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Lightning Launcher

Fully compatible with Android TV!

Available on SideQuest!

🔥 You can now directly open Quest Game Tuner from the details dialog on any VR app to tune its resolution, fps, and more!

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Quest Game Tuner is a new tool I made to help you get the most out of your Meta Quest headset. It can automatically adjust resolution, framerate, and more for every game you have installed.

Get Quest Game Tuner at on itch.io

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Sort, Search, and Launch Anything

Lightning Launcher is a launcher designed for Oculus Quest that supports both official and sideloaded apps and games.

It has been built with a focus on speed, flexiblity, and convenience.

It can run on any Android device, but has been tailored for the lastest updates to the Oculus/Meta Quest OS.

Setup Guide

Get Lightning Launcher on SideQuest, or:

Download Lightning Launcher from releases.
Install the Lightning Launcher apk to your Quest. If you don't know how, you can follow this guide.
(Recommended) Set up a shortcut option in Settings -> Shortcut Settings

Features

🌐 Websites in the Launcher

Enter edit mode and then select "Add Website" on the bottom right
You will be prompted to install Lightning Browser, which allows websites to continue playing audio in the background
Websites will be automatically given labels and high-res icons, but both can be customized as you wish

🎨 Simple but Powerful Interface

Flexible UI with a focus on ease-of-use
Manually hide, rename, or replace the icon of any app
High res banner images and icons for most VR apps, thanks to basti564 and Veticia
Change the size or spacing of apps to show more apps at once
Choose from 10 preset styles, or import your own custom wallpaper

📦 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

⭐ Starred Apps & Groups

Apps and groups you've starred will be moved to the front of the list for easier access
If you chose to hide the top bar and not use groups, starring your favorite apps is a good alternative!

🔍 Search

Press the search icon next to the settings icon to start searching all apps
Press enter on the keyboard to instantly open the first result

🔗 Shortcuts (Quest)

Open Settings -> Shortcut Settings to set up shortcuts
You can set Lightning Launcher to open from the app Library, Explore, People, and/or Facebook icons
Open an app, minimize the window, then use the same shortcut to resume where you left off
Use multiple shortcuts to open multiple windows of Lightning Launcher at once

Relevant Projects

QuestAudioPatcher patches native apps to support background audio, allowing full functionality of Discord, Tidal, etc.

PiLauncherNG is a more faithful fork of the original PiLauncher

DreamGrid no longer works properly on Oculus devices, but may be better for PicoVR

Oculess can provide background audio for all apps if configured as your device's owner (Advanced)