Launchie App Launcher
A modern App Launcher
Only for Mac
Free · In-App Purchases
Launcher for MacOS. Launch and organize your apps quickly. A highly-customizable launcher.
Launchpad is gone in MacOS 26 Tahoe. Meet Launchie - the lightweight and customizable app launcher for macOS.
Launchie is a modern app launcher that gives you faster access, better organization, and a beautiful interface.
Access your apps faster with Launchie.
Launchie is the app launcher designed to fit your workflow. Whether you are a power user or just want a cleaner desktop, Launchie provides a beautiful and efficient way to browse and open your applications.
Speed meets Style Launchie feels right at home on macOS with a native look and feel.
It is lightweight, fast, and fully customizable.
Key Features:
- Instant Access - Open Launchie with ⌘ + K or your own custom shortcut.
- Smart Search - Find and launch any app in seconds.
- Drag & Drop - Reorder apps exactly how you like.
- Folders - Group apps to keep your workspace tidy.
- Backup & Restore - Save your Launchie setup and easily restore it anytime.
- Quick Close - Press Esc to instantly return to what you were doing or click outside of the Launchie window.
- Hot Corner Activation - Open Launchie via Hot Corner Functionality (Pro Version)
- Hide Apps (Pro Version)
- Smart Lists - Shows recently used, most used or newest apps on top in a quick access section.
- Customizable Look: Lot of customization features. Adjust Launchie to your needs.
- Modern Liquid Glass UI or tradiotional sheet look
Why Launchie?
- Designed for speed, simplicity, and customization.
- No clutter, no distractions - just your apps at your fingertips.
- Perfect for anyone who wants a smarter, faster, and more personal Launchpad experience.
EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
more ## 1.4.4
- Made it easier to drag apps into folders while viewing a Space. Folder drops now favor adding the app to the folder, while still allowing precise edge drops for reordering.
- Fixed an issue where reordering apps inside a folder while viewing a Space could replace the entire Space with that folder's contents. Folder changes now stay inside the folder, and the Space keeps its original apps and folders.
## 1.4.3
- Optimizations and bug fixes
## 1.4.2
- Added a new `Launch All` action for folders. You can now open every app in a folder at once from the folder header, with a confirmation step for larger launches.
- Added a new Spaces placement option. Space chips can now be shown at the top of the header instead of only in the footer.
- Fixed an issue where clicking the desktop would not close Launchie, even though clicking another window would. Launchie now dismisses consistently when you click outside the window.
- Fixed a Pro authorization issue that could appear after Launchie started while offline or briefly lost Wi-Fi. Launchie now keeps your existing Pro access more reliably and re-checks it automatically once the connection returns.
- Added a new Danger Zone reset action in Settings so you can clear all saved Launchie settings, layout data, spaces, hidden apps, custom directories, and folder permissions in one step.
## 1.4.1
- Added a setting to hide the menu bar icon for users who prefer opening Launchie from the Dock.
- Launchie now keeps running normally in the background when the menu bar icon is turned off, so hotkeys, hot corners, and Dock launching still work.
- Added new Pro options: you can now choose between Monthly Pro, Yearly Pro, or Lifetime Pro directly in Launchie.
- Existing lifetime customers are still supported. Earlier one-time Pro purchases continue to unlock Launchie Pro permanently.
- Added a new Quick Access placement setting. You can now keep Quick Access pinned above the grid or place it inside the main scroll area.
- Improved Spaces in light mode. Selected space icons and chip outlines are now easier to distinguish against bright backgrounds.
## 1.3.11
- App installs and removals now show up much faster in Launchie. New and deleted apps are detected almost instantly in most cases, while the regular background refresh remains in place as a lightweight fallback.
- Fixed an issue where some iPhone, iPad, and web apps could disappear from Launchie after adding broad custom app directories.
## 1.3.10
- Fixed an issue where non-app files could appear in the "All Apps" view when a custom directory pointed to a broad location. Launchie now validates each discovered .app bundle by checking for a valid Info.plist and filtering out background-only daemons, preventing system internals, framework helpers, and non-macOS files from cluttering the app grid.
- Improved horizontal swiping for Spaces and the root view, especially on the trackpad. Space switching now feels more natural and immersive, with better control to prevent accidental jumps across multiple spaces.
- Made switching between the root view and Spaces feel faster and more natural by tightening the transition animation and reducing the heavy bounce.
1.4.4 24 May
## 1.4.3
- Optimizations and bug fixes
## 1.4.2
- Added a new `Launch All` action for folders. You can now open every app in a folder at once from the folder header, with a confirmation step for larger launches.
- Added a new Spaces placement option. Space chips can now be shown at the top of the header instead of only in the footer.
- Fixed an issue where clicking the desktop would not close Launchie, even though clicking another window would. Launchie now dismisses consistently when you click outside the window.
- Fixed a Pro authorization issue that could appear after Launchie started while offline or briefly lost Wi-Fi. Launchie now keeps your existing Pro access more reliably and re-checks it automatically once the connection returns.
- Added a new Danger Zone reset action in Settings so you can clear all saved Launchie settings, layout data, spaces, hidden apps, custom directories, and folder permissions in one step.
## 1.4.1
- Added a setting to hide the menu bar icon for users who prefer opening Launchie from the Dock.
- Launchie now keeps running normally in the background when the menu bar icon is turned off, so hotkeys, hot corners, and Dock launching still work.
- Added new Pro options: you can now choose between Monthly Pro, Yearly Pro, or Lifetime Pro directly in Launchie.
- Existing lifetime customers are still supported. Earlier one-time Pro purchases continue to unlock Launchie Pro permanently.
- Added a new Quick Access placement setting. You can now keep Quick Access pinned above the grid or place it inside the main scroll area.
