Everywhere Launcher - Sidebar

Sidebar/Edge Launcher - apps, shortcuts, widgets, contacts available everywhere

Everywhere Launcher - Sidebar

App stats

Rating: 4.18
(818)
Version: 2.39 (Last updated: 2021-09-10)
Creation date: 2015-08-25
Permissions
Device & app history: retrieve running apps
Contacts: read your contacts
Phone: directly call phone numbers, read phone status and identity
Device ID & call information: read phone status and identity
Other:
  • bind to an accessibility service
  • update component usage statistics
  • modify secure system settings
  • run at startup
  • draw over other apps
  • control vibration
  • modify system settings

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App summary

Everywhere Launcher is a sidebar app (edge launcher) that allows you to open sidebars by touching/swiping any screen edge so that you have your apps, shortcuts, widgets, contacts always available only a single touch or swipe away.

This app allows to have multiple different regions at the screen edge and each region can open up different sidebars depending on the gesture on it. This way you have all your content just one swipe or touch away, no matter in which app you currently are.

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Main features
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→ Add an arbitrary number of apps, shortcuts, widgets or folders to a sidebar
→ Add an arbitrary number of apps, shortcuts, widgets to a folder inside a sidebar
→ Arbitrary number of handles (touchable regions, whose touch open a sidebar)
→ Put those handles to the left or right side or even to the top or bottom of your screen
→ Many triggers (gestures) available (slide up/down/left/right, click, double click, long press) which will open a sidebar
→ Enable multiple triggers per handle (for example, you can open "all apps" sidebar if you swipe right on a handle and open "recent apps" if you slide down on the same handle)
→ Sidepages with search functionality and predictive search (T9)
→ Action sidebar - a trigger on a handle will DIRECTLY start an action, it can't be faster
→ Action folders - click the folder to open the first entry in the folder, swipe the folder to open the folder
→ Blacklist apps (you can disable this app in blacklisted apps)
→ All apps/contacts and recent apps sidebars/sidepage (recent apps work in Android >=5 as well!)
→ Icon packs support
→ Animations
→ Personalise the look & feel of the app => change colors, transparencies, sizes, styles and much more
→ Personalise all sidebars and handles at once and override the default settings per sidebar and handle
→ Tasker support for those who want to automatically open sidebars triggered by any event or whatever else

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Other features
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→ long press an icon in a sidebar to open a menu and show the app settings for example
→ style icons in sidebar => rename, change icons
→ different folder styles: stack, tile, action folder...
→ and many more... just try it out

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Help
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Check out the homepage https://mflisar.github.io/everywhere-launcher/ or contact me for detailed instructions: [email protected]

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Feedback
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Any feedback, suggestions and improvements are welcome. Don't hesitate to contact me.

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Special permissions
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  GET_TASKS... to get recent tasks on Android <5... doesn't do anything on android >=5

I try to only add special permissions if they are runtime permissions, so I don't and won't add internet permissions. Following special permissions are optional and will be requested at runtime only (on android devices with android 6 or higher) and only if you use a feature that needs it:

  READ_CONTACTS... needed to include contacts in sidebar/sidepage
  CALL_PHONE... needed so make a direct call shortcuts
  WRITE_SETTINGS/READ_SETTINGS... used for special actions like changing volume, brightness and similar

User reviews

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Pros
  • Highly customizable with extensive options for configuration
  • Intuitive setup and easy to learn despite numerous features
  • Active and responsive developer support
  • Allows launching apps and shortcuts from any screen
  • Can hide the sidebar in certain apps for unobstructed use
Cons
  • Can stop working infrequently and may require a restart
  • Customization options may be overwhelming for new users
  • Issues with activation sensitivity and unintended triggers
  • Some features are locked behind the premium version
  • Limited documentation on features beyond FAQs
Most mentioned
  • Customization options
  • Developer responsiveness
  • Activation sensitivity issues
  • Learning curve for new users
  • Functionality across different screens
User reviews
Top 3 sidebar launchers, maybe #1 in my books. I've tried them all (literally) and I have yet to encounter a similar app that can reproduce Everywhere Launcher's capabilities. With one gesture and a click (or just a action gesture) you can open quickly any app you wish. Organize and customize your sidebars with pretty much anything you want and where you want it. Tons of customizations. My Only complaint is that it does infrequently stop working. But I click close app and it will restart itself.
by Chris Pettigrew, 2023-01-15

Surprisingly easy to learn and very intuitive to setup despite the myriad options it throws at you. Settings are self-explanatory on what they do. the premium locked features are things power users or customizers would use, not the basic stuff. If you just want something that works. Free is enough, but the premium is well worth it especially with how appropriately gated the features are. Devs who CARE about providing uncrippled free UX deserve the money!
by Riku Nakamura, 2022-08-16

I use this for the Sidebar feature as a replacement for SwipePad. It's decent but when I need to add an app or rearrange the shortcuts the positions are all different. Wish there were static positions like in SwipePad. Other than that this is the most amazing app for overlay shortcuts that exists!
by Ahmed Z, 2022-07-01
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