FLauncher
Shares rank 4 of 6 smart TV OSes by recommenders
A free, open source Android TV home screen that replaces the stock launcher with a simple grid of large app tiles, and people say it is fast and does the job.
A free, open source Android TV home screen that replaces the stock launcher with a simple grid of large app tiles, and people say it is fast and does the job.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Simple grid of big tiles
“an open source alternative that is just a grid of big tiles for your installed apps”
Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “I didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off Live Plus” “Stupid simple and does the job.”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Microsoft Copilot AI Comes to LG TVs, and Can't Be Deleted” “ultra minimalist Flauncher”
Comment from 31 Jan 2026 in “Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device” Replaces stock launcher easily
“you can easily change the launcher to something like flauncher and have a streamlined experience”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Amazon has launched a major global crackdown on Fire Stick piracy” “I can change out the launcher to Flauncher.”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Microsoft Copilot AI Comes to LG TVs, and Can't Be Deleted” Fast and streamlined experience
“you can easily change the launcher to something like flauncher and have a streamlined experience”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Amazon has launched a major global crackdown on Fire Stick piracy” “I have replaced it with open-source FLauncher. Experience is so much better.”
Comment from 22 Oct 2026 in “An ad-free Android TV” “Can't be happier with the performance.”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids” Free and open source
“an open source alternative that is just a grid of big tiles for your installed apps”
Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “I didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off Live Plus” “It's a single app. several are open source. I recommend flauncher.”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device”
Other smart TV OSes people recommend
The four most recommended other smart TV OSes, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Projectivy Launcher | 29 | 2 | 94% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Google TV | 13 | 23 | 36% | 7 | — | — |
| LibreELEC | 13 | 2 | 87% | 6 | — | Approved |
| FLauncherThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| LG webOS | 8 | 15 | 35% | 5 | 10 yrs5 owners | — |
What people said
8 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I have replaced it with open-source FLauncher. Experience is so much better.”
“It's a single app. several are open source. I recommend flauncher.”
“ultra minimalist Flauncher”
“Can't be happier with the performance.”
“an open source alternative that is just a grid of big tiles for your installed apps”
“Stupid simple and does the job.”
“I can change out the launcher to Flauncher.”
“you can easily change the launcher to something like flauncher and have a streamlined experience”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.