Launchpad
Take control of Launchpad
How to access apps, search files, organise folders and apply gestures with iOS-style tricks
Developer
Apple Inc
Difficulty
Time needed 10
Ever wondered what it would be like to have the look and feel of iOS on your Mac? Well you can, and it is done using an application that is already present on your Mac, an app you have probably forgotten all about called Launchpad. Accessible via your macOS Dock or via a customisable keyboard shortcut, Launchpad instantly populates the desktop with all of the apps installed on your Mac, making it easy to find and launch them. It is particularly useful if you wish to launch a lesser-used app that isn’t present in your Dock, and you can edit and customise the look of your Launchpad by arranging the icons and creating folders, as we will show here.