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Launchy Launchpad

Free open-source macOS launcher offering a fullscreen grid, Floaty Mode HUD for quick launches and toggles, instant bilingual and fuzzy search, custom backgrounds, seamless app organization, keyboard-first navigation, auto-updates, and broad accessibility support.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source (MIT)

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
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Features

Properties

  1.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  No Tracking
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  Works Offline
  4.  No registration required
  5.  Dark Mode
  6.  Right-click tab menu
  7.  Global hotkey
  8.  Integrated Search
  9.  Floating windows
  10.  Heads-Up Display
  11.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
  12.  Keyboard Navigation
  13.  Grid View
  14.  Application Launchers
  15. Finder icon  Apple Finder Integration
  16.  Fullscreen support

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  • Developed by

    IE flagJan Feuerbacher

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    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Spanish
    • Italian
    • German
    • French
    • Portuguese
    • Ukrainian
    • Polish
    • Russian
    • Greek
    • Dutch
    • Swedish
    • Croatian
    • Finnish
    • Turkish
    • Vietnamese
    • Japanese
    • Hindi
    • Korean
    • Hausa
    • Yoruba
    • Indonesian

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  •  10 Forks
  •  7 Open Issues
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What is Launchy Launchpad?

Launchy Launchpad is a free, open-source alternative to the traditional Launchpad for macOS users. It offers a fullscreen mode similar to the classic Launchpad interface, but with more comprehensive controls. Its Floaty Mode acts as a Heads-Up Display (HUD), providing quick toggles that fit the modern macOS interface. The software scans and caches app icons for a responsive grid and works natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

The software features a fullscreen grid with enhanced controls, custom backgrounds, and fluid paging for a seamless swipe experience. The Floaty Mode HUD allows for quick launches, toggles, and searches. It also includes an instant search function with bilingual matching, diacritic folding, fuzzy hits, and keyboard-first controls.

Right-click functions include renaming, hiding, moving apps, creating folders, or revealing in Finder. The software is built for speed on Apple Silicon and Intel, is auto-updating, notarized, MIT licensed, and free forever. It respects system text size, high-contrast modes, and VoiceOver labels, making it user-friendly.