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24 alternatives to Launchie
The launchpad replacement for MacOS 26 to find all your apps
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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LaunchOS▲139A Launchpad Alternative for macOS 26(Tahoe)
Nov 2025 · launchosapp.com · its alternatives →
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An open sourced version of Launchpad that I enhanced, you can import from old system Launchpad (just one click), and most of things look same. There are also a lot of functions, like adjust / display / hide icon size and title, localize icons, game controller support, i18n, voice over, etc. Still updating, open an issue if there are any problems. Hope this could help if someone updated to MacOS26 and not happy with new Launchpad :) Thank you.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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App launcher with customization, wallpaper, widgets and more
Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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App Launcher Switcher | Dock and CMD-Tab alternative
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The Launchpad Alternative macOS 26+ Tahoe Needs
Dec 2025 · launchpadplus.net · its alternatives →
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The launchpad replacement you really need.
Oct 2025 · blossom.megabits.xyz · its alternatives →
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No Launchpad? NovaPadGo is the perfect substitute!
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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the free open-source launchpad alternative for macos tahoe
Mar 2026 · feuerbacher.me · its alternatives →
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LaunchDeck - Launchpad Alternative for macOS 26
May 2026 · hirschstudio.tech · its alternatives →
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LaunchDeck▲77Launch Mac apps & sites with a hotkey and custom modes
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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launchk▲68Manage launchd agents and daemons from a snappy terminal UI
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Launchpad replacement Apple approved 27x, then blocked
Apr 2026 · appgridmac.com · its alternatives →
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Amazon Launchpad▲271Launch platform for cutting-edge, new products
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Hold spacebar while pressing a key to launch/switch apps
2017 · spacelauncherapp.com · its alternatives →
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NexusPad▲2Spotlight is for search. NexusPad is for browsing.
Apr 2026 · nexuspad-app.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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ExtraBar▲152Hey Hacker News The ones that know me here know that I am a productivity geek. After DockFlow to manage my Dock and ExtraDock, which gives me more space to manage my apps and files, I decided to tackle the macOS big boss: the menu bar. I spend ~40% of my day context-switching between apps — Zoom meetings, Slack channels, Code projects, and Figma designs. My macOS menu bar has too many useless icons I almost never use. So I thought to myself, how can I use this area to improve my workflows? Most solutions (Bartender, Ice) require screen recording permissions, and did not really solve my…
Dec 2025 · extrabar.app · its alternatives →
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Keyboard-centric app launcher & switcher
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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