Novatidy - Nova Launcher Layout Fixer & Cleaner

Why I Created Novatidy (The Story Behind the Tool)

If you're a long-time Android user, you probably know the struggle. Over the years, as you install new apps, games, and utilities, Nova Launcher automatically places their shortcuts right onto your home screen. Before you know it, you end up with 5, 10, or even more pages completely cluttered with app icons.

Eventually, you decide it's time for a spring cleaning. You spend time mass-uninstalling dozens of unused apps—but then you are left with a massive mess on your launcher. Your beautifully set home screens become a fragmented wasteland full of awkward empty gaps and blank spaces. Fixing this manually means long-pressing and dragging every single remaining icon, one by one, across multiple pages to pack them neatly together. It's a frustrating, tedious, and time-consuming nightmare.

That is exactly why Novatidy was born. I built this free online tool to completely automate the most annoying part of organizing your Android device. Novatidy takes your existing .novabackup file, analyzes your custom desktop grid, and instantly compresses your layout. It intelligently removes all the empty spaces, seamlessly pulls your apps and folders together, and perfectly preserves the positions of your custom widgets.

Key Features for Nova Launcher Users:

Auto-Arrange Home Screen: Instantly remove empty gaps between icons after deleting multiple applications.
Preserve Widgets & Settings: While it tidies up your apps, your widgets, dock items, and overall launcher settings remain completely untouched.
Grid Size Compatibility: Fully customizable. Whether you use a standard 7x5 layout or something more extreme, the tool adjusts to your specific grid configuration.
Privacy First: Novatidy processes everything locally in temporary memory. Your personal backup files are deleted automatically and never stored permanently.
Seamless Restore: Download your freshly cleaned .novabackup file and restore it directly in Nova Launcher without any hassle. What used to take half an hour of dragging icons now takes two seconds.