SyntaxCLI

Hi there, I am Vaddempudi Gnanesh, creator of AURA-CTRL-LSPosed.

I am introducing my next project:

SyntaxCLI

Hacker-styled, Linux-flavored CLI launcher for Android.

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Features

Launcher — full home-screen replacement with a Linux-style prompt CLI Launcher — launch any app by typing its name Gallery — image and video browser with albums, favorites, and a Bin Music Player — full library, playlists, loop modes, notification controls Browser — built-in WebView browser with 16 parallel downloads, ad blocker, cookies, dark mode File Manager — full filesystem access, copy, move, zip, extract DOCX Reader — in-house Word document renderer with images and zoom PDF Reader — in-house PDF renderer with page cache and pinch zoom Root Explorer — browse /system and protected paths with su

Multi-File Reader — open any text, markdown, XML, or config file Calculator — with persistent scrollable history Alarm — schedule and re-arm after reboot Stopwatch — precise timing with laps Timer — countdown with foreground service Keyboard / IME — full custom keyboard with gesture triggers Gesture Triggers — launch apps or run actions from swipe patterns Calendar — CLI-styled calendar integrated into the launcher Emoji Keyboard — full emoji picker built into the IME

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Showcase

Launcher

Launcher	Command Prompt	Cyberpunk Animation
SyntaxCLI is a full Android launcher — it replaces your home screen with a Linux-style prompt.	Type any app name to launch it directly.	Cyberpunk-2077-inspired boot animation.

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Browser

Browser	Tab Management
WebView browser with dark mode, cookie-aware sessions, and a built-in ad blocker.	Swipeable tab sheet with incognito isolation.
Supports up to 16 concurrent downloads at maximum speed, backed by the built-in ad blocker for clean, tracker-free browsing.

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Downloads

Downloads	Active Download Progress
Live progress, pause, resume, and cancel — never a stale entry again.	Real-time progress bar showing speed, ETA, and bytes transferred.

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File Manager

File Manager	Root Explorer
Two-pane filesystem browser with thumbnails, categories, and a built-in text editor.	Browse `/system` and protected paths with `su`.

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PDF & DOCX Readers

PDF Viewer	DOCX Reader
In-house renderer with LRU page cache, pinch zoom, and page slider.	In-house Word renderer with image extraction and unified zoom engine.

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Gallery & Video Player

Gallery	Video Player
Grid view with albums, favorites, a Bin, and drag-to-select multi-item operations.	Battery-friendly playback with double-tap seek and gesture volume/brightness.

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Music Player

Music Library	Playback Controls
Full library, playlists, loop modes, and a persistent playback service.	Noise-aware pause, hardware key controls, and battery-optimized playback.

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Keyboard / IME

Keyboard Customization	Keyboard Layout	Keyboard Controls
Full color customization with live preview.	Standard QWERTY layout used by popular IMEs.	Green-on-black terminal styling on every key.

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Emoji Keyboard & Gesture Triggers

Emoji Keyboard	Gesture Triggers
Full emoji picker integrated into the SyntaxCLI keyboard.	Assign apps or actions to swipe patterns directly on the keyboard.

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Calculator, Alarm & Stopwatch

Calculator	Calculator History	Alarm
CLI-styled calculator with persistent scrollable history.	Every past computation saved and scrollable across sessions.	Scheduled alarms that re-arm after reboot.

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Stopwatch & Timer

Stopwatch	Timer
Precise stopwatch with lap tracking.	Countdown timer with a full-screen ring activity that survives backgrounding.

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Installation

Direct download

The easiest way to install is to grab the latest APK from the badge at the top of this page, or use the link below:

Download SyntaxCLI v2.0 APK

Build from source

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/vaddempudignanesh/SyntaxCLI.git
   
   
   

Requirements

Android 8.0 (API 26) or higher

Storage permission for file browsing

Root access (optional) for /system access

Notification permission for media and alarm foreground services

Related Projects

AURA-CTRL-LSPosed — my previous Xposed module for Android customization  

Credits

SyntaxCLI builds on the excellent foundation laid by Francesco Andreuzzi (@fandreuz), who wrote the original launcher core.   
That core is used here under the MIT License and is preserved with his copyright notice.

All other components — the gallery, music player, browser, file manager, DOCX and PDF readers, keyboard and IME, gesture 
triggers, calculator, alarm, stopwatch, timer, calendar, and the intent router — were developed by Vaddempudi Gnanesh
(@vaddempudignanesh) as additions on top of that launcher core. 


Author

Vaddempudi Gnanesh

GitHub: @vaddempudignanesh

Project: SyntaxCLI