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QLaunch
Launchpad-style app grid for macOS, drawn with Metal, with pinyin search and smooth page transitions.
GPL-3.0 · Free download · Downloads from github.com
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- qzrzz
- Verified
- 2026
About QLaunch
QLaunch shows your installed apps as a full-screen grid, a replacement for the Launchpad view that its website says Apple dropped in macOS 26. It draws icons with Metal, targets animations up to 120 Hz, searches with Pinyin so Chinese-language users can type without switching input methods, and offers an infinite-canvas layout. It suits people who want the classic app grid to look sharp and respond quickly.
The README does not state a minimum macOS version for the release; it names the macOS 14+ SDK for building from source. Notarization is not stated in the README or the release notes. The high-quality icon mode uses more than three times the memory of the performance mode, so the app also offers a performance mode and a low-memory mode. The README and website are in Chinese.
Information
- Source code
- qzrzz/QLaunch
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Website
- qzrzz.com
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Utilities
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- Tags
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- github.com/qzrzz/QLaunch
- github.com/qzrzz/QLaunch/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/qzrzz/QLaunch/releases
- qzrzz.com/QLaunch/
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