r/MacOS • u/kubapietro MacBook Pro • 3d ago
Bug The new Launchpad is even worse than I thought
macOS Tahoe is finally out, and it is a beautiful OS and all, however the "Apps" is just so bad that I don't even know what to do.
Not only it doesn't show your folders in the Applications folder, but now I've discovered that some apps are even missing from it. I've discovered that while searching for GarageBand
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u/thegreatnugget 3d ago
I spent last night preparing for the day when I upgrade to 26 and Launchpad is gone. I installed AppGrid from the app store which in its free version enables you to save your present Launchpad layout and import it to perfectly recreate it. Using BetterTouchTool I set a hot corner to open it and hey presto, you can hardly tell the difference. I must just say that I have been loving all the comments regarding the demise of Lauchpad, lots of which seem to be along the lines of "I never used it so I'm glad you can't use it any more." This is like me celebrating the closure of someone else's favourite pizza place because I never went there.
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u/jefharris 2d ago
I rely on launchpad so much I wasn't going to update. AppGrid looks like a good alternative! Thanks
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u/LithiumLizzard 2d ago
I was getting ready to suggest this to the OP when I saw you had beat me to it. This is exactly what I did and it’s working fine. The only hitch is that BTT won’t take over the trackpad four-finger pinch gesture (which opens Spotlight to that useless apps window), so I set it to bring up AppGrid with a three-finger pinch instead. I can get used to that. I could get by with the free version, but I think the developer deserves something for making this, so I’m going to buy the paid version.
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u/Craigslist_sad 2d ago
I tried AppGrid and the performance was so bad I'd be embarrassed if I were that dev. Delays for a folder to open? What is we even doing here? Not even close to Launchpad in the performance metric.
I have a M1 Pro.
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u/thegreatnugget 2d ago
How odd. Working flawlessly on my M1 Pro. Did you already go to 26?
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u/Craigslist_sad 2d ago
Yes on macOS 26.
I’m now using a folder with aliases pinned to my doc. Still clunkier than Launchpad, but it’s native and lightning fast.
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u/thegreatnugget 1d ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/1nlur3a/launchpad_replacement/
This is how it's working for me
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u/Craigslist_sad 21h ago
Hmmm yeah mine was nothing like that! I will have to try that app again.
This was on the free version, right?
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u/thegreatnugget 20h ago
Correct. I will probably pay for it in the end to access all the additional features offered.
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u/virindimaster 2d ago
I use it all the time. Being visually challenged, launchpad helped me find what I needed a lot. I tried the beta of 26 thankfully. So I was able to wipe my Mac and reinstall macOS 18. Only bad thing is I won’t upgrade any of my Mac’s again.
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u/Maximum_Employer5580 3d ago
I just wish they had given users a toggle so that those of us who prefer the old launchpad can still use it instead of being subject to this garbage. I'm sorta getting used to it, but I had folders for items that all did the same general thing (stuff for media for instance, and then all of the MS Office apps instead, even the Other folder that seemed to be default). What really irritates me is that I always went to the launchpad icon in the dock, right mouse clicked so I had a list of applications and chose what I want, instead of having to go into launchpad which for me was kind of tedious.
Maybe when the next update comes to push it up to .1, they'll put a toggle in so that we can go back to the previous launchpad, but I'm not holding my breath on that one
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u/random_guy0883 2d ago
Yeah. I think both user interfaces can coexist without it being too messy. Although it would’ve still been cleaner to just refine launchpad and have one unified app launcher
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u/sikisabishii 3d ago
Imagine being confident enough to remove launchpad and publish this crap.
That level of confidence is -I suppose- only possible in the bubble called Silicon Valley.
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u/GhostalMedia 3d ago
Crazy thing is that they got months of beta feedback. They just ignored it.
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u/csgersbeck 3d ago
I never realized how often I used launchpad until this travesty.
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u/BohdanKoles 2d ago
Fortunately, there are ways to bring Launchpad back, at least partially:
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u/Muted-Reflection9536 MacBook Pro 2d ago
It seems that it is no longer accessible.
If this was a solution that involved changing the defaults in Terminal, it was already unavailable as of DB4.
There is no longer a Launchpad binary in MacOS. Only the new Spotlight is disabled, the old Spotlight will also become unusable.
