A fresh, expressive look
The whole app is rebuilt with Material 3 Expressive: new colors, bolder type, rounded shapes and springy motion that follows your controller.
Home screen for Android
Your Android, as a game console.
Console Launcher puts every game, emulator and app on one home you can drive with a controller. Big tiles, landscape and portrait, and a look that moves with you.
What's new in v2
Rebuilt from the home screen up
Four homes, any tile size
Pick Spotlight, Backdrop, Canvas or Stream, then make tiles small, wide, tall or large. The home editor shows every change live before you save it.
- Spotlight
- Backdrop
- Canvas
- Stream
Made for two screens
On dual-screen handhelds the second screen shows a live Now Playing card with a 3D logo, art and your play time, and dims itself when you’re idle.
A pause menu over any game
Hold L3 and R3 in any game for quick settings, play time, battery, notifications and music, without leaving the game.
In the GitHub build
Portrait mode
Hold your phone upright and the Canvas and Stream homes follow, with the info screen on top or a full-screen home.
Achievements and play time
RetroAchievements and Steam achievements in one place, with the sets you’re closest to mastering up front, plus play time and last played for every game.
Games keep running on Home
Press Home and your game waits for you. A Running badge marks it, so you can jump back in without reloading, or close it and start something else.
More players, installs and updates
Console Launcher knows dozens more emulators and players, including DroidDeck for Steam games. The GitHub build can install players, track their updates and update itself.
In the GitHub build
Your Steam library and friends
Sign in with a QR code to see your Steam games on Home, plus friends with live presence and chat.
3DS dioramas
Your 3DS games’ banners play as live 3D dioramas on the top screen and in the folder list preview.
Your phone's notifications, in Console Launcher
Notifications pop up over your game, show as small cues on your homes and wait in a list in the pause menu.
Get Console Launcher
Install it from GitHub for every feature, or from Google Play.
Questions
What is Console Launcher?
A home screen for Android built for playing games. Your games, emulators and apps sit on one console-style home you can drive with a controller or touch.
Does it come with games?
No. It shows the games and apps you already have, including the game folders you point it at, and opens each one in the player you choose.
Which devices does it work on?
Android phones, tablets and gaming handhelds, including dual-screen handhelds. A controller is optional: everything works with touch too.
Should I get the GitHub build or the Google Play build?
Both are the same app. A few features need permissions that Google Play doesn't allow, so they're only in the GitHub build: the pause menu, installing and updating players, and in-app updates.
Do I have to make it my default home screen?
No. You can open it like any other app and make it your home screen later, from the app or from Android's settings.
Found a bug or have an idea?
Tell us on GitHub: report a bug or request a feature.