A sidebar plugin for Acode Editor that lets you pin and quickly launch your favorite Android apps directly from the editor's sidebar.
- App Shortcuts — Add any installed Android app to your personal launcher list
- One-Tap Launch — Open apps instantly from the Acode sidebar
- Alphabetical Sorting — Toggle A–Z sorting for your app list
- Floating "Add" Button — Optionally keep the "New App" button floating at the bottom
- Edit & Remove Apps — Hold an app icon to access options (rename label, remove)
- Persistent Config — Your app list and preferences are saved across sessions
- Open Acode Editor
- Go to Settings → Plugins
- Search for Better Apps Launcher
- Tap Install
- Open the Better Apps Launcher panel from the sidebar (▶ icon)
- Tap the "+ New App" button
- Select an installed app from the list
- The app is added to your launcher
Tap any app icon in the launcher panel to open it immediately.
Hold an app icon for ~1 second to open the options dialog, where you can:
- Edit — Change the app's display label
- Remove — Remove it from the launcher
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Sort A–Z | Toggles alphabetical sorting of apps |
| Hide Labels | When toggles it's hides the label of apps who have icons |
This plugin uses Android shell commands via Executor to query installed packages and resolve app activities. It requires an equivalent shell execution environment to be available in Acode. Note that not all installed apps may appear in the list — this depends on your device, Android version, and whether the app exposes a launcher activity. Apps without a launcher intent (background services, system components, etc.) will not show up. App icons are also not displayed, as reliably fetching them across all devices and Android versions is not straightforward.
MIT © Better Apps Launcher