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Comment by calderwoodra | Hacker News Reader

I've been using Niagara for a few years and I love it.

Niagara Launcher is like Niri among the other Linux Window Managers. It is highly unique, and yet still gets the job done, if not better.

Completely different style of launcher though.

Yes, and it does exactly what a launcher should do. It is not designed to show a dozen widgets spread over five workspaces.

Priced at 15 eurobucks (back in the day) it's the most expensive piece of Android software I have ever bought. I have felt no buyer's remorse whatsoever.

Edit: looks like the perpetual license costs EUR 40 nowadays.

My screen is pretty simple, 5 folders with icons, 10 other icons, one calendar widget, one weather widget. It’s what a homescreeen should do for me. Because not everyone is you.

Afaik, Niagra has all of that.

My favorite aspect of it is that I can remove all text and see 95% of the wall paper at all times.

If you look at your parents' phone, chances are that there are five or more almost empty pages with automatically added icons all over the place.

Okay?

I personally don't need a bunch of screens of widgets. I've got my first screen of the 17 apps I use the most, a clock/weather widget, and the app drawer button to bring up the (iconized) app list. On the second screen a have a widget for an app used to share pictures with friends.

Launchers are personal, so Niagara works for you that's great! But for my use having everything is a single column is a nightmare.

Every item in the single column can also be a widget, shortcut, or popup folder. I have the 5 top apps I use, then a popup folder that holds 4 I use less often. It works great, and I can get to/launch everything just using the thumb holding the phone.

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