A lightning-fast app launcher designed for big screens. Fully compatible with Meta Quest & Android TV.
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Quest Game Tuner is a 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. It works great with Lightning Launcher, and lets you auto-open it on boot or game close. |
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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.
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
- Flexible UI with a focus on ease-of-use
- 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
- 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
- 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
Hiddengroup to hide apps from the main screen
- 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
- Press the search icon next to quickly search all apps
- Press enter on the keyboard to instantly open the first result
- Open 2D apps in windows at a customizable size
- Open apps & websites next to the launcher window, or replacing it
- Enable usage data access to see your time played in VR apps (optional)
- Playtime will be shown when hovering over an app banner
- Configure in
Settings -> Shortcut Settingsto open Lightning Launcher when you hover certain icons on the dock - You can also add Lightning Launcher directly to the dock on most Quest versions
- 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
Quest Game Tuner provides access to graphics settings and more on Meta Quest, integrates with LL. (Paid)
QuestAudioPatcher patches native apps to support background audio on Quest 2.
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DreamGrid no longer works properly on Oculus devices, but may be better for PicoVR.
MetaMetaData provides up-to-date icons, banners, and labels used for Meta Quest apps.
Oculess can provide background audio for all apps if configured as your device's owner. (Advanced)