BuhoLaunchpad

Dr. Buho created BuhoLaunchpad, a third-party macOS tool, to mimic and enhance the traditional Apple Launchpad experience, especially for users of macOS 26 (Tahoe), when the native Launchpad was eliminated. It offers a grid-based, full-screen interface for setting up and starting programs.

An app startup experience that is familiar.

In addition to accurately replicating the iconic Launchpad interface on macOS, BuhoLaunchpad adds the features you’ve always wanted. Take advantage of an easy-to-use grid layout to see all of your apps, search for anything instantaneously, and use drag-and-drop to quickly arrange your workspace.

Completely configurable grid arrangement.

An easy-to-use full-screen grid gives you total control over how your app is laid out. To arrange icons and take advantage of the most practical folder construction, simply drag and drop them. To keep your workflow organized, group related programs into unique folders. In the end, BuhoLaunchpad is an app launcher that genuinely adjusts to you rather than the other way around.

Use a trackpad gesture to launch.

Use well-known four- or five-finger trackpad movements to quickly open or close BuhoLaunchpad from any location. It complies with all of your instructions exactly. Use your favorite tool—keyboard arrows, trackpad motions, mouse rotation, or mouse clicks—to manage your collection of apps.

Simple migration, restoration, and backup.

The layout of your app may be easily backed up and restored. BuhoLaunchpad allows you to backup and restore your ideal app arrangement at any time, in addition to importing your existing Launchpad settings to macOS Tahoe. Updates and various Macs don’t affect your workflow.

Make the arrangement of the app’s components your own.

BuhoLaunchpad gives you total control over how your apps are arranged by allowing you to configure the grid by specifying a custom number of apps in rows and columns. To construct the ideal app grid, adjust the number of rows and columns. BuhoLaunchpad adapts to your needs, whether you prefer a spacious layout or a compact design.

Adjusts to the design of the macOS 26 app icon.

The only Launchpad tool that completely adjusts to macOS 26 Tahoe’s default app icon style is BuhoLaunchpad. BuhoLaunchpad easily adapts to your choices and consistently displays app icons precisely as you would expect, regardless of whether your system is configured to the default, dark, light, or tinted app icon style.