Is NeatLauncher safe?

The home app (the launcher) to replace ugly home apps that are too colourful, distracting, inefficient, and full of non-sensical icons. Clarity by efficient and elegant design based on text. With configurable quick access to apps, shortcuts, or contacts via a list or by gestures. Supports app shortcuts, both static and dynamic. Search function optionally integrates the contact list, and includes…

Developer: Henrik Theiling
Category: Launcher
Earliest archived version: 11 Jul 2025
License: BSD-2-Clause (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

11 Jul 2025

2.1

- allow copying of weather location ('New' radio button) - add swipe sensibility control - display current weather - fix rendering problem of weather table - translation: Polish (thanks to Julian Nowaczyk)

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDde.theiling.neatlauncher

Latest APK SHA-256ce557d6c9e260f04386972d1be12591e3c2a412eab622be95be553bda291888f

Signing certificate33:B4:18:2A:20:C0:CC:89:6D:B8:C2:5C:94:9B:72:AE:96:6C:BE:D5:7B:08:EC:C1:A4:63:D2:C4:F5:D2:22:38

MIN ANDROID24TARGET34ARCHITECTURE

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

2.111 Jul 202524+→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions7 declared · 3 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONQUERY_ALL_PACKAGESREAD_CONTACTS

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES android.permission.READ_CONTACTS com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT de.theiling.neatlauncher.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

06 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