All About Launchpad for Mac

Launchpad helps you open, find, and organize your apps. Launchpad is an easy way to find and open apps on your Mac. You can even arrange and organize your apps into folders.

1. How do I organize my Mac Launchpad?
2. What does the Launchpad icon look like on a Mac?
3. How do I customize my launchpad?
4. How do I add apps to my Mac Launchpad?
5. How do I delete from Launchpad on Mac?
6. What is the shortcut to open Launchpad on Mac?
7. How do I edit launchpad on Mac?
8. How do I arrange icons on my Mac desktop?
9. Where are my applications on my Mac?
10. How do you remove things from Launchpad?
11. How do I customize my Mac Dock?
12. How do I rearrange apps on my Mac?

How do I organize my Mac Launchpad?

Rearrange apps in Launchpad

One of the best ways to organize Launchpad and make it more useful is to rearrange the apps. Like iOS, click, hold, then drag an icon to move it to a new position. The other icons scoot around to make space for it.

What does the Launchpad icon look like on a Mac?

Recent Macs have a special Launchpad icon painted right on the F4 key ( ). Click its icon on the Dock. It's the second one, resembling a rocket ( ).

How do I customize my launchpad?

Select your Launchpad from the home screen of the Components hub page, then select Create Custom Mode. Here you can drag and drop widgets onto the on-screen Launchpad, and arrange them to tailor your Custom Mode layout.

How do I add apps to my Mac Launchpad?

Luckily, you can add an app to Launchpad fairly easily.

1. Open the Finder app on your Mac.
2. Navigate to the Applications folder (or wherever your program is).
3. Click and drag the app from the Finder window to the silver Launchpad icon on the Dock.
4. Release the app.

How do I delete from Launchpad on Mac?

How to use Launchpad to delete apps

1. Open Launchpad. ...
2. If you don't see the app in Launchpad, type its name in the search field.
3. Press and hold the Option key, or click and hold any app until the apps jiggle.
4. Click the X button next to the app that you want to delete.
5. Click Delete to confirm.

What is the shortcut to open Launchpad on Mac?

Since Mac OS X Lion, the function key F4 is a keyboard shortcut to Launchpad. If enabled, Apple's gesture recognition software interprets a thumb-and-three-finger pinch on a touchpad as a command to open Launchpad.

How do I edit launchpad on Mac?

4 you can open LaunchPad and hold down "ALT/Option" key. The icons will wiggle similar to how they do when you edit icons on the I Pad & you will get the "X" on the upper left corner of Applications that can be deleted from the LaunchPad. You can also drag to re-arrang & combine in categories also.

How do I arrange icons on my Mac desktop?

Click the desktop, choose View > Sort By, then choose an option. If you want to control the placement of your files on the desktop, keep Sort By set to none. You can still arrange files neatly when desired—just click the desktop, choose View > Clean Up By, then choose how you'd like to arrange the files.

Where are my applications on my Mac?

How to find the Applications folder on your Mac

• Click the "Finder" app — it looks like a blue and white face and is located in your Dock.
• Select "Applications" in the left sidebar.
• Open the application you want to keep in your dock — it will appear to the right of the apps already pinned to your Dock.

How do you remove things from Launchpad?

How to delete App Store apps from Launchpad

1. Open Launchpad. Its icon is gray, with a black silhouette of a rocket ship. ...
2. Once you've found the app you want to delete, click and hold the app until apps start to jiggle. ...
3. Click the "X" icon on the app that you want to delete.

How do I customize my Mac Dock?

Customize the Dock

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Dock & Menu Bar preferences. In the Dock & Menu Bar section in the sidebar, change the options you want.

How do I rearrange apps on my Mac?

How to Rearrange Icons in the Menu Bar

1. Hold down the Command (⌘) key.
2. Hover your mouse cursor over the icon you want to move.
3. Holding down the left mouse button, drag the icon into your preferred position on the menu bar. Other icons will step aside to make space for it.
4. Let go of the left mouse button.