MinimalLauncher

Name: MinimalLauncher
Rating: 1 (1 reviews)
Author: Akihiro Usui

Minimum required launcher

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone

1 Rating
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Akihiro Usui
Language

EN
+ 1 More
Size

7.8
MB

iPhone

MinimalLauncher is a minimal launcher app that displays only app names. There are many launcher apps available on the App Store, and most of them launch apps by tapping displayed icons. With those launcher apps, when you register many apps, the screen quickly becomes filled with icons, and in some cases you need to scroll in order to launch apps located at the bottom. Although the purpose of using a launcher app is to quickly launch apps, I personally found it bothersome that scrolling adds an extra step. With this in mind, I thought it would be nice to have a launcher app that can display a large number of apps on one screen by listing only app names, and so I created MinimalLauncher. The number varies depending on the device's screen size and the font size and spacing settings for app names, but it is possible to display around 100 apps on one screen. *Please note that before removing the limitation via an in-app purchase, the number of apps that can be registered is limited to 10. After checking the usability, you can make an in-app purchase to remove the limitation and register apps without restriction. *Please note that this app does not have a feature that automatically sets a URL scheme when you select an app. By using Apple's official "Shortcuts" app, you can launch apps that do not have a URL scheme or whose URL scheme is unknown. For details, please refer to the following URL: https://broad-connect.net/2020/03/01/minimallaunchershortcut/ ◆Main Features ・Freely set the color of each app name (separate colors can be set for Light Mode and Dark Mode) ・Insert line breaks or separators at arbitrary positions ・Display clipboard contents (enter "_CLIP_" as the app name) ・Set URLs using clipboard contents (enter "_ENCCLIP_" in the URL; for example, if you set the URL to "http://www.google.com/search?q=_ENCCLIP_", you can search Google using the clipboard contents) ・Change app icons ・Home widget support (there are limitations described below; please note that these apply) ・URL scheme support 　　Launch: minimallauncher:// 　　Add app: minimallauncher://add/?name=[Name]&url=[URL] *Please note that when using "_CLIP_" or "_ENCCLIP_", on iOS 16 and later, an alert related to pasting is displayed every time. This issue can be avoided by updating the OS to iOS 16.1 or later and changing the following settings in the Settings app. ①In the Settings app, select "MinimalLauncher" and then select "Paste from Other Apps". ②Change the setting to "Allow". *Please note that even after changing the setting to "Allow", notifications related to pasting will still be displayed. Due to iOS limitations, these notifications cannot be turned off. ◆Home Widget Limitations ・Since the home widget has a fixed size, it may not be able to display all registered apps. 　In that case, please adjust the settings by reducing the font size in the MinimalLauncher app's settings screen or by moving apps you want to prioritize toward the top. 　(If you tap the blank area of the home widget, the MinimalLauncher app itself will launch, so you can start apps that could not be displayed in the widget from there.) ・Due to iOS limitations, the home widget cannot access the clipboard. 　Therefore, it does not support the feature that displays clipboard contents using "_CLIP_". ・Due to iOS limitations, the home widget cannot directly launch each registered app. 　As a result, each registered app is launched after going through the MinimalLauncher app once. ・The launcher in the home widget is generated using a completely different mechanism from the launcher displayed in the MinimalLauncher app itself. 　Please note that, as a result, the layout, fonts, and other aspects may not be 100% identical to those of the launcher displayed in the app itself.

Ratings & Reviews

1.0

out of 5

1 Ratings

Does not offer a widget ...
05/25/2024

skerfy
What is the use of a launcher with no widget?

Developer Response
Dear skerfy.Thank you very much for your review.Strictly speaking, this app does not entirely lack widget functionality.As you mentioned, I do not provide a “Home Widget” that can be placed on the home screen, but I do provide a “Today Widget” that can be placed in the area displayed by swiping the home screen to the right.The Home Widget is not provided due to various limitations compared to the Today Widget.Two of the most important reasons are the limitations in widget size and the types of frameworks that can be used.First, regarding the widget size, I believe that the strength of this application is that it can list a large number of applications by lining up only the application names and not displaying icons.However, I do not provide the Home Widget because I believe that its size limitation prevents it from fully demonstrating this strength.Incidentally, the Today Widget has no size limitation.Next, regarding the framework, the very important framework used in the Today Widget is restricted so that it cannot be used in the Home Widget.Therefore, to provide the Home Widget, I would need to make a very large scale modification.Since I are making this application in between my main jobs, I have not been able to take the time to make the modifications.I hope you understand.
Does not offer a widget ...
05/25/2024

skerfy

What is the use of a launcher with no widget?
Developer Response 05/27/2024
Dear skerfy.Thank you very much for your review.Strictly speaking, this app does not entirely lack widget functionality.As you mentioned, I do not provide a “Home Widget” that can be placed on the home screen, but I do provide a “Today Widget” that can be placed in the area displayed by swiping the home screen to the right.The Home Widget is not provided due to various limitations compared to the Today Widget.Two of the most important reasons are the limitations in widget size and the types of frameworks that can be used.First, regarding the widget size, I believe that the strength of this application is that it can list a large number of applications by lining up only the application names and not displaying icons.However, I do not provide the Home Widget because I believe that its size limitation prevents it from fully demonstrating this strength.Incidentally, the Today Widget has no size limitation.Next, regarding the framework, the very important framework used in the Today Widget is restricted so that it cannot be used in the Home Widget.Therefore, to provide the Home Widget, I would need to make a very large scale modification.Since I are making this application in between my main jobs, I have not been able to take the time to make the modifications.I hope you understand.

Updated SDKs.

Version 1.70

Jan 27

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