Hey Product Hunt! 👋 Earlier this year I opened my Android launcher and saw an ad?!. My first thought was "I should build my own." That thought turned into Milki, a free and open source Android launcher built entirely from scratch with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. I say "from scratch" because I didn't set out to do it the hard way. I was new to Android development and honestly didn't realize forking AOSP Launcher was the common path until after I'd already started. That accident turned out useful: not being locked into inherited interaction patterns let me rethink a few things I hadn't really seen in other launchers. What Milki does differently - One search bar for apps, contacts, files, and the web, with clipboard aware suggestions and smart URL and deep link detection. - Custom search prefixes so you can jump straight to what you need. - File, contact, folder, and app shortcuts pinned to your home screen. - Inline and popup widgets. - Custom gestures and actions. - No ads, no tracking, no telemetry, ever. The goal was never to ship a 500th customization toggle. I wanted using my phone to feel closer to using a fast desktop command launcher: type what you want, get it. Milki is still young and I'm actively building on it, so expect some rough edges. Would love your feedback and feature requests.

Milki Launcher

A search-first Android launcher built from scratch

A search-first Android launcher built from scratch