- Improved Spaces in light mode. Selected space icons and chip outlines are now easier to distinguish against bright backgrounds.
## 1.3.11
- App installs and removals now show up much faster in Launchie. New and deleted apps are detected almost instantly in most cases, while the regular background refresh remains in place as a lightweight fallback.
- Fixed an issue where some iPhone, iPad, and web apps could disappear from Launchie after adding broad custom app directories.
## 1.3.10
- Fixed an issue where non-app files could appear in the "All Apps" view when a custom directory pointed to a broad location. Launchie now validates each discovered .app bundle by checking for a valid Info.plist and filtering out background-only daemons, preventing system internals, framework helpers, and non-macOS files from cluttering the app grid.
- Improved horizontal swiping for Spaces and the root view, especially on the trackpad. Space switching now feels more natural and immersive, with better control to prevent accidental jumps across multiple spaces.
- Made switching between the root view and Spaces feel faster and more natural by tightening the transition animation and reducing the heavy bounce.
## 1.3.9
- Added "Send to Position" support for folders — right-click any folder to move it to an exact grid position, just like apps.
- Fixed "Send to Position" not working when viewing a Space — it now correctly reorders items within the active Space instead of silently modifying root-level positions.
- Fixed an issue where Pro purchases were not recognized, causing legitimate buyers to lose access to Pro features.
- Restore Purchases now syncs with App Store servers, fixing cases where previous purchases were not detected.
- Purchase alerts now show accurate titles and messages instead of a generic error for all non-success outcomes (e.g. "Purchase Pending" for parental approval, or no alert at all when the user simply cancels).
- Pro status loads instantly on launch instead of briefly showing the free tier while verifying.
- Removed the App Store vs Direct Download version distinction — the app now always checks StoreKit entitlements directly.
1.4.3 13 May
## 1.4.2
- Added a new `Launch All` action for folders. You can now open every app in a folder at once from the folder header, with a confirmation step for larger launches.
- Added a new Spaces placement option. Space chips can now be shown at the top of the header instead of only in the footer.
- Fixed an issue where clicking the desktop would not close Launchie, even though clicking another window would. Launchie now dismisses consistently when you click outside the window.
- Fixed a Pro authorization issue that could appear after Launchie started while offline or briefly lost Wi-Fi. Launchie now keeps your existing Pro access more reliably and re-checks it automatically once the connection returns.
- Added a new Danger Zone reset action in Settings so you can clear all saved Launchie settings, layout data, spaces, hidden apps, custom directories, and folder permissions in one step.
## 1.4.1
- Added a setting to hide the menu bar icon for users who prefer opening Launchie from the Dock.
- Launchie now keeps running normally in the background when the menu bar icon is turned off, so hotkeys, hot corners, and Dock launching still work.
- Added new Pro options: you can now choose between Monthly Pro, Yearly Pro, or Lifetime Pro directly in Launchie.
- Existing lifetime customers are still supported. Earlier one-time Pro purchases continue to unlock Launchie Pro permanently.
- Added a new Quick Access placement setting. You can now keep Quick Access pinned above the grid or place it inside the main scroll area.
- Improved Spaces in light mode. Selected space icons and chip outlines are now easier to distinguish against bright backgrounds.
## 1.3.11
- App installs and removals now show up much faster in Launchie. New and deleted apps are detected almost instantly in most cases, while the regular background refresh remains in place as a lightweight fallback.
- Fixed an issue where some iPhone, iPad, and web apps could disappear from Launchie after adding broad custom app directories.
## 1.3.10
- Fixed an issue where non-app files could appear in the "All Apps" view when a custom directory pointed to a broad location. Launchie now validates each discovered .app bundle by checking for a valid Info.plist and filtering out background-only daemons, preventing system internals, framework helpers, and non-macOS files from cluttering the app grid.
- Improved horizontal swiping for Spaces and the root view, especially on the trackpad. Space switching now feels more natural and immersive, with better control to prevent accidental jumps across multiple spaces.
- Made switching between the root view and Spaces feel faster and more natural by tightening the transition animation and reducing the heavy bounce.
## 1.3.9
- Added "Send to Position" support for folders — right-click any folder to move it to an exact grid position, just like apps.
- Fixed "Send to Position" not working when viewing a Space — it now correctly reorders items within the active Space instead of silently modifying root-level positions.
- Fixed an issue where Pro purchases were not recognized, causing legitimate buyers to lose access to Pro features.
- Restore Purchases now syncs with App Store servers, fixing cases where previous purchases were not detected.
- Purchase alerts now show accurate titles and messages instead of a generic error for all non-success outcomes (e.g. "Purchase Pending" for parental approval, or no alert at all when the user simply cancels).
- Pro status loads instantly on launch instead of briefly showing the free tier while verifying.
- Removed the App Store vs Direct Download version distinction — the app now always checks StoreKit entitlements directly.
1.4.2 18 Apr
## 1.4.1
- Added a setting to hide the menu bar icon for users who prefer opening Launchie from the Dock.
- Launchie now keeps running normally in the background when the menu bar icon is turned off, so hotkeys, hot corners, and Dock launching still work.
- Added new Pro options: you can now choose between Monthly Pro, Yearly Pro, or Lifetime Pro directly in Launchie.
- Existing lifetime customers are still supported. Earlier one-time Pro purchases continue to unlock Launchie Pro permanently.
- Added a new Quick Access placement setting. You can now keep Quick Access pinned above the grid or place it inside the main scroll area.
- Improved Spaces in light mode. Selected space icons and chip outlines are now easier to distinguish against bright backgrounds.
## 1.3.11
- App installs and removals now show up much faster in Launchie. New and deleted apps are detected almost instantly in most cases, while the regular background refresh remains in place as a lightweight fallback.
