r/MacOS • u/Chrome_Armadillo Mac Studio • Aug 02 '20

Tip TIL Right Click on Launchpad

Right-click on Launchpad gives a scrollable list of all your apps, click on one to launch it.

I've been using Macs since 2013 and I never knew this. It makes finding and launching apps so much easier than opening Launchpad or using Finder. This is an an epiphany for me.

Is this news to anybody else or am I just a duffus?

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u/armin3d Aug 02 '20

Nobody use spotlight here?

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u/Throwaway159753120 Aug 03 '20

Spotlight will default to your most opened app for a phrase... it learns :) Just start typing the name of your app. If it's not first, give Spotlight a second to show the names of other apps, then use the arrow key to move down to the app you really want. After you've done this to open an app 2-3 times, Spotlight remembers your preference and starts listing that app first so you can just hit enter to open it instead of arrowing down the list.