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[–] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 16 points 2 days ago (35 children)

Does anyone have recommendations to replace Nova?

[–] dgilbert@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I switched from Nova to Smart Launcher and haven't looked back.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I've been using smart launcher for years it's automatic categorization is amazing. Though, wanting change, I recently started using Niagara, and like the minimalist approach too.

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I switched to Niagara after Nova added the shitload of trackers, and i love it. At first i thought: what, i should only place 7 elements on my homescreen? But it really works and it didn't even take a day of active use that i knew i had to get the Pro version. Was the first time i ever put down money on a launcher, but i've been using it for years now and hope i will never need to replace it, because there's nothing that comes close.

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[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 days ago

I put more. But the ones I use less are on the bottom. So it's there for quick use, but I don't have it there all the time.

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