- Fixed an issue where some iPhone, iPad, and web apps could disappear from Launchie after adding broad custom app directories.
## 1.3.10
- Fixed an issue where non-app files could appear in the "All Apps" view when a custom directory pointed to a broad location. Launchie now validates each discovered .app bundle by checking for a valid Info.plist and filtering out background-only daemons, preventing system internals, framework helpers, and non-macOS files from cluttering the app grid.
- Improved horizontal swiping for Spaces and the root view, especially on the trackpad. Space switching now feels more natural and immersive, with better control to prevent accidental jumps across multiple spaces.
- Made switching between the root view and Spaces feel faster and more natural by tightening the transition animation and reducing the heavy bounce.
## 1.3.9
- Added "Send to Position" support for folders — right-click any folder to move it to an exact grid position, just like apps.
- Fixed "Send to Position" not working when viewing a Space — it now correctly reorders items within the active Space instead of silently modifying root-level positions.
- Fixed an issue where Pro purchases were not recognized, causing legitimate buyers to lose access to Pro features.
- Restore Purchases now syncs with App Store servers, fixing cases where previous purchases were not detected.
- Purchase alerts now show accurate titles and messages instead of a generic error for all non-success outcomes (e.g. "Purchase Pending" for parental approval, or no alert at all when the user simply cancels).
- Pro status loads instantly on launch instead of briefly showing the free tier while verifying.
- Removed the App Store vs Direct Download version distinction — the app now always checks StoreKit entitlements directly.
## 1.3.8
- Fixed blurry icons in the folder preview
- Fixed a bug where the overlay would sometimes appear without keyboard focus when opened from certain apps (e.g. Xcode), requiring an extra click to use it
- Fixed a bug where the color picker for the window tint settings would not work correctly and hide behind the main window.
- Fixed a bug where apps assigned to Spaces could lose their positions after a rescan or app restart when Exclusive Mode was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where Space layouts could be permanently erased if the app rendered a Space before applications finished loading.
- Improved data persistence: app positions and folder state are now saved on quit to prevent data loss.
# 1.3.7
- Fixed a bug where users couldn't add the user applications folder to the app directories, because the overlay was appearing behind the open panel.
## 1.3.6
- Fixed a bug where using keyboard arrows to select an app in search results and pressing Enter would open the wrong app.
- Fixed a bug where the most recent apps would show less apps than the grid size.
- Improved the update section in the settings.
- Fixed Cutoff Text in Settings.
1.4.1 16 Apr
## 1.3.11
- App installs and removals now show up much faster in Launchie. New and deleted apps are detected almost instantly in most cases, while the regular background refresh remains in place as a lightweight fallback.
- Fixed an issue where some iPhone, iPad, and web apps could disappear from Launchie after adding broad custom app directories.
## 1.3.10
- Fixed an issue where non-app files could appear in the "All Apps" view when a custom directory pointed to a broad location. Launchie now validates each discovered .app bundle by checking for a valid Info.plist and filtering out background-only daemons, preventing system internals, framework helpers, and non-macOS files from cluttering the app grid.
- Improved horizontal swiping for Spaces and the root view, especially on the trackpad. Space switching now feels more natural and immersive, with better control to prevent accidental jumps across multiple spaces.
- Made switching between the root view and Spaces feel faster and more natural by tightening the transition animation and reducing the heavy bounce.
## 1.3.9
- Added "Send to Position" support for folders — right-click any folder to move it to an exact grid position, just like apps.
- Fixed "Send to Position" not working when viewing a Space — it now correctly reorders items within the active Space instead of silently modifying root-level positions.
- Fixed an issue where Pro purchases were not recognized, causing legitimate buyers to lose access to Pro features.
- Restore Purchases now syncs with App Store servers, fixing cases where previous purchases were not detected.
- Purchase alerts now show accurate titles and messages instead of a generic error for all non-success outcomes (e.g. "Purchase Pending" for parental approval, or no alert at all when the user simply cancels).
- Pro status loads instantly on launch instead of briefly showing the free tier while verifying.
- Removed the App Store vs Direct Download version distinction — the app now always checks StoreKit entitlements directly.
## 1.3.8
- Fixed blurry icons in the folder preview
- Fixed a bug where the overlay would sometimes appear without keyboard focus when opened from certain apps (e.g. Xcode), requiring an extra click to use it
- Fixed a bug where the color picker for the window tint settings would not work correctly and hide behind the main window.
- Fixed a bug where apps assigned to Spaces could lose their positions after a rescan or app restart when Exclusive Mode was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where Space layouts could be permanently erased if the app rendered a Space before applications finished loading.
- Improved data persistence: app positions and folder state are now saved on quit to prevent data loss.
# 1.3.7
- Fixed a bug where users couldn't add the user applications folder to the app directories, because the overlay was appearing behind the open panel.
## 1.3.6
- Fixed a bug where using keyboard arrows to select an app in search results and pressing Enter would open the wrong app.
- Fixed a bug where the most recent apps would show less apps than the grid size.
- Improved the update section in the settings.
- Fixed Cutoff Text in Settings.
## 1.3.5
- Smarter Search: Shows now the most used apps first in the search results.
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Added Settings and New Folder buttons to the header in space mode.
- New feature: Default Space setting. When enabled, Launchie will open on the selected space when launched.
## 1.3.4
- Added a hint overlay when trying to drag apps while sorting is enabled. The pill reminds users to switch to Custom sort mode to enable drag and drop reordering.
- Fixed exclusive mode when sorting was active
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Improved handling of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other IME input methods in the search bar.
