Since macos Tahoe the launchpad is gone which makes OS very unpleasant and unproductive!
Is there a way to go back to macos Sequoia or do I need to find a substitute for my macbook since this makes laptop as good as useless.
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Original Title: Launchpad gone
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 26.0
and if the App Store is the first app in the folder, it will have the logo on the folder, its actually cool
Chrome262 wrote:
and if the App Store is the first app in the folder, it will have the logo on the folder, its actually cool
That is cool.
why is your system still indexing, my cpu runs 97 idle when its just sitting there? turn off your browser and check the cpu usage.
I also wonder about the complete removal of the app launcher without any prior warning from any reviewer. Too bad about upgrading to macos tahoe.
Plenty of media coverage on this issue. At this point, macOS provides the Apps feature that’s part of Spotlight, or pressing Command-A in Finder window opens your Applications folder, which you can set to icon view and arrange how you like.
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The lack of Launchpad in macOS Tahoe is a real pain. The Launchpad substitution is ridiculous. No alternative can replace this feature: not the Applications folder, not the Dock, not the Spotlight.
Dear Apple management and macOS engineering team, please bring Launchpad back to Tahoe. It has been an integral part of the Mac ecosystem for 14 years.
compositing wrote:
Dear Apple management and macOS engineering team, please bring Launchpad back to Tahoe. It has been an integral part of the Mac ecosystem for 14 years.
You are talking into the wind here. This is a user forum and with the exception of community mods most Apple employees are not allowed to participate here.
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Blonde_Hexe wrote:
I want the folders back, which I had in the good old Launchpad before macOS Tahoe. I used to arrange my apps in folders to bring order in my apps, because I have really installed a lot of apps on my Mac.
You can have folders. Make a folder on the desktop. Call it "My Apps" or whatever suits you. Make all the subfolders you want in that folder. Put aliases of apps in the folders you'd like them to be in. Neat trick, you can put an alias of the one app in more than one folder. Once your done, drop the whole folder on the Dock and set it to "Keep in Dock."
You can also try one of the third party alternatives such as AppLauncher (in the App Store) or launchie.
Please Apple, bring back the folders in the Launchpad
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AppGrid Launcher is the replacement I've found. The issue I still have is that it requires using the keyboard or extra "mouse" gestures to access it.
For me, the whole point of LaunchPad - and the best part of the OS - is quickly swiping my finger to the bottom left corner to see a curated dashboard of my software. It's the use of a single finger to access everything - without needing to touch my keyboard - that's the power-user feature I'm missing.
So, with MacOS's inability to map other functions to a hot corner, this replacement app is only half way there.
Yep. Workarounds and third-party apps are not the same. Seeing "Adobe Distiller" at the top after my "seven frequently used apps" whenever I accidentally trigger Spotlight does me zero good, because I never use Adobe Distiller. Oh look, there's two copies of "Adobe After Effects" for some reason. So many Adobes right there that I don't use. Feelin' Really Productive!
sdorst wrote:
Where can I send a request to Apple to fix this?
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Missing Launchpad in macOS Tahoe
