Sort, search, and launch all your apps.

Lightning Launcher combines sideloaded apps, official apps, and even websites in an intuitive interface, and gives you powerful customization well beyond the Quest's default app library.

Lightning Launcher can also be used on Android TV, letting you manage both TV and phone apps from the same place.

The best launcher for Meta Quest, now on itch.io.

With well over 110,000 downloads on other platforms, Lightning Launcher is the most popular app launcher for Meta Quest. It's free, easy to use, fully customizable, and open-source.

You can also find Lightning Launcher on SideQuest, a marketplace for independent VR apps.

Also check out Quest Game Tuner -  which can automatically adjust resolution, framerate, and more for every Quest game. Plus, Quality-of-Life features and Lightning Launcher integration.

🎨 Simple but Powerful Interface

• Easy to use interface with dark and light modes
• Manually hide, rename, or replace the icon of any app
• Constantly updated HD banner images, icons, and labels for all Quest apps, from MetaMetadata
• Change apps to display as icons or banners - individually, or by type.
• Change the size or spacing of apps to show more apps at once
• Choose from 10 preset styles, or import your own custom wallpaper

🌐 Websites in the Launcher

• Enter edit mode and then select "Add Website" on the bottom right
• By default, you will be prompted to install Lightning Browser, which allows websites to look and feel like native apps, and gives cursor support to TVs
• You can also set website to open in the Meta Quest Browser or default browser on supported systems
• Websites will be automatically given labels and high-res icons; both can be customized as you wish

📦 App Groups

• Automatic grouping of apps by platform
• Customizable default groups for VR Apps (Quest), 2D Apps, TV apps (AndroidTV), and Websites
• Easily sort apps into up to 20 custom groups
• View a single group with a tap, or hold to view multiple at once
• Use the special Hidden group to hide apps from the main screen

⭐ Starred Apps

• Apps you've starred will be moved to the front of the list for easier access
• Prioritizes your favorite apps even when searching or viewing multiple groups

🔍 Search

• Press the search icon next to quickly search all apps
• Press enter on the keyboard to instantly open the first result

🪟 Improved Multitasking (Quest)

• Open 2D apps in windows at a customizable size
• Open apps & websites next to the launcher window, or replacing it

🕑 View Playtime (Quest)

• Enable usage data access to see your time played in VR apps (optional)
• Playtime will be shown when hovering over an app banner

🔗 Shortcuts (Quest)

• Configure in Settings -> Shortcut Settings to open when you hover certain icons on the dock
• You can also add Lightning Launcher directly to the dock on most Quest versions

🏅 Quest Game Tuner integration (Quest)

• If you have Quest Game Tuner installed, you can tune games straight from the launcher
• If you also have playtime tracking on, you can view detailed playtime charts

Changelog and update history can be viewed on GitHub. Updates can be easily installed on-device.