NovaPadGo is an application for macOS designed to fully replace the system’s built-in Launchpad. It not only restores the familiar way users launch applications, but also provides more flexible app management and interface appearance customization features.

Key Features

Flexible App Management

NovaPadGo lets you create folders and categories, organize apps by dragging and dropping app icons into groups, and quickly switch between categories using a sidebar with a tree-like category structure. The app supports batch operations, allowing you to box-select multiple applications at once and move or remove them simultaneously.

Quick Search and Alias Features

The built-in search function responds quickly, helping you find the app you need and displaying its path. You can also set aliases for applications to make them easier to remember and search for. This feature is especially useful when an app’s name is complicated or differs from the name you are used to using.

Personalized Interface Settings

NovaPadGo offers multiple interface display modes, including sidebar mode, tab mode, and a grid layout similar to the classic Launchpad. You can freely change the background, even use your own image as the background, and adjust app icon size, spacing between icons, as well as folder style and color.

Gestures and Keyboard Controls

NovaPadGo supports quick launching through Hot Corners and custom keyboard shortcuts. You can use the mouse wheel to switch pages, and when dragging an app icon, move it to the edge of the screen to automatically turn the page, keeping the operation consistent with the original Launchpad.

Hide Applications

For applications you do not use often or that involve privacy, you can hide them from the NovaPadGo interface without actually uninstalling these apps from your Mac.