The one thing I like most about Android is the immense customizability using launchers. You have a completely new UI, any style you want.

Now, for windows, there’s stuff like Rainmeter, sure, but that only enhances the “Launcher”. Making a Launcher out of it is extremely time-consuming and resource intensive (especially when using sound visualizers, for some reason), and it’s not even an ideal solution then.

So my question is, are there real “Launchers” for Windows?

(This post might not be entirely fitting in this community, but I didn’t know where else to post it. Please let me know in case I should take it down.)

  • pacjo@lemmy.world
    11·
    1 year ago

    Sort of. Already mentioned classicshell allows for some customisation. Things like FancyWM introduce window tiling to the os, but none of it is comparable to what android launchers can do.

    Also an obligatory linux mention. If you do not depend on certain, windows only, applications, Linux provides much more customisation. Different desktop environments can be though as something analogous to android launchers.

    • hutchmcnugget@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      I have used fancywm. Overall it’s decent but I did find it to be a little buggy. It did scratch the tiling window manager itch that I had for a while but ymmv