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Launcher Options: Icon Style

To navigate to the area for a specific image, tap the image title. See a brief summary of the significance of this dialog below the images (or tap here).

Understanding Icon Style Impact On Design Layout

While this landing page is detailed, it is a main area to control how Total Launcher renders application icons, folders, and notification indicators. Modifying these elements heavily impacts the overall theme and design layout. There are 4 main areas in the dialog:

Application icon

  • Application icon: - The primary control area for defining how individual applications render on the home screen.
  • This section contains settings for overall Icon quality (Low to High), Icon pack selection, Icon scale(%), and precise positioning using Icon offset X(%) and Icon offset Y(%).
  • It also includes advanced layering options to stack a Background, Foreground, and Mask (e.g., glass_rnd_b2) over standard icons.
  • This is a powerful customization tool utilized to completely overhaul the screen design by applying third-party themes or creating custom masked shapes for a unique visual flow.

Adaptive icon

  • Adaptive icon: - Manages the uniform shaping and scaling of application icons for a system-wide match.
  • This section provides selections for the base Icon shape, a toggle to Reshape legacy icons, and slider adjustments for the Foreground scale.
  • This feature creates a cohesive layout by forcing disparate application designs into a single, uniform boundary box. A Themed icon option (PRO) utilizes monochrome designs when available to match system color palettes.

Folder icon

  • Folder icon: - Controls the visual representation of grouped application containers.
  • Similar to standard application icons, this area allows specific adjustments to the Icon layout, Icon scale(%), and X/Y offset positioning.
  • It includes dedicated layer settings to apply unique shapes, such as a polygon_1 mask.
  • Altering these settings helps to visually differentiate folder groups from standard application launchers, ensuring a clean and organized layout.

Badge count

  • Badge count: - Controls the visual appearance of notification counters on applications.
  • This section manages static text and shape elements. It controls configurations for Icon size, Background, Typeface, Font size, and Text color.
  • Adjusting these settings ensures notification indicators match the overall aesthetic or stand out for higher visibility. All options in this category require the PRO version for customization.

Recommendations for First-Time Users

  • Start Simple with Icon Packs:
    1. Bypass complex masking or offsets during early configuration attempts.
    2. Download a standard icon pack.
    3. Apply the theme within the Application icon section to instantly change the device appearance.
  • Enable Normalization:
    1. Navigate to the Application icon settings.
    2. Locate the toggle configurations.
    3. Activate Normalize icon size to instantly make disparate application sizes look more uniform and professional.
  • Utilize Adaptive Shapes:
    1. Access the Adaptive icon section.
    2. Select a uniform Icon shape.
    3. Ensure Reshape legacy icons is toggled on to clean up the current screen and force older applications to match modern styling.
  • Optimize Notification Readability in Badge count:
    1. Increase Font size' - Apply a high-contrast ''Text color (such as #FFFFFFFF)

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