1.3.11 18 Mar
## 1.3.10
- Fixed an issue where non-app files could appear in the "All Apps" view when a custom directory pointed to a broad location. Launchie now validates each discovered .app bundle by checking for a valid Info.plist and filtering out background-only daemons, preventing system internals, framework helpers, and non-macOS files from cluttering the app grid.
- Improved horizontal swiping for Spaces and the root view, especially on the trackpad. Space switching now feels more natural and immersive, with better control to prevent accidental jumps across multiple spaces.
- Made switching between the root view and Spaces feel faster and more natural by tightening the transition animation and reducing the heavy bounce.
## 1.3.9
- Added "Send to Position" support for folders — right-click any folder to move it to an exact grid position, just like apps.
- Fixed "Send to Position" not working when viewing a Space — it now correctly reorders items within the active Space instead of silently modifying root-level positions.
- Fixed an issue where Pro purchases were not recognized, causing legitimate buyers to lose access to Pro features.
- Restore Purchases now syncs with App Store servers, fixing cases where previous purchases were not detected.
- Purchase alerts now show accurate titles and messages instead of a generic error for all non-success outcomes (e.g. "Purchase Pending" for parental approval, or no alert at all when the user simply cancels).
- Pro status loads instantly on launch instead of briefly showing the free tier while verifying.
- Removed the App Store vs Direct Download version distinction — the app now always checks StoreKit entitlements directly.
## 1.3.8
- Fixed blurry icons in the folder preview
- Fixed a bug where the overlay would sometimes appear without keyboard focus when opened from certain apps (e.g. Xcode), requiring an extra click to use it
- Fixed a bug where the color picker for the window tint settings would not work correctly and hide behind the main window.
- Fixed a bug where apps assigned to Spaces could lose their positions after a rescan or app restart when Exclusive Mode was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where Space layouts could be permanently erased if the app rendered a Space before applications finished loading.
- Improved data persistence: app positions and folder state are now saved on quit to prevent data loss.
# 1.3.7
- Fixed a bug where users couldn't add the user applications folder to the app directories, because the overlay was appearing behind the open panel.
## 1.3.6
- Fixed a bug where using keyboard arrows to select an app in search results and pressing Enter would open the wrong app.
- Fixed a bug where the most recent apps would show less apps than the grid size.
- Improved the update section in the settings.
- Fixed Cutoff Text in Settings.
## 1.3.5
- Smarter Search: Shows now the most used apps first in the search results.
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Added Settings and New Folder buttons to the header in space mode.
- New feature: Default Space setting. When enabled, Launchie will open on the selected space when launched.
## 1.3.4
- Added a hint overlay when trying to drag apps while sorting is enabled. The pill reminds users to switch to Custom sort mode to enable drag and drop reordering.
- Fixed exclusive mode when sorting was active
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Improved handling of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other IME input methods in the search bar.
1.3.10 16 Mar
## 1.3.9
- Added "Send to Position" support for folders — right-click any folder to move it to an exact grid position, just like apps.
- Fixed "Send to Position" not working when viewing a Space — it now correctly reorders items within the active Space instead of silently modifying root-level positions.
- Fixed an issue where Pro purchases were not recognized, causing legitimate buyers to lose access to Pro features.
- Restore Purchases now syncs with App Store servers, fixing cases where previous purchases were not detected.
- Purchase alerts now show accurate titles and messages instead of a generic error for all non-success outcomes (e.g. "Purchase Pending" for parental approval, or no alert at all when the user simply cancels).
- Pro status loads instantly on launch instead of briefly showing the free tier while verifying.
- Removed the App Store vs Direct Download version distinction — the app now always checks StoreKit entitlements directly.
## 1.3.8
- Fixed blurry icons in the folder preview
- Fixed a bug where the overlay would sometimes appear without keyboard focus when opened from certain apps (e.g. Xcode), requiring an extra click to use it
- Fixed a bug where the color picker for the window tint settings would not work correctly and hide behind the main window.
- Fixed a bug where apps assigned to Spaces could lose their positions after a rescan or app restart when Exclusive Mode was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where Space layouts could be permanently erased if the app rendered a Space before applications finished loading.
- Improved data persistence: app positions and folder state are now saved on quit to prevent data loss.
# 1.3.7
- Fixed a bug where users couldn't add the user applications folder to the app directories, because the overlay was appearing behind the open panel.
## 1.3.6
- Fixed a bug where using keyboard arrows to select an app in search results and pressing Enter would open the wrong app.
- Fixed a bug where the most recent apps would show less apps than the grid size.
- Improved the update section in the settings.
- Fixed Cutoff Text in Settings.
## 1.3.5
- Smarter Search: Shows now the most used apps first in the search results.
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Added Settings and New Folder buttons to the header in space mode.
- New feature: Default Space setting. When enabled, Launchie will open on the selected space when launched.
## 1.3.4
- Added a hint overlay when trying to drag apps while sorting is enabled. The pill reminds users to switch to Custom sort mode to enable drag and drop reordering.
- Fixed exclusive mode when sorting was active
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Improved handling of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other IME input methods in the search bar.
## 1.3.3
- Fixed a bug where the root level items that are in spaces would not be hidden even when exclusive mode was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where the search bar would not work correctly when using Japanese, Chinese, Korean or other IME input methods.
- Fixed a bug where the pro status would not be updated when a transaction was updated. (e.g. when a family member purchases the pro version on their device, the pro status will be updated on all devices instantly, without manual intervention.)
## 1.3.2
- Improved stability and drag & drop performance
- Improved folder functionality
- Improved space / folders interaction
- Added Spaces Settings Section
- Added Exclusive Mode setting to the Spaces Settings Section which hides apps and folders from the root view when they are added to a space. They will only appear in their assigned spaces if enabled.
## 1.3.1
- Refactor Tap Gesture Handling in for Improved User Interaction
- Added glass effect buttons to the quick access section.
