions or reviews of Dir. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-05-06.

DIR (ANDROID)
2 projects | /r/OpenSourceApps | 6 May 2021
suckless android apps.
8 projects | /r/androidapps | 25 Apr 2021

File manager- Dir

What are some alternatives?

When comparing TBLauncher and Dir you can also consider the following projects:

KISS - Lightning fast, open-source, < 250kb Android launcher

Camera-Roll-Android-App - Simple Galley App for Android, with lovely Material Design.

Neo-Launcher - Neo-Launcher

PdfViewer - Simple Android PDF viewer based on pdf.js and content providers. The app doesn't require any permissions. The PDF stream is fed into the sandboxed WebView without giving it access to content or files. CSP is used to enforce that the JavaScript and styling properties within the WebView are entirely static.

openlauncher - Customizable and Open Source Launcher for Android

simple-keyboard

omega - Omega Home Computer

connectbot - ConnectBot is the first SSH client for Android.

VectorCamera - Android app that applies real-time effects to the camera input

emerald - Simple and customizable launcher for Android

lunar-launcher - Feature rich android home with minimal look. 🇵🇸