Android

NOVA. Every single time I've tried an alternate launcher, I always return to NOVA within 24 hours.

Use Lawn Chair

I absolutely love Nova Launcher Pro. Easy to get to what I need. Also integrates with sesame and Delta icon pack.

I've been using nova launcher prime since forever. Make a backup on my old phone when getting a new one, and import it on the new phone.

I used Niagara Launcher, but it's not free, so I moved to Lawnchair 12.1. I also really like Kvaesitso launcher

T-UI. Probably not everyones cup of tea, but its hard to go back.

Nova Launcher Prime. The only one I stuck too, and never managed to leave.

KISS Launcher for me. Minimal UI so you can see your wallpaper, decent search and open source. I'm surprised there aren't more mentions of it here actually.

KISS

I like Kavaesito a lot. Found Here

Since i bought Niagara Launcher my phone(s) feel very fluent and contemporary. I'd say the best piece of software I bought for Android.

I love Niagara Launcher. simple, yet very effective.

I love me some Nova

Currently using and have used the Niagra launcher for years. To me, ease of use and getting to the apps I need quickly and efficiently is the most important thing about a launcher. I've tried many of the "minimalistic" launchers over time, and this is the only one that truly felt useful. I'd highly recommend it to people who just use their phone as an app launcher, as opposed to having a bunch of widgets on the homescreen or something.

Niagra Launcher, by far. It has totally changed the way I used my phone in a speedy way.

After many years with Nova, I dumped it after the sale, and tried a few. MS Launcher was pretty good, but I settled on Total Launcher.

Very, very customisable, although a bit of a learning curve. I have a feeling I'm only scratching the surface of what it can do, but that's enough for me :-)

Nova launcher, made this with it

If you want to try something alternative check out "niagara launcher". You need some time to get used to it, but the UX is really clever IMO

Neo launcher for me. it's on fdroid.

it's not perfect and can get buggy, but once you set it up, and don't mess with the settings too much. it's acceptable replacement for Nova launcher.

Had nova prime, but switched after the buyout

I use Niagara Launcher mostly for the minimalist look. But also because Nova was bought by an analytics company a bit ago.

I have been using Niagara for a couple of years now, and I have absolutely fallen in love with it since.

I've been using smart-launcher for years now, and it's what I'm used to, gestures and a nice app menu that automtically categorises applications is nice.

Neo Launcher, it's the closest think to Nova, but there is still a lot of bugs.

Despite the privacy issues after the buyout, I'm still using Nova Launcher.

On the work phone I'm using the Microsoft one and it's surprisingly good too. It's not quite as customisable as Nova but it does a fair amount as well. I like the configurable leftmost screen, it's like a powered up widget viewer.

I've never tried an alternate launcher, do you need to root your phone to do it? And can you easily go back if you change your mind?

I use the KISS launcher. It's on both Play Store and F-Droid.

Stupid simple and really nice looking imo

AIO launcher.

Looks nothing like a regular launcher, but works great for me, can have calendar, news, tasks etc all in one convenient scrolling home screen

I use ADW because when I switched phones my new version of Android didn't have the carousel home screen and it was the first one I found 😅

I'm using CalyxOS's default launcher, but on regular Android I pretty much always use Nova launcher.