Launchy Launchpad
A Launchpad-style app grid with a fullscreen view, a compact floating palette, folders and instant search.GetAGPL-3.0
LaunchNow
A customisable Launchpad replacement for recent macOS versions, with folders, search and keyboard navigation.
GPL-3.0 · Downloads from github.com
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- ggkevinnnn
- Verified
- 2026
About LaunchNow
LaunchNow brings back a grid of app icons for people who miss Launchpad on macOS Sequoia and later. It can run full screen in the classic style or as a smaller window, and lets you drag icons into folders, rearrange them, hide apps you never open and search across everything, including folder contents.
Pages flip with the keyboard or a configurable four-finger trackpad gesture, and layouts can be exported and restored. The app runs in the background; releases are distributed as ZIP archives on GitHub.
Information
- Source code
- ggkevinnnn/LaunchNow
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Website
- github.com
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Utilities
- Evidence checked
- Tags
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/ggkevinnnn/LaunchNow
- github.com/ggkevinnnn/LaunchNow/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/ggkevinnnn/LaunchNow/releases/tag/v1.9.2
- icon.png: ggkevinnnn and LaunchNow contributors. Icon file from the GPL-3.0 repository; it resembles Apple's Launchpad artwork, and any Apple trademarks remain Apple's.
License and artwork notices
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