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Launcher X on Windows Pc

Developed By: The X Lab

License: Free

Rating: 3,9/5 - 2.632 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 4.5.3
Size 11.6 MB
Release Date August 14, 17
Category Personalization Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call. [see more (33)]

Description from Developer:
Launcher X is an elegant replacement of your stock home screen which mainly focuses on being an All in One Launcher so that all the customisation & features of your favourite l... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Launcher X and install on Windows PC. Launcher X is free Personalization app, developed by The X Lab. Latest version of Launcher X is 4.5.3, was released on 2017-08-14 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Launcher X is 3,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 2,632 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 357 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Launcher X on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Launcher X on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Launcher X on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Launcher X using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Launcher X" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Launcher X on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Launcher X" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 4.5.3.

Download Launcher X 4.5.3 on Windows PC – 11.6 MB

Launcher X is an elegant replacement of your stock home screen which mainly focuses on being an All in One Launcher so that all the customisation & features of your favourite launcher(s) come under one roof without compromising smoothness and memory! A next gen launcher which eases your experience with great user interface & through unlimited customisation,your only limit is your imagination.

•Unlimited Customisation. customise each & every part of your home screen,from app icon size to grid & sub-grid sizing.all this with stock android launcher essence intact as launcher X is developed upon AOSP Launcher 3.

•Introducing Swipes! swipes are a great way for app or widget shortcuts. with just a swipe up/down of desktop & dock apps, you can go to any app,shortcuts,launcher actions and widgets.widget swipe is indicated as a rectangle where as apps,shortcuts,launcher actions are indicated as a triangle.

•Color Extraction. with color extraction ability of launcher X (thanks to google’s color extraction api) persistent search bar, status bar, app drawer, sidebar, folder background will be coloured based on your wallpaper. it does not stop there! you can choose vibrant,muted,light muted,dark vibrant,dark muted variants of the color or you can just select any color you want for your layout from color picker.

•Scroll Effects. Tens of great scroll effects for desktop and app drawer pages.

•Swipe back to desktop just like Google Now Launcher. Swipe right from left most desktop page to any app you want and then you can swipe back to desktop as seamlessly as google now launcher .thanks to touch listener. pro here is, you can swipe to any app, not just google now.

•Group and Hide apps. Avoid messy app drawer by creating app drawer folders or by creating extra drawer tabs as you’d like to group your apps. Or hide them completely.

•Gestures. Pinch, Swipe, Two finger swipe, rotate, double tap.

•Unique Transition Animations (animation of opening/closing app drawer) get blown with crystal,bubble and glow wave transition animations every time you open your app drawer.

•Dock Style. customise your dock with different styles and get the look of a PC. you can also change the background colour of dock or you can just put a picture you like as dock background.

•Unread Counts. with highly customisable unread count badges, you can keep track of your unread notifications. launcher x supports unread counts for messages, missed calls, hangouts, whatsapp, gmail, email.

•Material Design. Fully Material designed,Launcher X is the best launcher in material design era!

•Weather effects on desktop. Apply great weather effects on your home screen which mingles with wallpaper and app icons.
NOTE: weather effects will not change according to real-time weather.

•Custom Grid size in Desktop and App drawer. Desktop also supports sub-grid system.
•Customisable rows and columns in desktop and drawer
•Scrollable Dock (with infinite scroll)
•Widgets in dock.
•Icon themes.
•Keep all your favorite apps on the dock, with up to 7 icons per page and up to 3 pages.
•Import layout. Nova launcher and Action launcher 3 users can import their existing layout to launcher X instantly!
•Folder customisability including its transition animation while opening
•Backup/Restore your layouts at anytime in advanced settings

Note: Some features require the Prime in-app upgrade.

Note 2 : Those who Purchased previous Launcher 10 Prime - please send us both of your Launcher X prime and Launcher 10 Prime order ids. Once you send us order ids of both primes, Refund will be initiated within 48-72 hours for previous Launcher 10 Prime purchase,so that you won't be double charged

Hope you enjoy Launcher X. looking forward to your feedback! :)
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows applications to set the wallpaper.
Allows applications to set the wallpaper hints.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to tell the AppWidget service which application can access AppWidget's data.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to call killBackgroundProcesses(String].
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to expand or collapse the status bar.
Must be required by an AccessibilityService, to ensure that only the system can bind to it.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows mounting and unmounting file systems for removable storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to expand or collapse the status bar.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows mounting and unmounting file systems for removable storage.
Allows an application to read SMS messages.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to read the user's call log.
Allows an application to collect battery statistics
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Required to be able to access the camera device.