AI summary
Open-source overlay sidebar that adds a pull-tab handle to your screen edge for quick app launching and system controls. Version 2.0.4 includes configurable pill gestures, a floating panel with quick tiles, drag-to-reorder favorites, and freeform window support. Requires broad permissions including system alert window, package querying, and usage stats access.
Generated by AI. May contain inaccuracies.
About this app
An Android overlay sidebar for quick access to favorite apps. A pull-tab handle sits on the screen edge and opens a floating panel with quick controls and a grid of your chosen apps.
Features
- Pull-tab handle on the screen edge — left, right, or both sides simultaneously — with configurable vertical position, size (down to 2 dp), and opacity (down to fully transparent) - Pill gestures: swipe up, swipe down, and double tap each map to a configurable action — open panel, expand notifications, expand quick settings, or open all apps - Floating panel with a unified controls strip containing quick-control tiles (torch, auto-rotate, auto-brightness, ringer mode) alongside All Apps and Edit action tiles; the entire strip positions at the top or bottom of the panel - All Apps drawer: centered overlay with a 4-column alphabetical grid of all installed apps and a live search bar - Long-press any app icon to open a context menu with Open or Floating Window options; Floating Window launches the app in a resizable freeform window (works on stock Android with desktop/freeform mode enabled) - Drag-to-reorder favorites via long-press on the drag indicator in the open panel; tap any app to launch it - Persists across reboots via a foreground service and boot receiver - Auto-hides in fullscreen apps (configurable); battery-friendly polling that pauses when the screen is off - Material Design 3 config UI with four tabs: Handle, Behavior, Control, Apps; swipe left/right to switch tabs - Handle tab: side (left / right / both), theme (applied to entire app), panel color picker (8 presets + color wheel), position, height, width, opacity - Behavior tab: auto-hide in fullscreen, app labels, vibration feedback, swipe sensitivity, pill gesture mapping - Control tab: master and per-tile toggles for quick controls and action buttons; overlay, Do Not Disturb, and system-settings permission management
What's new
https://github.com/alkisstam/sidebar/compare/2.0.3...v2.0.4/
About this version
- Version
- 2.0.4 (15)
- Size
- 33.26 MB
- Requires Android
- 7.0
- Target SDK
- 24
- Architecture
- arm64-v8a
- Downloads
- 67
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- Package
- com.alkisstam.sidebar
Ratings & reviews
- 50
- 40
- 30
- 20
- 10
