A native app for macOS Tahoe

The Launchpad
Apple took away.
Brought back, better.

The full-screen grid. The folders. The pinch gesture. All the things you relied on for a decade — restored, refined, and made for the Mac you use today.

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No spam. One email when it launches. That's it.

You remember when launching apps felt good. We do too.

macOS Tahoe replaced Launchpad with a cramped drawer that fights your muscle memory and dumps every iPhone app into the mix. Fourteen years of spatial organization — gone in one update.

macOS Tahoe — Apps view
A drawer, not a launcher.
No folders. No custom pages. No gesture. A small scrolling list that mixes Mac apps with iPhone apps, resets its size every time, and forgets where you put things.
Relaunch
The launcher you already knew.
Full-screen grid. Drag-and-drop folders. Multiple pages. Pinch to summon. Your apps, where your hands remember them.
"It's pulling in every iPhone app I own, with no way to filter. Turns what should be a quick way to launch apps into a cluttered mess." — MacRumors forums
"I always knew where the infrequently used apps were. Now I have to remember the name and start typing to find it." — Developer on X
"I had close to 150 apps placed in Launchpad in an order that all related apps were in one place. If anyone has found a workaround, let me know." — Apple Community

Grid. Folders. Gestures.

The way it should be.

Relaunch 11:24 AM Search apps... S Safari Mail Notes Creativity X Xcode Figma GitHub 💬 Messages Calendar Photos Terminal V VS Code Spotify Slack Music Clock Reminders Shortcuts Finder Numbers P Pages Preview Console Activity Disk Util Keychain

Built for how you actually use your Mac.

01
Full-screen grid
A proper Launchpad-style takeover. Big icons, generous spacing, your wallpaper behind it all. The way it was always supposed to look.
02
Custom folders
Drag one app onto another. Name it. Done. Group by project, by mood, by however your brain works. Apple forgot this mattered.
03
Pinch to summon
Four-finger pinch inward on your trackpad. Same gesture you trained your hands on for fourteen years. Plus hotkeys and hot corners.

Bring your old layout with you.

Relaunch reads your existing Launchpad database from macOS Sequoia and earlier — every page, every folder, every icon position — and rebuilds it exactly. You don't start over. You pick up where you left off.

One click. Works even if you've already upgraded.

BEFORE · SEQUOIA IMPORT AFTER · RELAUNCH

The honest answers.

When does it launch?

Target: early 2026. I'll email you the exact date the moment it's set. No vaporware — I'll send progress updates along the way so you know it's real.

How much will it cost?

One-time purchase, under $20. No subscription, no trial expiration nonsense. Price gets locked in for early signups — you'll get a launch-week discount code when it ships.

Will it work on Intel Macs?

Yes. Universal binary. Apple Silicon is the primary target but Intel Macs running macOS Tahoe are fully supported.

Does it need special permissions?

Accessibility permission (for the pinch gesture and hotkey) and Full Disk Access (optional, only if you want to import your old Launchpad layout). Everything is opt-in with a clear onboarding flow. No data leaves your Mac.

Who are you?

I'm Usaid — a software engineer who got tired of the Apps view on day one of Tahoe and decided to build what I wanted. I'll be shipping updates publicly. Find me on X at @your_handle.

Will it break with future macOS updates?

Honest answer: some features depend on system APIs that could change. I commit to free updates for the first year, and I'll patch within days of any major macOS release that affects the app. That's the deal.

Get your Launchpad back. First.

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