add a safe reset function, which can resolve the display problem of the application icon on the basis of saving the current layout.remembers user’s sorting configuration and provides option to reset to default sorting configuration.Support both x86_64 (Intel) and arm64 (Apple Silicon) architectures. It is recommended to use it only when the LaunchPad data is corrupted, e.g., the LaunchPad doesn't display properly and the 'Sort' or 'Reset LaunchPad Safely' method consistently reports these errors: 'An error occurred while accessing the database', 'The LaunchPad database is corrupted'. Use the system's native method to reset LaunchPad, the effect is the same as the command mentioned at the beginning, and the current layout will also be lost. It can reset the display problem of the application icons on the basis of saving the current layout. The apps will be sorted by the colors of the app icons. It can basically meet most of the automatic sorting needs.Įnable Type, Color rules, turn off other rules, and sort. The apps will be divided into two groups: Apple apps and non-Apple apps, and each group is sorted alphabetically. Keep the default rules configuration (including Apple, Type, and Alphabet rules) and sort. If this happens, the LaunchPad must be reset for normal use. These issues can cause damage to LaunchPad data, causing current layout to be lost and displayed abnormally. When using LaunchPadder, please close any other applications that can operate on LaunchPad data (such as LaunchPad Manager, database management software, etc.) to avoid unexpected data r/w, preemption operations and other issues. support for safely resetting the LaunchPad while preserving the current layout as much as possible.support drag and drop to adjust the priority of rules.support sorting by application category.support sorting by application usage (experimentally).support grouping and sorting by application bundle id.support placing objects matching the specified strings at the beginning or end.

support sorting by number of folder contents.support for putting Apple apps to the front.support sorting according to the color information of application icons.support alphabetical sorting of Latin characters and Non-Latin characters (e.g.applications from the same developer are grouped together), sorting by color of application icon and more. To solve this problem, I wrote LaunchPadder.Ĭurrently LaunchPadder supports a variety of sorting rules, including sorting by the alphabet of the application title, sorting by application bundle group (i.e. In earlier LaunchPad versions, the reset action automatically arranged the app’s icons alphabetically, but in newer versions the arrangement is based on UUID, which creates a very confusing layout.

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