LaunchNow

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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

📄 License

See the LICENSE file for details.