I really like the minimalistic and focused launchers. I use https://beforelabs.com. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

I settled on the "Before Launcher" - Looks like all the other minimalist launchers, really - I chose all icons to be text based but the good thing is you can still merge them like that into folders. I can also hide apps with this launcher ( I know there are other launchers that can do that but most of them are still too fanciful for me - I used Nova Launcher for a long time and it's great but doesn't have all the... Source: about 1 year ago

This a good place to plug my favorite launcher? Search-based launchers in general are something I just cannot live without nowadays, there's way less friction there with openint apps and such. Kvæsitso is the one I use currently: https://kvaesitso.mm20.de/. The design is really good, and the widget support is nice. Search is not as perfect ass the classic KISS, though: http://kisslauncher.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

KISS launcher- FOSS lightweight launcher. Source: about 1 year ago

I'd look at some youtube videos to see how it works if your skeptical. Https://kisslauncher.com/. Source: about 1 year ago

Kiss launcher :) Https://kisslauncher.com/. Source: about 1 year ago

Kiss Launcher in conjunction with the Panels app. Changed how I use my phone, increases efficiency and reduced frustration. It has cememted itself in my all time top 5. Minimalist but still very powerful what can be accessed and accomplished. Source: about 1 year ago