Flex Launcher Alternatives

Flex Launcher is described as 'Customizable application launcher and front end designed with a TV-friendly 10 foot user interface, intending to mimic the look and feel of a streaming box or game console. Flex Launcher allows you to launch applications on your HTPC or couch gaming PC' and is an app. There are six alternatives to Flex Launcher for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Android, Android TV, Raspberry Pi and Fire TV apps. The best Flex Launcher alternative is OSMC, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Flex Launcher are Plasma Bigscreen, LibreELEC, OpenELEC and FLauncher - Android TV.

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Flex Launcher is a customizable application launcher and front end designed with a TV-friendly 10 foot user interface,...

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Flex Launcher alternatives page was last updated May 20, 2025
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    OSMC

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    OSMC (Open Source Media Center) is a free and open source media player based on Linux and founded in 2014 that lets you play back media from your local network, attached storage and the Internet. OSMC is the leading media center in terms of feature set and community and is based...

    43 OSMC alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Apple TV
    • Raspberry Pi
    OSMC screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Designed for TVs
    2.  Momentjs integration
    3.  Auto-identifies vids
    4.  Based on Debian
    5.  Stream video to Apple TV

    OSMC VS Flex Launcher

     

    • OSMC is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Flex Launcher.

    • OSMC is Free and Open SourceFlex Launcher is also Free and Open Source
    • OSMC is LightweightFlex Launcher is not according to our users
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    Plasma Bigscreen

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    Plasma Bigscreen is an open-source user interface for TV's. Running on top of a Linux distribution, Plasma Bigscreen turns your TV or setup-box into a fully hackable device. A big launcher giving you easy access to any installed apps and skills.

    16 Plasma Bigscreen alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    Plasma Bigscreen screenshot 1

    Plasma Bigscreen Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  KDE
    3. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration
    4.  Media Streaming

    Plasma Bigscreen VS Flex Launcher

     

    • Plasma Bigscreen is the most popular Linux alternative to Flex Launcher.

    • Plasma Bigscreen is Free and Open SourceFlex Launcher is also Free and Open Source
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    LibreELEC

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    LibreELEC is ‘Just enough OS’ for Kodi, a Linux distribution built to run Kodi on current and popular mediacentre hardware. We are an evolution of the popular OpenELEC project. LibreELEC software will be familiar to OpenELEC users.

    10 LibreELEC alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    LibreELEC screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    LibreELEC VS Flex Launcher

     
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    OpenELEC

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    Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) is a small Linux based Just Enough Operating System (JeOS) built from scratch as a platform to turn your computer into a Kodi (previously XBMC) media center.

    11 OpenELEC alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
    OpenELEC screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Since 2017 source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenELECalso, the website is dead.

    OpenELEC Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Streaming
    3.  TV Streaming
    4.  OPENGL

    OpenELEC VS Flex Launcher

     
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    FLauncher - Android TV

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    FLauncher is an open-source alternative launcher for Android TV, built with Flutter.

    55 FLauncher - Android TV alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android TV
    • Fire TV
    FLauncher - Android TV screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Android tv
    4.  Launcher

    FLauncher - Android TV VS Flex Launcher

     

    • FLauncher - Android TV is the most popular Android alternative to Flex Launcher.

    • FLauncher - Android TV is Free and Open SourceFlex Launcher is also Free and Open Source
    • FLauncher - Android TV is LightweightFlex Launcher is not according to our users
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    Projectivy Launcher

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    Projectivy Launcher is an alternative launcher for Android TV, tailored for your TVs and projectors needs : smooth, neat, customizable and bundled with unique features. It's Projectivy Tools on steroids !

    43 Projectivy Launcher alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android TV
    Projectivy Launcher screenshot 1

    Projectivy Launcher Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Android tv
    5.  Launcher

    Projectivy Launcher VS Flex Launcher

     
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