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.

Download

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