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   LaunchOS▲93

   Bring Back the Classic Launchpad Experience on macOS 26+

   May 2026 · launchosapp.com

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   Launchie▲136

   The launchpad replacement for MacOS 26 to find all your apps

   Oct 2025

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   LaunchOS▲139

   A Launchpad Alternative for macOS 26(Tahoe)

   Nov 2025

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   Launchy for macOS▲168

   App Launcher Switcher | Dock and CMD-Tab alternative

   2025

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   AppPad▲78

   Launchpad Alternative for macOS 26 Tahoe

   Nov 2025

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   Browsh – A modern, text-based browser▲967

   2018 · brow.sh

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   Lazy Search by SigmaOS▲400

   Upgrade your Browser ✨

   2022

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   Tablight▲90

   Mac Spotlight search for chrome tabs

   2015

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   LaunchPadX▲3

   Visual app launcher for macOS

   Jun 2026

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    An open source Launchpad for macOS 26▲51

    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.

    Sep 2025 · github.com

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    TinyScratchpad.js▲88

    Node.js scratchpad for macOS with direct access from menubar

    2019

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    Hare▲134

    Better manage and search through your browser tabs

    2020

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    boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS▲520

    Hi HN! I recently switched from a Fedora/GNOME laptop to a MacBook Air. My old setup served me well as a portable workstation, but I’ve started traveling more while working remotely and needed something with similar performance but better battery life. The main thing I missed was a simple taskbar that shows the windows in the current workspace instead of a Dock that mixes everything together. I built boringBar so I would not have to use the Dock. It shows only the windows in the current Space, lets you switch Spaces by scrolling on the bar, and adds a desktop switcher so you can jump…

    Apr 2026 · boringbar.app

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    Monocle 3.0 for macOS▲412

    Noise-cancelling for your  screen now with cursor shake

    Dec 2025

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    Spotlight▲113

    Superhuman for Chrome

    2020

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    focusedOS▲376

    Hide all distractions with one click

    2024

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    Dune Keypad▲372

    Context-aware Mac keypad, w/ Claude + community extensions

    Jun 2026 · projectmirage.ai

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    Flashlight▲240

    The missing plugin platform for the Mac Spotlight

    2014

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    Amazon Launchpad▲271

    Launch platform for cutting-edge, new products

    2015

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    MenubarX▲483

    A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.

    2022

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    NothingHere▲314

    A MacOS panic button where one key press cleans your screen

    Mar 2026

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    Slidepad▲249

    iPad style multitasking on your Mac

    2019

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    Beam Browser▲46

    iPad browser with vertical tabs, spaces, and command search

    Jan 2026

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    TermHere▲147

    “Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder

    2016

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