Who it's for, and why you can trust it
LaunchUS is young. Rather than ask you to trust us, here is everything you can check.
Maybe one of these is you
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Missing Launchpad
Just updated to macOS 26Can't find Launchpad after macOS 26? LaunchUS reads your old layout and puts your pages and folders back as they were.
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Trackpad people
Lives on gesturesPinch to open, spread to close. Folders and drag-to-arrange are all there, and you set how fast it animates.
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Busy calendars
Uses widgetsPut calendar, to-do and weather widgets in the launcher, and today's plan is the first thing you see.
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Many hats
Uses several layoutsOne layout for code, one for video, one for class. One click to switch, and each keeps its own settings.
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Privacy-minded
Cares about open sourceThe source is public on GitHub. No account, no email.
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Can't remember app names
Uses AIForgot what an app is called? Describe it in the search field and let AI find and open it.
New, and still solid
LaunchUS is young. Rather than ask you to trust us, here is everything you can check.
Native
Written in Swift and AppKit, not a web page in a wrapper. The whole app is under 9 MB, and paging, search and dragging keep up with your fingers, like the system's own.
The code is public
The source is on GitHub under the MIT license, a few versions behind the latest release. Anyone can check what it does, or build it themselves.
Your layout is safe
Every layout change is backed up automatically and can be restored in one click. You can also export it to a file and take it to another Mac.
Leaves your system alone
It only reads your old Launchpad layout to import it, and never changes the system's or other apps' data. Done with it? Just delete it.
Fixes come fast
Reach the developer right from Settings › Feedback. Fixes ship as new versions, and the app updates itself.
Made out of love
No investors, no ads, no selling data, every feature free. Development and servers run on voluntary sponsorship.
Languages
Follows your system by default; switch any time in Settings.
简体中文
繁體中文
English
日本語
Try LaunchUS for free
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