LaunchNext

# LaunchNext

**Languages**: [English](README.md) | [简体中文](i18n/README.zh.md) | [繁體中文](i18n/README.zh-TW.md) | [日本語](i18n/README.ja.md) | [한국어](i18n/README.ko.md) | [Français](i18n/README.fr.md) | [Español](i18n/README.es.md) | [Deutsch](i18n/README.de.md) | [Русский](i18n/README.ru.md) | [हिन्दी](i18n/README.hi.md) | [Tiếng Việt](i18n/README.vi.md) | [Italiano](i18n/README.it.md) | [Čeština](i18n/README.cs.md) | [Polski](i18n/README.pl.md)

## 📥 Download

**[Download here](https://github.com/RoversX/LaunchNext/releases/latest)** - Get the latest release

🌐 **Website**: [closex.org/launchnext](https://closex.org/launchnext/)  
📚 **Docs**: [docs.closex.org/launchnext](https://docs.closex.org/launchnext/)

⭐ Consider starring [LaunchNext](https://github.com/RoversX/LaunchNext) and especially [LaunchNow](https://github.com/ggkevinnnn/LaunchNow)!

🖥️ Please also try my new open-source agent terminal multiplexer [ThinkTerm](https://github.com/RoversX/ThinkTerm), I've spent over half a year on it 🥺

| | |
|:---:|:---:|
| ![](./public/banner.webp) | ![](./public/setting1.webp) |
| ![](./public/setting2.webp) | ![](./public/setting3.webp) |

MacOS Tahoe removed launchpad,and it's so hard to use, it's doesn't use your Bio GPU, please apple, at least give people an option to switch back. Before that, here is LaunchNext

*Built upon [LaunchNow](https://github.com/ggkevinnnn/LaunchNow) by ggkevinnnn - huge thanks to the original project!❤️*

*LaunchNow has chosen the GPL 3 license. LaunchNext follows the same licensing terms.*

### Install with Homebrew 🍺

```bash
brew install --cask RoversX/homebrew-tap/launchnext
```

LaunchNext includes its own updater. The Homebrew cask is mainly for installation and manual upgrades.

⚠️ **If macOS blocks the app, run this in Terminal:**
```bash
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/LaunchNext.app
```
**Why**: ~~I can't afford Apple's developer certificate ($99/year), so macOS blocks unsigned apps.~~ This command removes the quarantine flag to let it run. **Only use this command on apps you trust.**

### Code Signing Status

After tremendous effort, starting with LaunchNext 2.4.2, releases are signed and notarized by Apple. I'm trying this out for now—the membership only lasts a year, and keeping it active isn't cheap, so I may not renew it. If that happens, future releases will go back to unsigned/ad-hoc builds, which may not be a bad idea.

Building from source? See [Configure local code signing](#configure-local-code-signing).

### What LaunchNext Delivers
- ✅ **One-click import from old system Launchpad** - directly reads your native Launchpad SQLite database (`/private$(getconf DARWIN_USER_DIR)com.apple.dock.launchpad/db/db`) to perfectly recreate your existing folders, app positions, and layout
- ✅ **Classic Launchpad experience** - works exactly like the beloved original interface
- ✅ **Multi-language support** - full internationalization with English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanes