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MacBook Launchpad 1.0.8: opens instantly, no stray pinches
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.8
Opens instantly
- Launchpad no longer rescans your apps before it appears. Your grid shows right away, and newly installed or removed apps appear a moment later.
- Icons are prepared in the background when Launchpad starts, so even the first open is smooth.
- The hot corner reacts faster.
Only a real pinch opens it
- The trackpad pinch now needs exactly the number of fingers you chose, all closing in together. Swipes, scrolling, resting fingers and fingers landing or lifting no longer open Launchpad by accident.
- Swiping between pages sticks to one direction, so a slightly diagonal swipe can't flip the wrong way.
Tip: macOS uses the same pinch for its own Apps view. Turn it off in System Settings › Trackpad › More Gestures so only Launchpad opens.
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MacBook-Launchpad.dmg: universal (Apple Silicon + Intel), macOS 26 Tahoe or later. Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple.
Open the DMG and drag Launchpad into Applications.
SHA-256: b76836a44e19fa105f49051e176c27bb3ed7376c7f4f5942d96a70a4c5952906
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.7: search fixed, add apps from Finder
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.7
Search works again
- Fixed a bug in 1.0.6 where only the first letter you typed reached the search. Just start typing and the whole word goes in.
A nicer search bar
- When idle, the bar shows a centred "Search" prompt with no cursor. Click it or start typing and the magnifier slides to the left.
- The bar brightens when you hover over it and gets a soft outline while active. The clear button fades in.
- "No Results" now shows which text didn't match.
Add any app, from anywhere
Apps outside the Applications folders (in Downloads, a build folder, an external drive) can now go on Launchpad:
- Drag an app from Finder onto Launchpad. It lands on the grid and Launchpad turns to its page.
- Drop an app on Launchpad's Dock icon, or right-click it in Finder and choose Open With › Launchpad.
- Right-click empty space › Add Application… to pick one or more apps.
Added apps are remembered, and adding an app you'd hidden brings it back.
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MacBook-Launchpad.dmg: universal (Apple Silicon + Intel), macOS 26 Tahoe or later. Signed with Developer ID.
Open the DMG and drag Launchpad into Applications. If macOS says it can't verify the app the first time, go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
SHA-256: 066955f739dc0bdc9beaebb258528016e3ea4c1223d428652f4eebe23702f066
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.6: no stray cursor in search
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.6
No more stray cursor in the search bar
- When you open Launchpad, enter edit mode or close a folder, the search bar now shows only its centred "Search" prompt. Before, a text cursor blinked in the middle of the empty field.
- Typing to search still works: just start typing and the search fills in. Press Esc to clear it.
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MacBook-Launchpad.dmg: universal (Apple Silicon + Intel), macOS 26 Tahoe or later. Signed with Developer ID.
Open the DMG and drag Launchpad into Applications. If macOS says it can't verify the app the first time, go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
SHA-256: 87788dae06d3c505284265a59d96d1c102902e39a8ede2df13460abec0e28779
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.5: smooth drag out of folders
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.5
Smooth drag out of folders
- Dragging an app out of a folder no longer freezes it in mid-air. The icon keeps following your pointer as the folder closes, the grid makes room, and it glides into its slot when you let go. Previously you had to close and reopen Launchpad for it to land.
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MacBook-Launchpad.dmg: universal (Apple Silicon + Intel), macOS 26 Tahoe or later. Signed with Developer ID.
Open the DMG and drag Launchpad into Applications. If macOS says it can't verify the app the first time, go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
SHA-256: 0bf2e552f6cdbbb7e6c813320e141de6a7cc2103ae6bc43f4a751310a24d39b7
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.4: snap to grid, see where icons land
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.4
See where an icon will land
- While you drag, a soft outline marks the slot the icon will drop into, in the grid and inside folders.
- Icons only slide aside once you pause on a spot, so you can pick a place without the grid reshuffling as you move across it.
Snaps to the grid
- Drops land in grid slots, including empty slots at the end of a page, never loose on the surface.
- When you let go, the icon glides into its slot.
- Rest on the face of another icon to make a folder instead.
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MacBook-Launchpad.dmg: universal (Apple Silicon + Intel), macOS 26 Tahoe or later. Signed with Developer ID.
Open the DMG and drag Launchpad into Applications. If macOS says it can't verify the app the first time, go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
SHA-256: 69bbb7b678acc4824eb8dcba04e8029e91c6091b1a2027e95f7e840a48152c94
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.3: smoother animations, Apple-style jiggle
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.3
Smoother everywhere
Animations now run at your display's full refresh rate, up to 120 Hz on ProMotion Macs.