- Lot of little improvements and bug fixes
1.3.9 7 Mar
## 1.3.8
- Fixed blurry icons in the folder preview
- Fixed a bug where the overlay would sometimes appear without keyboard focus when opened from certain apps (e.g. Xcode), requiring an extra click to use it
- Fixed a bug where the color picker for the window tint settings would not work correctly and hide behind the main window.
- Fixed a bug where apps assigned to Spaces could lose their positions after a rescan or app restart when Exclusive Mode was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where Space layouts could be permanently erased if the app rendered a Space before applications finished loading.
- Improved data persistence: app positions and folder state are now saved on quit to prevent data loss.
# 1.3.7
- Fixed a bug where users couldn't add the user applications folder to the app directories, because the overlay was appearing behind the open panel.
## 1.3.6
- Fixed a bug where using keyboard arrows to select an app in search results and pressing Enter would open the wrong app.
- Fixed a bug where the most recent apps would show less apps than the grid size.
- Improved the update section in the settings.
- Fixed Cutoff Text in Settings.
## 1.3.5
- Smarter Search: Shows now the most used apps first in the search results.
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Added Settings and New Folder buttons to the header in space mode.
- New feature: Default Space setting. When enabled, Launchie will open on the selected space when launched.
## 1.3.4
- Added a hint overlay when trying to drag apps while sorting is enabled. The pill reminds users to switch to Custom sort mode to enable drag and drop reordering.
- Fixed exclusive mode when sorting was active
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Improved handling of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other IME input methods in the search bar.
## 1.3.3
- Fixed a bug where the root level items that are in spaces would not be hidden even when exclusive mode was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where the search bar would not work correctly when using Japanese, Chinese, Korean or other IME input methods.
- Fixed a bug where the pro status would not be updated when a transaction was updated. (e.g. when a family member purchases the pro version on their device, the pro status will be updated on all devices instantly, without manual intervention.)
## 1.3.2
- Improved stability and drag & drop performance
- Improved folder functionality
- Improved space / folders interaction
- Added Spaces Settings Section
- Added Exclusive Mode setting to the Spaces Settings Section which hides apps and folders from the root view when they are added to a space. They will only appear in their assigned spaces if enabled.
## 1.3.1
- Refactor Tap Gesture Handling in for Improved User Interaction
- Added glass effect buttons to the quick access section.
- Lot of little improvements and bug fixes
## 1.3.0
- Improved Hot Corner functionality, opens faster and is easier to use
- Fix for non-apple-account users: Launchie won't ask to sign in to your apple account anymore.
- Clearer Context Menu: Spaces context menus now show “Remove from Space” for apps and folders. "Delete Folder" is only shown in the root.
- Fixed a memory leak where every icon instantiated its own hidden Send to Position alert—now the prompt is presented once per view so context menus no longer spawn hundreds of leaked menus after long sessions.
- Added the ability to set a custom window tint color for Launchie's background.
- Changed the default app refresh interval to 5 minutes.
- Added 1 Minute Option to the app refresh interval picker.
- Added Ability to drag an app between two folders
1.3.8 2 Mar
# 1.3.7
- Fixed a bug where users couldn't add the user applications folder to the app directories, because the overlay was appearing behind the open panel.
## 1.3.6
- Fixed a bug where using keyboard arrows to select an app in search results and pressing Enter would open the wrong app.
- Fixed a bug where the most recent apps would show less apps than the grid size.
- Improved the update section in the settings.
- Fixed Cutoff Text in Settings.
## 1.3.5
- Smarter Search: Shows now the most used apps first in the search results.
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Added Settings and New Folder buttons to the header in space mode.
- New feature: Default Space setting. When enabled, Launchie will open on the selected space when launched.
## 1.3.4
- Added a hint overlay when trying to drag apps while sorting is enabled. The pill reminds users to switch to Custom sort mode to enable drag and drop reordering.
- Fixed exclusive mode when sorting was active
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Improved handling of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other IME input methods in the search bar.
## 1.3.3
- Fixed a bug where the root level items that are in spaces would not be hidden even when exclusive mode was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where the search bar would not work correctly when using Japanese, Chinese, Korean or other IME input methods.
- Fixed a bug where the pro status would not be updated when a transaction was updated. (e.g. when a family member purchases the pro version on their device, the pro status will be updated on all devices instantly, without manual intervention.)
## 1.3.2
- Improved stability and drag & drop performance
- Improved folder functionality
- Improved space / folders interaction
- Added Spaces Settings Section
- Added Exclusive Mode setting to the Spaces Settings Section which hides apps and folders from the root view when they are added to a space. They will only appear in their assigned spaces if enabled.
## 1.3.1
- Refactor Tap Gesture Handling in for Improved User Interaction
- Added glass effect buttons to the quick access section.
- Lot of little improvements and bug fixes
## 1.3.0
- Improved Hot Corner functionality, opens faster and is easier to use
- Fix for non-apple-account users: Launchie won't ask to sign in to your apple account anymore.
- Clearer Context Menu: Spaces context menus now show “Remove from Space” for apps and folders. "Delete Folder" is only shown in the root.
- Fixed a memory leak where every icon instantiated its own hidden Send to Position alert—now the prompt is presented once per view so context menus no longer spawn hundreds of leaked menus after long sessions.
- Added the ability to set a custom window tint color for Launchie's background.
- Changed the default app refresh interval to 5 minutes.
- Added 1 Minute Option to the app refresh interval picker.
- Added Ability to drag an app between two folders
1.3.7 25 Feb
## 1.3.6
- Fixed a bug where using keyboard arrows to select an app in search results and pressing Enter would open the wrong app.
- Fixed a bug where the most recent apps would show less apps than the grid size.
- Improved the update section in the settings.
