LaunchNow

LaunchNow is an alternative macOS Launchpad application designed for macOS Sequoia and later. It provides a smoother, more customizable launchpad experience with both Tahoe-style (macOS 15) and Classic-style interfaces.

✨ Features

• 🎨 Dual Style Support — Switch between the fullscreen Launchpad style and the new window style
• 📁 Folder Management — Drag an app onto another app to quickly create a folder; drag apps in/out of folders freely
• 🔄 Icon Rearrangement — Drag and drop app icons to customize your layout with smooth animations
• 🔒 Lock Mode — Hold the Option key to enable lock mode, preventing other icons from moving while you create folders or add apps to folders
• 🔍 App Search — Real-time search across all apps including those inside folders
• ⌨️ Full Keyboard Navigation — Use Tab / Shift+Tab to flip pages, arrow keys to select apps, and Return to launch
• 🖱️ Trackpad Gesture — 4-finger trackpad gesture support for quick access (configurable)
• 🧹 Hidden Apps — Hide unwanted apps from the grid without deleting them
• 📦 Import / Export — Backup and restore your layout configuration
• 📐 Adjustable Icon Size — Customize icon scale to your preference
• 🪟 Glass Effect — Enable/disable the frosted glass background effect
• 🌍 Multi-language — Supports 13 languages with real-time language switching
• 📋 Scroll Sensitivity — Adjust trackpad/mouse scroll sensitivity for page turning

📸 Screenshots

Tahoe Style (Windowed)	Classic Mode (Fullscreen)

🚀 Getting Started

Installation

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page
2. Drag LaunchNow.app to your Applications folder
3. Launch the app — it runs in the background and opens the launchpad window

Quick Usage

| Action | How | |---|---| | Open Launchpad | Click the Dock icon or set a custom trigger | | Launch an app | Click on the app icon | | Rearrange icons | Drag an app to a new position | | Create a folder | Drag one app onto another app | | Add to folder | Drag an app onto a folder | | Remove from folder | Open the folder and drag the app outside | | Lock Mode | Hold Option while dragging (recommended for folder operations) | | Search | Type in the search field at the top | | Turn pages | Scroll with trackpad/mouse or use Tab / Shift+Tab | | Keyboard navigation | Press ↓ or Return to activate, then use arrow keys | | Close / Hide | Press Esc |

Auto Launch (Optional)

Add LaunchNow to your Login Items in System Settings → General → Login Items to have it automatically run in the background at startup.

🙏 Acknowledgments

Special thanks to all contributors who helped make LaunchNow better:

• Code improvement and optimization by @dizzycoder1112
• Dutch translation by @OABsoftware
• Russian translation by @Leoxoo
• Bulgarian translation by Трифон Иванов
• Japanese translation by @endianoia
• Korean translation by @D-KoLee
• Italian & Turkish translations by @wd006
• Vietnamese translation by @ornithobiograph

📄 License

See the LICENSE file for details.