Find and Launch Applications fast and for free with a small App that needs not a single permission!
Just type in a fraction of the name of the App you want to launch - most of the time 3 chars are enough.
If you have an Device with Jelly-Bean or newer you can use the Google Now gesture to open this app.
The app is smaller than 70kb
FAST is an recursive acronym for FAST App Search Tool
You can choose between 3 Themes: #1 dark #2 light #3 transparent ( try this with some Live Wallpaper :)
A single click launches the App - a long click gives you 3 Options: #1 Go to the App details #2 Open the App in Google Play #3 Open the App as a Notification for FAST access at a later time
The App is GPLv3 - you can find the source on GitHub: https://github.com/ligi/FAST
Big thanks to http://github.com/jfreax for his contributions!
Tags ( sorry but otherwise this tool is hard to find ;): opensource launcher search apps free easy simple fast small GPL github super ultra uber mega speed launching applications notification appsearch app-search quick productivity launch time saving power user java github open source home replacement
Latest updates
What's new in version 6.7
Pinning, aliasing and bugfixes - thanks to SebiderSushi Android-O support - thanks to cketti
How to install FAST App Search Tool APK on Android phone or tablet?
Download FAST App Search Tool APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
Go to your phone Settings page
Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
Check the Unknown Sources box
Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
Tap the APK file you downloaded (org.ligi.fast-v6.7-ApkClean.apk)
Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
A: Just like Windows (PC) systems use an .exe file for installing software, Android does the same. An APK file is the file format used for installing software on the Android operating system.
Q: If I install an APK from this website, will I be able to update the app from the Play Store?
A: Yes, absolutely. The Play Store installs APKs it downloads from Google's servers, and sideloading from a site like ApkClean.net goes through a very similar process, except you're the one performing the downloading and initiating the installation (sideloading). As soon as the Play Store finds a version of the app newer than the one you've sideloaded, it will commence an update.
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A: Whenever someone wants to download an APK file from ApkClean.net, we'll check the corresponding APK file on Google Play and allow user download it directly (of course, we'll cache it on our server). If the APK file does not exist on Google Play, we'll search it in our cache.
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User's Reivew
2 ★Want to find everything
5 ★Well done dev👍👍👍
5 ★Like this app
5 ★.......................……………………………...........mmm ..............nothing to say..... n..... not sure
5 ★Marcus, I think this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.... If not, we'll always app paris.. Write to me at Ricky's Cafe Americon I didn't mean to take it this far, bad movie puns are in my DNA... but everyone loves Casappblanca and I'm sure everyone will love this app. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon,,,and for a very long time 😉 I'm not going to remember writing this.
5 ★Uninstalled fast finder, i am using it now. fast compared to fast finder as well as works better. & Just look at the size.., free, no ads, small & fast ..Simply what I needed. Two suggestions-...1_ it doesn't detect a newly-installed app instantly (maybe would detect later but didn't check). I have to force stop it or clear off from memory to make it detect..2_it doesn't show shortcut on home screen, detects only main app's icon. .. One more_ when icons are sorted by installation time, it does so in ascending order, it should do so (or should provide option for both) in descending order.
5 ★This is easily the best app search tool I have found. Admittedly, all it really does is take the Search Apps text box and repackages it into a simple icon and adds some features, but that is very handy. It offers a simple user experience. It displays and searches through all the apps on your device. You can set it up so that it displays a lot of very small app icons. I've set mine to display the maximum (105 applications on a single page). You can set it to either have a keyboard hidden until you use it or open automatically depending on how you want to open your apps. It can be set to launch apps automatically. And it closes automatically once you've opened an app (i.e. it doesn't continue to run in the background). Theoretically, you can have a home page with this one app on it and still get to everything. There is no lag, and there are no ads. This is as close to using a folder-less system for apps as you can get. And I almost forgot to mention, it's very FAST.
5 ★I m using lenovo a7000 running marshmellow....i was facing issues when i was using lenovo launcher ,huge battery drain was tgere....but at last i have debloated it and installed your launcher and my battery doesnt drain much now....i also has 30% battery damage in my phone.....so i just think off lite apps which use less resources when compare to others....thanks for being part of my apps list....thanks developers for developing this app....
1 ★Has huge potential but sorting apps by usage doesn't work as forgets usage sort order & randomly sorts unused apps to top. Search sometimes doesn't list apps when searching or after app installs (force stop temporarily fixes this). Otherwise has great search & function as a launcher. Future improvements could include option to increase/decrease an app's sort order, arrow navigation keys (helps select apps without reaching for top of screen), hidden apps list, & app-locking.
3 ★KIWIX APP IS NOT VISIBLE . KIWIX APP IS ALREADY INSTALLED I CHECKED INGOOGLE PLAY STORE BUT NOT VISIBLE IN THIS APP
4 ★If works well, but sort by usage is broken and has been for a long time.
4 ★Good but first letter should be given more importance rather than matchingit in the middle of a name and results should beshown about the firstletter first (eg - C for chrome, camera)