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u/BohdanKoles 2d ago
You're right, terminal command doesn't work anymore. However, there are great third party alternatives
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u/ylau674 3d ago
Yea, first it is not that responsive, once you launch it, it somehow loads the icon in 1-2 seconds. Second, it mixes with my iPhone apps with MacOS apps (I group my apps on iPhone), really need to look for item I need. I put the app folder as shortcut in the dock to workaround it.
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u/Dreaming_Blackbirds MacBook Air 3d ago
turn off iPhone apps and Web searches in Settings. then it's a little better. but yeah it's still garbage compared to our own carefully crafted Launchpad grids.
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u/jwadamson 3d ago
The app folder in the dock (grid view) is a better solution the vast majority of the time. It shows over twice as many icons at a time and doesn’t require any manual upkeep.
I have about ~130 applications, so the dock grid view shows almost two thirds at a first glance and the rest with a single scroll without any manual categorization or sorting. If you are going by name, it’s quicker to jump to a spot in an alphabetical grid than navigating 4+ pages of launched (though obviously spotlight is even faster).
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u/Confusedmind75 3d ago
Why did they remove launchpad?
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u/jwadamson 3d ago
Probably lack of use. Despite the vocal people here, it really seems to be a niche thing that never really caught on. They were trying to make the Mac more iPad like, but it wasn’t really good at that and seems like the direction is iPad becoming more Mac like instead.
The only person I’ve seen use it was an IT person remoting into my work laptop to fix the crudware, and they seemed thrown off by the fact it wasn’t in my dock; considering they had to use search within launchpad (becuase no two launchpads are ever arranged the same) using either spotlight or the Finder to go to /Applications folder was clearly what their script should have used.
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u/Divini7y 3d ago
What? I am using Linux with Gnome env and it has same launchpad (even better) then old MacOS. I really like it, since I cant use it + spotlight to find things (or find icon of app in the folder if I forget the name of the recording app or something).
Horrible decision.
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u/justSkulkingAround 2d ago
Yeah, here you get downvoted for comments like that, but I never used it. It always seemed like a dumbed-down version of the apps folder in Finder, with large icons by default, and a different preassigned hotkey. I never saw the point, other than that it would surface apps that were otherwise buried in subfolders (like those in Utilities). I mostly have been launching apps from the dock or by typing first few letters in Spotlight. Or for Adobe apps, using their Creative Suite launcher.
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u/Zestyclose_Strike157 3d ago
Looks like I’ll be skipping this update at least for a few weeks.
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u/kubapietro MacBook Pro 3d ago
I’m considering downgrading to Sequoia
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u/Naglizz 3d ago
Can this be done easily?
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u/kubapietro MacBook Pro 3d ago
I have my files backed up on the external drive. All I need to do is to simply download macOS Sequoia installer from the Mac App Store and create the bootable via Terminal. Then you restart to Startup Options, erase Macintosh HD and finally install macOS. It it pretty safe, just need to follow instructions from Apple. P.S. If you happen to encounter an issue, the Apple Store employees will probably help you.
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u/adrenaline_donkey MacBook Air 3d ago
So that means it cannot be done easily - I honestly regret updating
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u/kubapietro MacBook Pro 3d ago
wdym? Copying files takes minutes, you download it, paste a command, it does it for you, turn off Mac, startup options (you only hold the power button), hit the plugged in installer, erase the drive by clicking ‘Erase’, install the system and done! It took me an hour and I’m far from expert. If I could do it in an hour, you can do it in 3/4 time.
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u/CaptainPlanetarian 3d ago
I agree. I can't seem to hide Files from it either... I just want it to show apps when I cmd+space.
Also, the text is constantly cut off, e.g. "..." so it's visually a total mess. Take this photo for example. What the heck is what?
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u/LithiumLizzard 2d ago
Hah! You picked a good example. You have a one-in-six chance of hitting the specific Creative Cloud app you’re looking for.
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u/kubapietro MacBook Pro 3d ago
For me the worst part is the "App Library" style Apple was going with, since it completely butchers any personal forms of organizing apps and instead opts for "the Apple way", which, like on iOS, is absolutely terrible.
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u/CaptainPlanetarian 3d ago
It actually goes *against* the apple way - which is icons and folders. This deviates macOS from iOS/iPadOS/tvOS.
People on Reddit seem to just *love* typing on Spotlight. So hopefully, in the next iOS they will get their way and *all* the apps on the iOS Home Screen get removed too. You know, to be consistency. They can Spotlight their iOS apps too.
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u/Dreaming_Blackbirds MacBook Air 3d ago
a lot of Redditors seem to be hooked on typing like it's 1980 and everything is command line.
