Lightning Launcher has initially been written from scratch but nevertheless makes use of the following external Open Source softwares:
| Software | Version | License | Modified | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhino | 1.7R4 | http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ | No | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Rhino |
| Android Palette | v7 | http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | No | https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_support/tree/master/v7 |
| DragSortListView | c3cfccee21676149dfdf8e803c0ec2eaebc6b841 | http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | Yes | https://github.com/bauerca/drag-sort-listview |
| SystemBarTintManager | c22688b9ed14f086b258b86a9df2df3b3ea89244 | http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | Yes | https://github.com/jgilfelt/SystemBarTint |
| Ted | 9dca952602ba0db96da1d4d472906d913ce00844 | MIT Licence / Expat | Yes | https://github.com/xgouchet/Ted |
| android-ColorPickerPreference | 860823c3e086f8d6822672c772866dc5f5d57328 | http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | Yes | https://github.com/attenzione/android-ColorPickerPreference |
| Tasker API | Unspecified | Unspecified | No | http://tasker.dinglisch.net/code/ |
| Locale Developer Plugin (for Tasker API) | Unspecified | http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | No | http://www.twofortyfouram.com/developer |
| Ok-Google-Hotword-Lib | 98145750df1cc5c98592eea1107296630108500d | Unspecified | No | https://github.com/MohammadAG/Ok-Google-Hotword-Lib |
| Material Design Iconic Font | 2.1.2 | http://scripts.sil.org/OFL | Subset of the font | http://zavoloklom.github.io/material-design-iconic-font/ |
| android-gifview (GifDecoder class) | r7 | http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | Yes | https://code.google.com/p/android-gifview/source/browse/trunk/GifPlayer/src/jp/tomorrowkey/android/gifplayer/GifDecoder.java |
| android-gif-encoder | 1fc5a35eb0d7fa8ace73f9620a16283495b1c6be | Unspecified | No | https://github.com/nbadal/android-gif-encoder |
| App widget Picker | 2b8aea84dbde30f9da01babd6aa8f186369fe1da | http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | Yes | https://github.com/DroidConcepts/android_packages_apps_WidgetPicker |