AppPad

Brings the original Launchpad back to macOS 26+ (runs on macOS 15 too) — plus clipboard, workflows, app shortcuts and window control.

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Installation

Option 1: Download

Download the latest release, open the DMG and drag AppPad into the Applications folder.

Option 2: Homebrew

brew tap umindhub/tap
brew trust umindhub/tap
brew install --cask apppad

Features

Launchpad

• Faithful recreation of the classic macOS Launchpad, default layout follows the system order
• Open by four-finger pinch, menu bar, or clicking AppPad in the Dock (click again to close)
• Folders, drag to reorder / create folders, long-press or hold ⌥ for edit mode
• Built-in clean uninstall: removes the app together with its leftover files
• Grid search, page indicator (dots / numbers), Liquid Glass controls (macOS 26+)
• Backgrounds: white / light gray / dark gray / wallpaper / custom color, separate settings for light & dark theme

Clipboard

• Text and images are kept permanently
• Any copied item can be saved
• ⌘1–⌘0 quick paste, source-app filter chips, AppName:: search syntax, live preview

Workflows & AI MCP

• ⌘Space opens the Workflow panel: apps and workflows ranked together by frecency
• Workflows run shell scripts, AppleScript, Shortcuts or HTTP requests, with arguments (e.g. time 10)
• Built-in: Empty Trash, Set Timer, Set Alarm, Set Volume, Quit All Apps…
• Declared permissions enforced by a real sandbox (Allow Once / Don't Allow / Always Allow)
• Import / share workflows as JSON files or links
• Built-in MCP server: AI assistants that support MCP can call and control your workflows directly
• AI can read the workflow-writing rules through MCP and create new workflows for you
• Workflows run by AI go through the same permission prompts and sandbox as your own runs

Calculator

• Type a math expression right in the Workflow panel search field to calculate (scientific notation supported)

App Shortcuts

• Assign a global hotkey to any app

Window Control

• Snap left / right (½ → ⅓ → ⅔), maximize, restore, move to another display — all hotkeys customizable

Other

• Launch at login
• ⌘⇧K / ⌘⇧J morphs between Launchpad, Workflows and Clipboard
• 10 languages: de, en, es, fr, it, ja, ko, nl, zh-Hans, zh-Hant

Requirements

• macOS 15 or later

License

AppPad is proprietary commercial software. © 2026 YouMindHub. All rights reserved. This repository hosts release builds and documentation only; the source code is not public.

Part	License
AppPad application	Proprietary, all rights reserved
Built-in workflows	Part of AppPad, proprietary, all rights reserved
Workflow format specification	CC BY 4.0, © YouMindHub
Third-party workflows in the Workflow Market	© their authors, licensed on terms chosen by each author

• Workflows you create are yours. You decide how to license, share or sell them.
• By submitting a workflow to the Workflow Market, you grant YouMindHub a non-exclusive right to host and distribute it through AppPad. Copyright stays with you.
• The workflow format specification is licensed under CC BY 4.0: you may copy, adapt and redistribute it as long as you credit AppPad.
• Built-in workflows may not be extracted or redistributed separately from AppPad.
• The name "AppPad" and its icon are not covered by any of the licenses above.

Acknowledgements

• GRDB.swift — MIT License
• Sparkle — MIT License

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