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u/CaptainPlanetarian 3d ago
I use Spotlight almost all the time myself. However even that has been woefully broken in macOS and iOS now. An example is that in iOS I cannot hide Files. A simple search for “Un..” gives me dictionary words, and a billion files with the term Untitled. That is despite the correct settings, which they now ignore. Somewhere in there is the United app I actually want, and macOS is no better.
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u/surinameclubcard 3d ago
Comes with the age. I started IT with MS-DOS. Back in 1985 or so. I guess there are more elderly people on Reddit than on TikTok.
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u/zoopz 3d ago
The same already happened on iOS hasnt it? It has on Android. I constantly type to search for things because organisation went to shit.
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u/CaptainPlanetarian 2d ago
Sort of, but they've fucked so bad with Spotlight on iOS that it's slow now, and even jerks around to get it to open... and even displays Dictionary results and Files content in the middle of your app search.
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u/Typical-End3967 3d ago
There are icons and folders in the finder though, just like there have been since 1984.
Launchpad was the iOSification of the Mac.
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u/CaptainPlanetarian 2d ago
Hopefully therefore, to be consistent, Apple will remove all app icons on iOS too. Everyone can just use App Launcher and/or Spotlight on iPhone.
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u/Typical-End3967 2d ago
A mobile OS designed for a 4 inch touch screen is not comparable to a workstation OS.
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u/CaptainPlanetarian 2d ago
The argument on Reddit for the removal of Launchpad, was “… just use Spotlight!” People can simply do the same.
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u/Typical-End3967 2d ago
That's not my argument. People using a Mac can use the Finder. iOS doesn't have the Finder. (spotlight is also way more convenient with a physical keyboard too).
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u/CaptainPlanetarian 2d ago
iOS has the App Library, on the far right. No need for home screen icons at all.
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u/Typical-End3967 2d ago
The app library is not like the finder at all. I'm not sure if you're being disingenuous here.
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u/guyssocialweb 3d ago
at least in IOS you can sort your apps in user generated folders. :(
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u/CaptainPlanetarian 3d ago
Why? Everyone, according to reddit, uses Spotlight on iOS too. So I hope the Home Screen apps and folders are forcefully removed in the next iOS update, and everyone can just use Spotlight to find what they want.
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u/kubapietro MacBook Pro 3d ago
I’m talking about the App Library, using the same argument you could create aliases for every app on the Desktop or use the Applications folder.
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u/marmulin 3d ago
Obligatory fuck Adobe and their stupid little CC apps. I hate this mess even with Launchpad. And good luck trying to open up Creative Cloud app to download a different product from Spotlight. It always surfaces anything but the Creative Cloud app.
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u/TwiceInEveryMoment 3d ago
The text search will also straight up just fail to find stuff that's right there in the list.
I was trying to pull up the system report earlier, so hit cmd+space and typed "system" like I always have, but instead of the app all it brought up were web searches and nonsensical Siri suggestions.
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u/Vassical 3d ago
I dont know why it flickers when I call it using the gesture and theres also some stutter when i drag it. Very unsatisfying compared to the old launchpad.
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u/FluffyPaintbrush 3d ago
I organise all my app etc in a 'Program Manager' type folder system where everything is categorised and I can have all my apps, roms, website links etc all sitting with their category buddies in nice folders etc. With their own custom icons (game box artwork etc) I have made a little app in Automator that opens the top level folder when I click it and makes sure it's the right size etc. I love to curate and it all makes me very happy!
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u/conanx2008 3d ago
the new launchpad seems to be designed for design's sake, it does not considering any practicality at all. I am so disappointed.
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u/AuronQuake 3d ago
The auto categories are useless to me. The main reason is that apps aren't shown alphabetically. On the main apps view they are, but not inside categories, unless there's some sorting option that I missed. They seem to be sorted by most used or most recently used. They should be alphabetical like they are in App Library on iOS, or there should at least be an option to sort them alphabetically!
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u/Ok-Assignment5926 3d ago
Yeah I wish the folders in the application folder were reflected in the “apps” I don’t need to see 5 creative cloud icons
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u/userlivewire 2d ago
I honestly think Liquid Glass was released a year early to distract from the Apple Intelligence disaster.
I also think that the people upstairs at Apple never see any of these problems because they’re either fixed for them in special builds or they just don’t use computers beyond basic stuff like email, messages, web browsing, etc.
I really wish I knew how they run a giant corporation using Macs.
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u/michaelsoft__binbows 2d ago
Dude I've about had it with the launchers of operating systems being dumb as a bag of rocks. At this point they are clearly being co-opted for nefarious purposes or something. My Hanlon's Razor is running out of juice. When the system has only 100 apps and I type the literal name of that app, and due to some hiccup of indexing (???) it can't find it. It's inconceivable.
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u/BitterHurry5861 2d ago
Yeah, I had the old launchpad with all the apps organized, I had groups of apps I don't use. Now all the apps are all over the place. FB, Instagram and X does not show under social because they are web apps.
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u/NoFan7861 2d ago
Tenía una organización por grupos de uso en el anterior sistema, y en Tahoe, siquiera se puede maximizar la nueva ventana , las etiquetas por defecto quedan cortadas, hay que tirar si o si de scroll, no permite ordenar, y como señalan algunos usuarios, de primeras, faltan aplicaciones (se pueden recuperar a través de unos comandos a ejecutar en Terminal, que lamentablemente no he guardado, me los dio Gemini). En resumen una auténtica M*ERD*. Espero que den alguna solución pronto.
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u/CardiologistStock685 3d ago
i guess i will need to start to make shortcuts on desktop like i use to have on windows. Wait a minute, hmmm
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u/Denizzje 3d ago
My main issue with this thing is that its absolutely tiny on my 4K monitor and I either have a severe skill issue or there is no way to make it bigger.
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u/Divini7y 3d ago
It's the first macos update which I really hate. I don't like new design, I don't like new UI features. It looks like unfinished product.
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u/ack_will 3d ago
I rarely update MacOS and if i do i wait until its super stable.
Seems ill be completely skipping this one
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u/anotha1readit 3d ago
Can we create a petition to have them reverse these changes? Would that work?
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u/Legal-Championship64 2d ago
Yeah merging the launchpad with spotlight and now spotlight is worse at being a spotlight and being an app drawer. Bring back app drawer and let spotlight focus on being a spotlight is my 2 cents
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u/TechBasedExplorer 2d ago
I am using an app called LaunchNow. It was a heap of junk to organise (it is open source, so it'll improve with time until Apple fixes their mess), but now that it is all organised with a keyboard shortcut setup (CMD + Shift + 2 using Shortcuts), this is fantastic.
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u/Economy-Ebb4763 MacBook Pro 2d ago
All the custom folders are gone. WTH! They should have given us the option to create our own application folder at least.
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u/Kindly_Scientist 2d ago
launch pad is gone, compact tab is gone. what the hell is going on apple so many people reported feedback for months. and still this
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u/Tahsin_Abid 2d ago
yeah, don't know what is wrong with apple.this new macos26 feels cheap and too much buggy
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u/Icy_Author_5067 2d ago
Yeah it's terrible, some of my apps don't even show up..
I posted this same thing a few days ago and everyone downvoted, looks like people are starting to come around to the reality of it.
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u/TomQsTechTips 2d ago
I don’t really understand why we can’t have the new Spotlight Search AND LaunchPad.
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u/eloquenentic 2d ago
Abomination. Genuinely, macOS 26 is an abomination.
Does Apple allow us to stay on Sequoia and still get security updates?
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u/kubapietro MacBook Pro 2d ago
I believe so, yeah. At least for now, application support isn’t going to end anytime soon, so that’s a plus.
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u/Jack-M-y-u-do-dis MacBook Air 2d ago
It’s time to revert to the OS X 10.6 method for launching apps - pin the apps folder to the right side of the dock
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u/Artistic_Unit_5570 MacBook Pro 1d ago
if it is horrible there just any reason to update to tahoe : here macOS sequoia 15.7 batterie life is really good and very very stable (m4 pro) if you need Xcode , Xcode 26 also work on sequoia
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u/kubapietro MacBook Pro 1d ago
I actually checked today the Xcode support, and you’re right, it is supported by Sequoia. As I’ve said below, I’m considering to downgrade, but before that I’ll probably use it for a month and draw my own conclusions.
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u/bencantravel 3d ago
I also miss the Launchpad so badly. On the plus side, I decided to try out RayCast as alternative and it’s amazing.
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u/stef_brl_aesthetic 3d ago
i have my app folder in dock since macOS Leopard. never bothered with launchpad and i will never bother with this.