- Fixed Cutoff Text in Settings.
## 1.3.5
- Smarter Search: Shows now the most used apps first in the search results.
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Added Settings and New Folder buttons to the header in space mode.
- New feature: Default Space setting. When enabled, Launchie will open on the selected space when launched.
## 1.3.4
- Added a hint overlay when trying to drag apps while sorting is enabled. The pill reminds users to switch to Custom sort mode to enable drag and drop reordering.
- Fixed exclusive mode when sorting was active
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Improved handling of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other IME input methods in the search bar.
## 1.3.3
- Fixed a bug where the root level items that are in spaces would not be hidden even when exclusive mode was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where the search bar would not work correctly when using Japanese, Chinese, Korean or other IME input methods.
- Fixed a bug where the pro status would not be updated when a transaction was updated. (e.g. when a family member purchases the pro version on their device, the pro status will be updated on all devices instantly, without manual intervention.)
## 1.3.2
- Improved stability and drag & drop performance
- Improved folder functionality
- Improved space / folders interaction
- Added Spaces Settings Section
- Added Exclusive Mode setting to the Spaces Settings Section which hides apps and folders from the root view when they are added to a space. They will only appear in their assigned spaces if enabled.
## 1.3.1
- Refactor Tap Gesture Handling in for Improved User Interaction
- Added glass effect buttons to the quick access section.
- Lot of little improvements and bug fixes
## 1.3.0
- Improved Hot Corner functionality, opens faster and is easier to use
- Fix for non-apple-account users: Launchie won't ask to sign in to your apple account anymore.
- Clearer Context Menu: Spaces context menus now show “Remove from Space” for apps and folders. "Delete Folder" is only shown in the root.
- Fixed a memory leak where every icon instantiated its own hidden Send to Position alert—now the prompt is presented once per view so context menus no longer spawn hundreds of leaked menus after long sessions.
- Added the ability to set a custom window tint color for Launchie's background.
- Changed the default app refresh interval to 5 minutes.
- Added 1 Minute Option to the app refresh interval picker.
- Added Ability to drag an app between two folders
1.3.6 15 Feb
## 1.3.5
- Smarter Search: Shows now the most used apps first in the search results.
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Added Settings and New Folder buttons to the header in space mode.
- New feature: Default Space setting. When enabled, Launchie will open on the selected space when launched.
## 1.3.4
- Added a hint overlay when trying to drag apps while sorting is enabled. The pill reminds users to switch to Custom sort mode to enable drag and drop reordering.
- Fixed exclusive mode when sorting was active
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Improved handling of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other IME input methods in the search bar.
## 1.3.3
- Fixed a bug where the root level items that are in spaces would not be hidden even when exclusive mode was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where the search bar would not work correctly when using Japanese, Chinese, Korean or other IME input methods.
- Fixed a bug where the pro status would not be updated when a transaction was updated. (e.g. when a family member purchases the pro version on their device, the pro status will be updated on all devices instantly, without manual intervention.)
## 1.3.2
- Improved stability and drag & drop performance
- Improved folder functionality
- Improved space / folders interaction
- Added Spaces Settings Section
- Added Exclusive Mode setting to the Spaces Settings Section which hides apps and folders from the root view when they are added to a space. They will only appear in their assigned spaces if enabled.
## 1.3.1
- Refactor Tap Gesture Handling in for Improved User Interaction
- Added glass effect buttons to the quick access section.
- Lot of little improvements and bug fixes
## 1.3.0
- Improved Hot Corner functionality, opens faster and is easier to use
- Fix for non-apple-account users: Launchie won't ask to sign in to your apple account anymore.
- Clearer Context Menu: Spaces context menus now show “Remove from Space” for apps and folders. "Delete Folder" is only shown in the root.
- Fixed a memory leak where every icon instantiated its own hidden Send to Position alert—now the prompt is presented once per view so context menus no longer spawn hundreds of leaked menus after long sessions.
- Added the ability to set a custom window tint color for Launchie's background.
- Changed the default app refresh interval to 5 minutes.
- Added 1 Minute Option to the app refresh interval picker.
- Added Ability to drag an app between two folders
## 1.2.11
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.3.5 9 Feb
## 1.3.4
- Added a hint overlay when trying to drag apps while sorting is enabled. The pill reminds users to switch to Custom sort mode to enable drag and drop reordering.
- Fixed exclusive mode when sorting was active
- Performance improvements and bug fixes
- Improved handling of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other IME input methods in the search bar.
## 1.3.3
- Fixed a bug where the root level items that are in spaces would not be hidden even when exclusive mode was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where the search bar would not work correctly when using Japanese, Chinese, Korean or other IME input methods.
- Fixed a bug where the pro status would not be updated when a transaction was updated. (e.g. when a family member purchases the pro version on their device, the pro status will be updated on all devices instantly, without manual intervention.)
## 1.3.2
- Improved stability and drag & drop performance
- Improved folder functionality
- Improved space / folders interaction
- Added Spaces Settings Section
- Added Exclusive Mode setting to the Spaces Settings Section which hides apps and folders from the root view when they are added to a space. They will only appear in their assigned spaces if enabled.
## 1.3.1
- Refactor Tap Gesture Handling in for Improved User Interaction
- Added glass effect buttons to the quick access section.
- Lot of little improvements and bug fixes
## 1.3.0
- Improved Hot Corner functionality, opens faster and is easier to use
- Fix for non-apple-account users: Launchie won't ask to sign in to your apple account anymore.
- Clearer Context Menu: Spaces context menus now show “Remove from Space” for apps and folders. "Delete Folder" is only shown in the root.
- Fixed a memory leak where every icon instantiated its own hidden Send to Position alert—now the prompt is presented once per view so context menus no longer spawn hundreds of leaked menus after long sessions.
