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KISS Launcher icon

KISS Launcher

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KISS is a fast launcher for your Android. Search through your apps, contacts and settings lightning fast.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Android  4.0.3 and up
  • Android Tablet  4.0.3 and up
  • F-Droid
3.9 / 5 Avg rating (7)
51likes
6comments
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Minimalistic
  3.  Privacy focused
  4.  Configurable

Features

  1.  Ad-free
  2.  Launcher
  3.  Application Launchers
  4.  Dark Mode
  5.  Works Offline
  6.  No registration required
  7.  Root required

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KISS Launcher information

  • Developed by

    Sandoche & Neamar & Bénilde
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.9
  • Alternatives

    69 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Category

OS & Utilities

GitHub repository

  •  3,159 Stars
  •  600 Forks
  •  105 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 19, 2025 
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Our users have written 6 comments and reviews about KISS Launcher, and it has gotten 51 likes

KISS Launcher was added to AlternativeTo by benjamincathelineau on Sep 30, 2016 and this page was last updated Jun 5, 2024.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
Leland Robinson
May 20, 2018
1

This is my go to launcher on Android.

Pros

  • lightweight(uses about a MB of storage and 30-65MB of RAM)

-clean (this is subjective, I love having almost nothing on my home screen, see here: https://imgur.com/a/3hXgeV7)

-extensible (now has support for ONE widget, gestures, transparency effects, and icon themes)

-fast(Literally the more you use it, the better it becomes. You can set up your history to populate by usage, and the most recent selections will occur.

Cons

  • I would like for there to be an export settings function, it's very useful between flashing ROMs and device resets, helps me get back to speed faster.

-I also can't get rid of that little circle that indicates the typing prompt. I get why it still remains, but I'd rather it come in with the 'tap to show history' gesture. Perhaps a future option?

Top Negative Comment
tvgoing1
Nov 8, 2018
3

when people say lightweight they dont mean its great for ram but for storage. Its not 250kb the google play is 447kb, f-droid is 449kb. The total memory it will eat up is 16mb which automatically removes it as lightweight because many other luncers do the same thing. i do not think it will save your battery if you hate background apps running like this one. Fast? nope because again it is just another launcher that will take 16mb of memory. This does not go fast, less code does not make something go fast.

kurifoxen
May 6, 2024
0

Its a differant style of launcher. But its grown on me i can open applications alot faster and it comes without bloat. Really amazing launcher

Pavlin Lazarov
Apr 17, 2023
0

The launcher is good but alphabet sorting is wrong I mean apps with letter A start at the bottom and apps with Z start at the top.

Shoji
Sep 19, 2017
0

This Launcher is very simple and its

  • Able to hibernate apps
  • Lightweight (200kb)
  • Only list view available

it has weakness like :

  • cant view apps on grid view
  • Widget not supported

so i will just give 3 stars

benjamincathelineau
Sep 30, 2016
0

Very simple, light and easy to use ! And it's a free software :)

What is KISS Launcher?

What is it?

KISS is a fast launcher for your Android.

Search through your apps, contacts and settings lightning fast. No more time spent trying to find the app you want to launch: enter a few characters of the name and hit enter. Need to call someone? Don't meddle with the call log, just give three letters of their name and push the "phone" button.

KISS becomes smarter and smarter as you use it, pushing forward results you're more likely to select.

Get ready to be amazed.

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