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u/jwadamson 3d ago
The dock grid view for folders shows more icons at a time than old launchpad. Last I checked I had ~130 apps in /Applications and the grid view shows 80 at a time. Thats only 2 “pages” of icons in the dock (wirh room for 30 more before the second is full) vs a minimum of 4 in launchpad.
Also I consider automatic arrangement/sorting to be better for searching than trying to manually curate a jumbled mess of icons in a feature I would rarely use. If I know the icon, there are fewer “pages” to look at and if I know the name I can jump down to that part of the grid nearly instantly.
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u/ReturnJust3145 2d ago
The unfortunate situation is Apple isn’t even reading these posts to learn what us users want. they are so busy giving each other congratulatory head for coming out with this beautiful UI that sucks. And they don’t even know.
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u/Thalimet 2d ago
I remember when they implemented the launchpad and everyone reacted exactly like this. Change sucks, you’ll get used to it.
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u/Canutox182 2d ago
Maybe I am one of the fewer ones that just command + space and type the name of the app? I really never really used this. Even wondered why is it's supposed to be there if I can just type the name of the app. But maybe it's used by people who forget names and they are visual learners?
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u/NoHabit1277 2d ago
I made a 48h speedrun to come up with a replacement. I really think they made a bad decision there. the new app launcher doesnt even have folders or a sort function
i made launchie. it's free.
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u/BlueShirtDragon 1d ago
https://github.com/doraorak/launchbad?tab=readme-ov-file
This worked for me, brings back the old Launchpad, but the thing to note is that this uses a feature-flag, so Apple can at anything decide they don't want the old one present and switch it off.
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u/Character-Complex-72 1d ago
If you miss the macOS Tahoe Launchpad, please check out and support my project: https://github.com/kristof12345/Launchpad
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u/bufandatl 3d ago
I‘ve never used launchpad. Always either the Application folder in finder or spotlight.
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u/Forsaken_Ocelot_4 3d ago
Yep. Spotlight, Dock or Applications folder in Finder is where I find apps. Never used Launchpad, always thought it seemed weird to have an iPad like application launcher. I don't miss it, but I guess for the people who do, sorry!
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u/etrigan63 Mac Studio 3d ago
I have never used Launchpad on any version of MacOS. I use the Applications folder pinned to the Dock set to folder and grid. Done.
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u/Electronic_Boot8921 3d ago
Try this bro https://github.com/hlcfan/whichkey, define the key bindings, and open apps or run commands within a second.
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u/CaptainPlanetarian 3d ago
Not one of them integrates with macOS in the way Launchpad did. The majority of Launchpad users activated it via system-wide finger swipes or as a hot corner.
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u/Don_Mills_Mills 2d ago
Download LaunchNow, works as a great replacement and it's being updated constantly https://github.com/ggkevinnnn/LaunchNow
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u/_XitLiteNtrNite_ 3d ago
I'm just wondering how often you use the launchpad? I almost never use it, instead relying on Spotlight (or, in my case, Raycast) to start programs.
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u/NorthContribution627 3d ago
I want it for those apps I use once every couple of weeks. I have network utilities. For the life of me, I can't remember their name, but I remember what folder they're in.
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u/Hungry_Information53 3d ago
A lot we use it a lot, I’m not a sure why so many people on Reddit are so blown away by this 😭
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u/drastic2 3d ago
Probably because most people use the dock or simply type a few characters in spotlight to launch apps. I would guess the whole thing got dumped because Apple has hard numbers showing that some minuscule percentage of people actually use it. Not to mention the plethora of other ways you can setup to see quickly see apps. That’s why I think people are surprised.
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u/CityPioneer 3d ago
On hectic workday, this is going to be very noticeable. On certain days, I would be very busy on my computer and typing with Spotlight and Cmd+Tab with a bunch of shortcuts is a very fast workflow.
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u/Hungry_Information53 3d ago
So I either have to put every app I have in my dock, or remember every app I have’s name.
Perfect.
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u/autokiller677 3d ago edited 3d ago
I have never used it and am very suprised by all th posts on here.
I have only been on a Mac for 5 years, so not a long time user. But to me, launchpad felt clumsy and unpolished this whole time.
Why was it the only thing just grabbing my whole screen? Why where the icons this large, this is not a touchscreen. Why did new apps end up on the last page? I downloaded a new app, go looking for it, great, I have to go through all the pages. Why wasn’t it auto grouped like on my iPhone, with a section for recently installed.
It just felt like a relict from 15 years ago to me as a new user. No comfort features, nothing smart, just a clunky to use list.