- Dragging moves only the icon you're holding; the rest of the grid no longer redraws on every mouse movement.
- Paging slides pre-rendered icons, with shadows drawn once instead of every frame.
- Folders open and close over a lightweight frosted backdrop, with quicker, tighter timing.
Apple-style jiggle
A gentle tilt and bob on a half-second cycle, with each icon on its own rhythm, like the original Launchpad. Icons settle upright when you're done.
Looks like Launchpad
- App and folder names use the system font at Launchpad's size and weight, with long names cut off at the end.
- Compact search field with the prompt centered until you type.
- Large folder titles.
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MacBook-Launchpad.dmg: universal (Apple Silicon + Intel), macOS 26 Tahoe or later. Signed with Developer ID.
Open the DMG and drag Launchpad into Applications. If macOS says it can't verify the app the first time, go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
SHA-256: b484c06603951fbd2495feaa0d098a21214711da95c2ec179af5d6238e8fe506
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.2: arrange like the original, folder animation
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.2
Arrange apps like the original Launchpad
- Drag to rearrange. The icon lifts and follows your pointer, and the other icons slide aside to make room. Let go and it glides into place.
- Make folders by dragging. Rest an app on the middle of another app or folder.
- Drag apps out of folders. Pull an app outside an open folder: the folder closes and you drop the app exactly where you want it. Apps inside a folder rearrange the same way.
- Move between pages by resting an icon at the left or right edge of the screen.
- Jiggle mode. Long-press an icon or hold Option. Press Esc or click empty space to finish.
New folder animation
Folders now open by growing out of their icon: the glass expands into the panel and the apps fly out to their places. Closing reverses it.
Design
- Modern app icon in the macOS 26 Liquid Glass style.
- Concentric folder icons: the tiles' corners follow the folder's curve, and apps fill from the top-left.
- Balanced folder layout: apps arrange in even rows (7 apps → 3 + 3 + 1, 16 → 4 × 4).
- New Folder, Organize Apps and Settings buttons moved to the top right.
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MacBook-Launchpad.dmg: universal (Apple Silicon + Intel), macOS 26 Tahoe or later. Signed with Developer ID.
Open the DMG and drag Launchpad into Applications. If macOS says it can't verify the app the first time, go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
SHA-256: e488eebeb0f0f6d4bc15f58021487be4e17ec6760ecbfad53d86d9afbc6f09da
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.1: icon fix, fits every screen
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.1
Fixed
- Icons disappearing: on some redraws the grid showed only one or two icons. All apps now always appear.
- The background is a clean frosted blur of your desktop again, with no grey tint.
Improved
- Fits every screen: columns, rows, and icon size adapt to each display (laptop, 1080p, 1440p and larger), and re-fit when you plug in or rearrange monitors. Prefer a fixed grid? Turn off Fit grid to screen in Settings.
- Folders and the Organize Apps panel fit on smaller screens.
- Now signed with an Apple Developer ID.
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MacBook-Launchpad.dmg: universal (Apple Silicon + Intel), macOS 26 Tahoe or later.
Open the DMG and drag Launchpad into Applications. If macOS says it can't verify the app the first time, go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
SHA-256: 4d38282a54d2431e02045e000439af316609959c68f5f4b41a709dda427409ef
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.0 — Free Launchpad for macOS Tahoe
MacBook Launchpad 1.0.0 — free Launchpad for macOS Tahoe
macOS 26 Tahoe removed Launchpad. This brings it back: a free, open-source, native Launchpad replacement for Mac.
Download
MacBook-Launchpad-1.0.0.dmg — universal (Apple Silicon + Intel), requires macOS 26 Tahoe or later.
- Open the DMG and drag Launchpad into Applications.
- Open it. If macOS says it can't verify the developer, go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway (one time only). The app is open source but not notarized.
Features
- Full-screen app grid on a frosted Liquid Glass blur of your desktop
- Instant search — type, then press Return
- Organize Apps assistant — sorts every app into folders in one click, with preview and undo
- Create folders from a button, right-click, or by dragging one app onto another
- Drag to rearrange, swipe between pages
- Open with ⌥ Space, the Dock icon, a hot corner, or a trackpad pinch
- Hide apps you never use, open at login, adjustable grid and icon size
SHA-256: d6c27e47729bf8532c80e53cadb252e80ee1fa099ec43d0686647290c811efaa