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The application icons in Launchpad windows appear in random (to me) order. Is there a facility to sort them, for example alphabetically?
Mac mini (Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), same version numbers as apps in App
You can do it manually as described in Use Launchpad on your Mac - Apple Support
The following also discusses a Terminal command that may work (I have not tried it myself): Resolved - Is there anyway to sort the icons in Launchpad alphabetically? | MacRumors Forums
Excellent thank you. Great script in MacRumors link, not perfect but very helpful.
can i sort application icons on launchpad
