LaunchApp
Side project
macOS
The classic Launchpad, back on macOS 26 and later
macOS 26 removed Launchpad; LaunchApp brings it back as a native Swift app with Liquid Glass and smooth 120 Hz animations. It imports your old Launchpad layout on first launch, then adds the extras: a global shortcut, hot corners, uninstalling apps with their leftovers, multi-select, a vertical scroll view and a window mode. A built-in MCP server lets an AI assistant reorganise the whole launcher.
Latest release
LaunchApp
Launchpad replacement
Version 1.5.4 · 15 Nov 2026
Download for macOSWhat's new
Fixes
- The About window is readable again (it had become too narrow)
Screenshots
Highlights
- Pages, folders, drag to rearrange, type-to-search with initials ("vsc")
- Imports your old Launchpad pages and folders
- Opens from the Dock, ⌥⌘L, the F4 key, a pinch or a hot corner
- Uninstall moves the app and its ~/Library leftovers to the Trash
- MCP server: an AI assistant can rebuild the layout live
Tech stack
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- AppKit
- Liquid Glass
- MCP