Tab Launcher 4+

It Works

I got this application to replace DragThing, which will apparently not be updated for the 64-bit world. It was quite frustrating to set up - it kept expanding to cover the left corner of the menu bar (on HIgh Sierra); the suggested fix to adjust the size is to shrink the size of the icons, which didn’t work for me. As noted elsewhere, there’s no onvious way to get support for the application. Now that I have it set up, though, I”m quite happy with it - I shrink a bit with fear eery time I add a new icon to a tab, though.

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Was great, seems unusable in Ventura

I have loved this little utility for years. Colour-coded tabs for different types of applications is exactly what my brain wants. It was also incredibly easy to customize so that I could make finding and launching applications work the way that my brain works. I perhaps didn't appreciate HOW easy it was to use until suddenly it wasn't. Specifically, when I switched to a new computer that came with Venture pre-installed, I found that I could no longer just add and remove things from the Tab Launcher tabs by drag-and-drop. Some applications would, with some futzing, finally land in the bar, but others would just create an Alias on my desktop behind the bar, no matter what system/security settings I adjusted nor what extra keys I held down (I had some luck with Command-dragging, but only some!) I really hate to abandon this app, but it hasn't been updated in so long, I feel abandoned by it. I hope the developer will revisit it some day, at which point I'll happily revisit this review and hopefully feel I can give Tab Launcher the five stars that it once deserved!

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your review.
An update was released to support MacOS Ventura.
Hope that you continue to enjoy using TabLauncher.

A “Must Have” Utility!

I’ve been searching for an alternative to Apple’s Dock for a long while (I’ve tried many) and Tab Launcher is by far the best utility app on the App Store and does so much more than the regular Dock… It’s the best organizer… Hands down!! TL is easily customizable, with a great look and feel and works very nicely when using multiple monitors, hooked up to a single Mac. What sold me immediately is that you can add and move tabs, on any edge of your screen(s) (I never did like apps that are glued to the OS top right menu bar) and you also have the ability to use Auto Hide, if you prefer. Apples Dock lacks so many features, it seems dated now after using TL. This is the best $4 spent and quite honestly, I would have bought it if the price tag was $20. To the developers of Tab Launcher, well done!