I’ve been working on an unofficial LCARS-inspired theme toolkit for Niagara Launcher, and the MVP is now basically working end-to-end.

The idea is to make Android/Niagara feel more like a compact LCARS control panel instead of a normal app grid. Right now the project includes:

• An LCARS wallpaper generator with different layouts/device sizes
• An Android app-list helper that uses ADB to export the exact launcher components from your phone
• An LCARS icon generator that maps your apps into matching category-based icon styles
• A signed icon-pack APK builder so the icons can actually be installed and applied in Niagara Launcher
• A shared category-mapping system, so app/category guesses can improve over time
• Basic maintenance tooling, cleanup tools, docs, and an About/Credits page

The full loop now works:

Generate wallpaper → export Android app list → generate LCARS icons → build signed APK → install APK → apply in Niagara Launcher.

The project is still early and definitely an MVP, but the main flow is working. The thing I’m most happy about is that it is not just a static wallpaper anymore; it can actually generate a usable Niagara icon pack based on your real installed apps.

Part of the motivation is just that LCARS looks cool, but also I like the idea of interfaces that feel structured, legible, and tool-like instead of noisy or attention-trapping. Niagara already has that clean vertical control-panel feeling, so LCARS and Niagara ended up fitting together better than I expected.

GitHub:
https://github.com/Yearbook-enzyme/LCARS-Star-Trek-Niagara-Launcher-Theme

Live site:
https://yearbook-enzyme.github.io/LCARS-Star-Trek-Niagara-Launcher-Theme/index.html

Original post:
https://lemmy.zip/post/63230442