Automatic Grouping For Launchpad Substitutes
LaunchOS is the best Launchpad replacement out there, but organizing apps still means manually dragging everything into folders. Apple’s new Applications view in macOS 26 already auto-groups apps by category (Productivity, Utilities, Games, etc.) with zero…
LaunchOS is the best Launchpad replacement out there, but organizing apps still means manually dragging everything into folders. Apple’s new Applications view in macOS 26 already auto-groups apps by category (Productivity, Utilities, Games, etc.) with zero effort. It would be great if LaunchOS could offer something similar: Auto-group by App Store category. Apps already have this metadata. LaunchOS could use it to pre-sort apps into folders automatically. Custom grouping via a config file. Let users define categories in a JSON or text file so apps get sorted without manual drag-and-drop. Apple Intelligence integration. Use on-device AI to suggest or auto-assign categories, especially for apps without clear metadata. LaunchOS already nails the classic Launchpad experience. Smart auto-grouping would put it ahead of what Apple ever shipped.
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My favourite personally is launchie only because of its spaces feature , buho launchpad is the smoothest , launchos feels teh most native
I agree, that’s why I use LaunchOS. Honestly the one feature I wish it had is the ability to import a Markdown file (or even just a list of apps) and have AI auto-group them into folders. Feels like a no-brainer addition.
Yeah if launchie wasnt there i would use launchos The markdown file idea is great
Yep, looking forward to developers adapting to the new feature.
That's true, I like that and the native Tahoe feel.
the auto-grouping in macOS 26 already ruined me for any launcher that makes you drag stuff manually
LaunchOS runs more smoothly than other similar applications, which is why I use it.
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