How to Theme Your Android Home Screen

From ready-made themes to icon packs, fonts, and colors: a practical guide to making your Android home screen look the way you want.

Written by the Niagara Launcher team
May 8, 2026
Three community home screen setups made with Niagara Launcher

You don’t need an actual new phone to get that new-phone feeling. Just upgrade your home screen with Niagara Launcher.

Start With a Fresh Theme

Ready made themes in Niagara Launcher, from nature inspired to minimalist
Ready-made themes, applied with a single tap.

The fastest way to that new-phone feeling is to choose from Niagara Launcher’s curated collection of ready-made themes. Many of them are made by artists from all over the world and easy to set up with just one tap. You’ll find them in Niagara Launcher’s settings under Themes.

Each theme changes wallpaper, icons, font, and colors together, resulting in a well-balanced setup. The best part: Everything stays fully customizable after you apply it. Learn More about themes

Get Inspired by Community Themes

Community themes shared in the Niagara Launcher Discord
Hundreds of Community Themes.

Want even more inspiration? Just pick and choose from hundreds of community-made themes on our official Discord channel and see how they look on your phone.

Complete themes are shared as small files that open directly in Niagara Launcher. You can use them as they come or just get inspired before adjusting or building your own. Learn More about theme sharing

See it on your own phone

Niagara Launcher is free, sets up in a minute, and switches back just as fast if it’s not for you.

New Icons, New Vibe

Anycons icon packs with one consistent design language for every app
Anycons: one design language for every single app.

Default app icons come with all sorts of different colors and designs, which are the largest source of clutter on your home screen. That’s why we built Anycons, a one-tap solution for you to tidy up all your app icons.

Different from classic third-party icon packs downloaded from the Play Store, which only cover popular apps, our Anycon categorization algorithm assigns a fitting icon to every single app on your phone. All you need to do is to select one of many styles and enjoy your tidy home screen. Learn More about Anycons

Prefer classic icon packs from the Play Store? Those work too. Our Icon Assistant helps you fill any icons not covered by them. Learn More about Icon Assistant

Fonts and Colors

Custom fonts changing the look of the Niagara Launcher home screen
Text is a big part of a list-based home screen, so the font matters.

Niagara Launcher shows your apps as a clean list, so text plays a bigger visual role than on a classic home screen. You can choose pre-installed fonts or download any other font you like, for example from Google Fonts, and apply it under Settings > Look > Font. Learn More about custom fonts

Want the colors of your app icons and fonts to match your wallpaper? Niagara Launcher takes care of that: it automatically picks accent colors from your wallpaper, supports Material You, or lets you choose the color yourself. To choose your color, go to Settings > Look > Theme color. Learn More about the color system

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I theme my Android home screen for free?+
Yes. Niagara Launcher is free and includes three themes plus support for any icon pack from the Play Store. Niagara Pro adds the full theme collection, Anycons, and custom fonts.
Do I need to root my phone to change my home screen?+
No. You can install Niagara Launcher from the Play Store just like any other app. Your old home screen will remain on your smartphone. You can switch back with just two taps.
What makes Anycons different from other third-party icon packs?+
A typical third-party icon pack includes icons for a few hundred popular apps. All other apps are simply left out. Using a custom-made algorithm, Anycons provides every app on your smartphone with an icon in the same style, based on the app’s category. This keeps the set complete, no matter how many apps you have installed.
Can I share my own theme with others?+
Yes. Niagara Launcher exports your setup as a small theme file, and anyone with Niagara Launcher can open it with one tap. Hundreds of them can be found in our Discord community.
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