Apple removed Launchpad in macOS 26. CubbyPad brings back the full-screen app grid: pages, folders you arrange, F4, hot corners and the trackpad pinch. Then it goes further: a search bar that does maths, opens System Settings pages and runs your Shortcuts; Apple Intelligence that sorts your apps into folders on your Mac; and a row of the apps you use at this time of day. One-time purchase for 2 Macs, in 20 languages.
Hi Product Hunt 👋 I'm Rudra, and I built CubbyPad on my own.
When macOS 26 removed Launchpad, my apps ended up in one long pile in the new Apps view. I missed the grid, so I rebuilt it, then kept going:
• Open it the old ways: F4, the three-finger pinch, a hot corner, or ⇧⌘Space • The search bar does more than find apps: "gc" finds Google Chrome, "24*18" gives 432, "dark mode" opens that Settings page, and it runs your Shortcuts by name • AI Organize: Apple Intelligence sorts your apps into folders on your Mac. You see a preview first, and Undo puts it all back • A strip of the apps you usually open at this time of day • Imports your old Launchpad layout, has Work/Personal layouts that switch with Focus, and speaks 20 languages
It's a one-time purchase for 2 Macs. The first 50 buyers pay $5.99, then the price steps up to $9.99 and $15.99.
I'd love your feedback, especially on what's still missing compared with the old Launchpad. I'm here all day answering.
Importing the old Launchpad layout is the thoughtful touch — the muscle memory is the whole reason people miss it. Restoring the old ways in (F4, the pinch, hot corners) plus a search bar that does more than find apps, 'gc' for Chrome and '24*18' for quick maths, turns it from a grid into a proper launcher. I also like that AI Organize shows a preview before it touches your folders. Does the time-of-day strip learn on-device?
So excited for this! Can't wait to deep clean and reorganise my apps to match my mobile~
About CubbyPad on Product Hunt
“Launchpad is back on macOS 26, and it's smarter”
CubbyPad launched on Product Hunt on October 31st, 2026 and earned 63 upvotes and 4 comments, placing #22 on the daily leaderboard. Apple removed Launchpad in macOS 26. CubbyPad brings back the full-screen app grid: pages, folders you arrange, F4, hot corners and the trackpad pinch. Then it goes further: a search bar that does maths, opens System Settings pages and runs your Shortcuts; Apple Intelligence that sorts your apps into folders on your Mac; and a row of the apps you use at this time of day. One-time purchase for 2 Macs, in 20 languages.
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Who hunted CubbyPad?
CubbyPad was hunted by Rudra Satani. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Rudra Satani
Hi Product Hunt 👋 I'm Rudra, and I built CubbyPad on my own.
When macOS 26 removed Launchpad, my apps ended up in one long pile in the new Apps view. I missed the grid, so I rebuilt it, then kept going:
• Open it the old ways: F4, the three-finger pinch, a hot corner, or ⇧⌘Space
• The search bar does more than find apps: "gc" finds Google Chrome, "24*18" gives 432, "dark mode" opens that Settings page, and it runs your Shortcuts by name
• AI Organize: Apple Intelligence sorts your apps into folders on your Mac. You see a preview first, and Undo puts it all back
• A strip of the apps you usually open at this time of day
• Imports your old Launchpad layout, has Work/Personal layouts that switch with Focus, and speaks 20 languages
It's a one-time purchase for 2 Macs. The first 50 buyers pay $5.99, then the price steps up to $9.99 and $15.99.
I'd love your feedback, especially on what's still missing compared with the old Launchpad. I'm here all day answering.