- Added the ability to set a custom window tint color for Launchie's background.
- Changed the default app refresh interval to 5 minutes.
- Added 1 Minute Option to the app refresh interval picker.
- Added Ability to drag an app between two folders
1.3.4 23 Jan
## 1.3.3
- Fixed a bug where the root level items that are in spaces would not be hidden even when exclusive mode was enabled.
- Fixed a bug where the search bar would not work correctly when using Japanese, Chinese, Korean or other IME input methods.
- Fixed a bug where the pro status would not be updated when a transaction was updated. (e.g. when a family member purchases the pro version on their device, the pro status will be updated on all devices instantly, without manual intervention.)
## 1.3.2
- Improved stability and drag & drop performance
- Improved folder functionality
- Improved space / folders interaction
- Added Spaces Settings Section
- Added Exclusive Mode setting to the Spaces Settings Section which hides apps and folders from the root view when they are added to a space. They will only appear in their assigned spaces if enabled.
## 1.3.1
- Refactor Tap Gesture Handling in for Improved User Interaction
- Added glass effect buttons to the quick access section.
- Lot of little improvements and bug fixes
## 1.3.0
- Improved Hot Corner functionality, opens faster and is easier to use
- Fix for non-apple-account users: Launchie won't ask to sign in to your apple account anymore.
- Clearer Context Menu: Spaces context menus now show “Remove from Space” for apps and folders. "Delete Folder" is only shown in the root.
- Fixed a memory leak where every icon instantiated its own hidden Send to Position alert—now the prompt is presented once per view so context menus no longer spawn hundreds of leaked menus after long sessions.
- Added the ability to set a custom window tint color for Launchie's background.
- Changed the default app refresh interval to 5 minutes.
- Added 1 Minute Option to the app refresh interval picker.
- Added Ability to drag an app between two folders
1.3.3 16 Jan
## 1.3.2
- Improved stability and drag & drop performance
- Improved folder functionality
- Improved space / folders interaction
- Added Spaces Settings Section
- Added Exclusive Mode setting to the Spaces Settings Section which hides apps and folders from the root view when they are added to a space. They will only appear in their assigned spaces if enabled.
## 1.3.1
- Refactor Tap Gesture Handling in for Improved User Interaction
- Added glass effect buttons to the quick access section.
- Lot of little improvements and bug fixes
## 1.3.0
- Improved Hot Corner functionality, opens faster and is easier to use
- Fix for non-apple-account users: Launchie won't ask to sign in to your apple account anymore.
- Clearer Context Menu: Spaces context menus now show “Remove from Space” for apps and folders. "Delete Folder" is only shown in the root.
- Fixed a memory leak where every icon instantiated its own hidden Send to Position alert—now the prompt is presented once per view so context menus no longer spawn hundreds of leaked menus after long sessions.
- Added the ability to set a custom window tint color for Launchie's background.
- Changed the default app refresh interval to 5 minutes.
- Added 1 Minute Option to the app refresh interval picker.
- Added Ability to drag an app between two folders
1.3.2 10 Jan
# Changelog
## 1.3.1
- Refactor Tap Gesture Handling in for Improved User Interaction
- Added glass effect buttons to the quick access section.
- Lot of little improvements and bug fixes
## 1.3.0
- Improved Hot Corner functionality, opens faster and is easier to use
- Fix for non-apple-account users: Launchie won't ask to sign in to your apple account anymore.
- Clearer Context Menu: Spaces context menus now show “Remove from Space” for apps and folders. "Delete Folder" is only shown in the root.
- Fixed a memory leak where every icon instantiated its own hidden Send to Position alert—now the prompt is presented once per view so context menus no longer spawn hundreds of leaked menus after long sessions.
- Added the ability to set a custom window tint color for Launchie's background.
- Changed the default app refresh interval to 5 minutes.
- Added 1 Minute Option to the app refresh interval picker.
- Added Ability to drag an app between two folders
1.3.1 6 Jan
## 1.3.0
- Improved Hot Corner functionality, opens faster and is easier to use
- Fix for non-apple-account users: Launchie won't ask to sign in to your apple account anymore.
- Clearer Context Menu: Spaces context menus now show “Remove from Space” for apps and folders. "Delete Folder" is only shown in the root.
- Fixed a memory leak where every icon instantiated its own hidden Send to Position alert—now the prompt is presented once per view so context menus no longer spawn hundreds of leaked menus after long sessions.
- Added the ability to set a custom window tint color for Launchie's background.
- Changed the default app refresh interval to 5 minutes.
- Added 1 Minute Option to the app refresh interval picker.
- Added Ability to drag an app between two folders
1.3.0 3 Jan
## 1.2.11
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
## 1.2.10
- Better text rendering behaviour. Long text is now not cut off anymore.
- Grid layout controls now use sliders (4–12 columns)
- Row density is now adjustable
- Extreme grid settings now surface a warning when they might break the layout on smaller screens.
- Folders are now also correctly sorted in the context menu and on sorted views.
- Added a background transparency slider in Appearance settings so you can fine-tune how solid Launchie looks.
- Added a tint strength control so you can dial in how strong the dark/light glass layers render in each theme.
- Changed Menu Bar Icon to the Launchie Icon.
- Fixed a bug where non-pro users could hide apps, but then couldn't unhide them
1.2.11 13/12/2025
- Better text rendering behaviour. Long text is now not cut off anymore.
- Grid layout controls now use sliders (4–12 columns)
- Row density is now adjustable
- Extreme grid settings now surface a warning when they might break the layout on smaller screens.
- Folders are now also correctly sorted in the context menu and on sorted views.
- Added a background transparency slider in Appearance settings so you can fine-tune how solid Launchie looks.