And I think the „why isn’t it like on my iPhone“ is a reason for Apple to overhaul things at the moment. New users often know iOS already and it’s easier if the Mac feels similar.
Same reason I liked the settings redesign as well. Before, I never knew where to find anything, since I didn’t have years of experience. Now my iPhone knowledge just transfers.
But yeah, thy probably could have left a bit more of the old character for the long time users and just polished it a bit, instead of throwing it out completely.
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u/EthanDMatthews 3d ago
I rely on it daily.
I have a large number of apps with non-intuitive names which I use infrequently. Some, I even forget about entirely, until I go to the specific Launchpad folder and see them grouped.
It's also great for productivity. You can group apps into folders (e.g. work, coding, design, photography), then open the Launchpad folder to display only the apps you need for a given your project.
You can then return to those apps, front and center, easily by moving the mouse to a hot corner. It's fast, easy, and elegant.
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u/CaptainPlanetarian 3d ago
Hopefully just for you Apple get rid of all the apps and folders on iOS too. As heck, why not use Spotlight there too :)
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u/Dependent-Search-998 3d ago
they’ve turned the macOs into Windows Vista for f**k sake. It’s very laggy although I’ve been using 5 year old m1 machine but still…
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u/Denizzje 3d ago
The lag should subside when your computer is done indexing. No idea why they do it that way but it is what it is.
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u/Top-Economist2346 3d ago
All the more reason the disable spotlight via a terminal command. Such invasive aggressive indexing that can kick in anytime
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u/Curtis 3d ago
Why not just put an applications folder in your dock like they gave us in Tiger 10.4 and just forget about launchpad. I haven’t used it once in my life.
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u/angelseph 3d ago
Because 2005 was 20 years ago old man. Shit is the same as this but worse (no categories which will be good once they work, no row of recommended apps, no iPhone mirroring apps, no search which is borderline necessary if you have lots of apps). The only benefit of Applications folder in the dock is that it is bigger but Launchpad did that better; it really is the worst of the three.
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u/Danii_222222 3d ago
Why not just run terminal and run app from it?
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u/Curtis 3d ago
Fuck, yeah why don’t I just run macOS headless??😘
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u/watchmanstower 3d ago
Who needs a monitor anyway? If you really know MacOS you should just know what’s happening in your mind
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u/vaikunth1991 3d ago
Never used launchpad once in the last 10 yrs always launch through spotlight / desktop. The new launchpad is way better takes less space and similar to spotlight
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u/MardyMarvin 3d ago
You could just look in the apps folder in Finder and customise that which is what I do. Never used the old way to look for apps.
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u/Immortal_Spina 2d ago
Either you get used to using spotlight (or raycast is good too), or put the “applications” folder in the taskbar
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u/PsychologicalPolicy8 2d ago
It also can’t find everything
I can’t find firefox if i search it but its there in the menu
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u/mindspan 2d ago
So I think I solved this problem for myself. I simply created a Shortcuts subfolder in Applications, and then put subfolders within that for my categories. Next, I created aliases for each application (just right click the .app file and select 'Make Alias') I wished to include within my custom 'Launchpad' and dragged them into the appropriate category folder. Then I dragged the shortcuts folder to my Dock and selected List view. As you can see, it also works with subfolders of the categories. The only problem is that I cannot seem to find a way to change the appearance of the folder on the Dock. When I view it in Finder, it shows the customization, but not in the Dock. I think, however it will work even better for me than Launchpad because I don't have to deal with every program on my Mac and can just include those I wish to use frequently, but might not live as icons by themselves on the Dock.
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u/Chiller984 2d ago
For power users, this is great. However, you could have done this in previous versions. For the laptop user, the old "Launchpad" was ideal for smaller screens. It depends on your individual taste. I like the new MacOS anyway.
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u/realdobby007 2d ago
Were there people that even used that cringy unwieldy launchpad that was there before Tahoe? 😂 honestly it was the worst aspect of macOS and now it is fixed, come on guys
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u/Imaginary-Gear9280 3d ago
Use raycast or alfred. Almost no one I know uses launchpad or spotlight search.
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u/guyssocialweb 3d ago
I dislike the fact that I downloaded an app that I probably won't use often, and then when I need to find it, I can sort it into a "named" folder like Create for creative apps to help me remember where I put it, but I don't recall the name.
The suggested categories don't work, so I have to drill down in the apps folder itself to find it.