- Added a tint strength control so you can dial in how strong the dark/light glass layers render in each theme.
- Changed Menu Bar Icon to the Launchie Icon.
- Fixed a bug where non-pro users could hide apps, but then couldn't unhide them
1.2.10 12/12/2025
## 1.2.9
- Minor bug fixes and performance improvements
## 1.2.8
- Added a smooth folder open/close animation that respects the animation level setting for a more polished transition.
- Settings now show a warning badge next to App Directories when Launchie still needs access to the user Applications folder.
- Introducing Spaces: Spaces are separate workspaces within Launchie, where you can add apps and folders. Apps and Folders can be added to multiple spaces.
- Apps and folders can now be dragged onto the footer space chips to add them to a specific space.
- Improved Danish and Spanish translations.
1.2.9 30/11/2025
- Added a smooth folder open/close animation that respects the animation level setting for a more polished transition.
- Settings now show a warning badge next to App Directories when Launchie still needs access to the user Applications folder.
- Introducing Spaces: Spaces are separate workspaces within Launchie, where you can add apps and folders. Apps and Folders can be added to multiple spaces.
- Apps and folders can now be dragged onto the footer space chips to add them to a specific space.
- Improved Danish and Spanish translations.
1.2.8 28/11/2025
- A left mouse click on the menu bar icon now toggles Launchie, right-click opens the menu.
- You can sort in folders now, same as on the root level.
- Hot Corner now toggles visibility
- Added Turkish translations.
- Added Bulgarian translations.
- Added Danish translations.
1.2.7 25/11/2025
- Scrollbars are now shown
- Fixed auto-scrolling on keyboard navigation
- Optimized performance in settings -> hidden apps
- Added hide/unhide action directly in the app context menu
- Added translations for new hide/unhide context menu actions
- Fixed issue with resizing windows, when not centered in windowed mode.
- Added missing Finder.app to Launchie
- Added Keep Folders on Top setting to the sort mode picker
1.2.6 20/11/2025
# Changelog
# 1.2.5
- Fixed a bug where the hidden apps would still show up on the root level.
## 1.2.4
- Performance improvements
- Refined Italian translations.
- Menubar items are now translated.
- You can now move the window by dragging it. A horizontal and vertical guide will appear to help you align the window to the center of the screen.
- Improved Drag and Drop functionality
- Added Shortcut: CMD + , for opening the settings
1.2.5 16/11/2025
- Performance improvements
- Refined Italian translations.
- Menubar items are now translated.
- You can now move the window by dragging it. A horizontal and vertical guide will appear to help you align the window to the center of the screen.
- Improved Drag and Drop functionality
- Added Shortcut: CMD + , for opening the settings
1.2.4 15/11/2025
- Fixed a bug where the app wouldn't close when clicking outside of the window. Only works if "Close on Background Click" is enabled.
- Added Hot Corner activation so you can open Launchie by touching any enabled screen corner—configure it in the new Hot Corners settings section.
- You can now rename apps directly from the context menu, perfect for distinguishing multiple installations of the same tool
1.2.3 14/11/2025
## 1.4.4
- Made it easier to drag apps into folders while viewing a Space. Folder drops now favor adding the app to the folder, while still allowing precise edge drops for reordering.
- Fixed an issue where reordering apps inside a folder while viewing a Space could replace the entire Space with that folder's contents. Folder changes now stay inside the folder, and the Space keeps its original apps and folders.
## 1.4.3
- Optimizations and bug fixes
## 1.4.2
- Added a new `Launch All` action for folders. You can now open every app in a folder at once from the folder header, with a confirmation step for larger launches.
- Added a new Spaces placement option. Space chips can now be shown at the top of the header instead of only in the footer.
- Fixed an issue where clicking the desktop would not close Launchie, even though clicking another window would. Launchie now dismisses consistently when you click outside the window.
- Fixed a Pro authorization issue that could appear after Launchie started while offline or briefly lost Wi-Fi. Launchie now keeps your existing Pro access more reliably and re-checks it automatically once the connection returns.
- Added a new Danger Zone reset action in Settings so you can clear all saved Launchie settings, layout data, spaces, hidden apps, custom directories, and folder permissions in one step.
## 1.4.1
- Added a setting to hide the menu bar icon for users who prefer opening Launchie from the Dock.
- Launchie now keeps running normally in the background when the menu bar icon is turned off, so hotkeys, hot corners, and Dock launching still work.
- Added new Pro options: you can now choose between Monthly Pro, Yearly Pro, or Lifetime Pro directly in Launchie.
- Existing lifetime customers are still supported. Earlier one-time Pro purchases continue to unlock Launchie Pro permanently.
- Added a new Quick Access placement setting. You can now keep Quick Access pinned above the grid or place it inside the main scroll area.
- Improved Spaces in light mode. Selected space icons and chip outlines are now easier to distinguish against bright backgrounds.
## 1.3.11
- App installs and removals now show up much faster in Launchie. New and deleted apps are detected almost instantly in most cases, while the regular background refresh remains in place as a lightweight fallback.
- Fixed an issue where some iPhone, iPad, and web apps could disappear from Launchie after adding broad custom app directories.
## 1.3.10
- Fixed an issue where non-app files could appear in the "All Apps" view when a custom directory pointed to a broad location. Launchie now validates each discovered .app bundle by checking for a valid Info.plist and filtering out background-only daemons, preventing system internals, framework helpers, and non-macOS files from cluttering the app grid.
- Improved horizontal swiping for Spaces and the root view, especially on the trackpad. Space switching now feels more natural and immersive, with better control to prevent accidental jumps across multiple spaces.
- Made switching between the root view and Spaces feel faster and more natural by tightening the transition animation and reducing the heavy bounce.
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