# Import a LaunchNext layout into CubbyPad

CubbyPad can read a LaunchNext layout from the same Mac or a chosen .launchnext backup or Data.store file. The import replaces the CubbyPad arrangement after confirmation.

By [Rudra Satani](https://cubbypad.com/about/), maker of CubbyPad · 26 October 2026

## Bring over the arrangement you already made

Switching launchers does not have to mean arranging every app again. CubbyPad includes an Import from LaunchNext option for the pages and folders stored by LaunchNext.

It reads a copy of the source store rather than opening LaunchNext’s own layout for writing. The imported result becomes your CubbyPad arrangement; LaunchNext’s source arrangement is left alone.

## Save your current CubbyPad arrangement first

1. Open Settings › Layout and use Back Up… if you want to keep the current layout.

1. Find Import from LaunchNext in the Import section.

1. Use the detected layout on this Mac, or choose a .launchnext backup folder or Data.store file.

1. Read the confirmation that the CubbyPad layout will be replaced.

1. Apply the import and check the pages and folders.

## Expect differences in the installed app list

Apps missing from this Mac are skipped. Apps installed here that LaunchNext did not include are placed at the end. That means an import can preserve the useful structure without being an exact visual copy of a different machine.

Use Command–Z in the grid if you want to reverse the replacement. Keep the backup file until you have checked the new arrangement during ordinary use.

## If CubbyPad cannot read the source

Check that you selected the intended backup folder or Data.store file. An unreadable or incompatible store cannot supply a reliable arrangement. Keep the original source and contact support with the app versions and error; do not edit a database by hand just to force an import.

Published by CubbyPad’s maker. See [about CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/about/) for the author and product details. For corrections, [get in touch](https://cubbypad.com/contact/).

## Put it into practice.

[Guide

### Set up layouts, Focus and iCloud sync

Keep separate app arrangements, pair them with a Focus, and share them through your own iCloud Drive.

Read guide ↗](https://cubbypad.com/guides/layouts/)[Guide

### Move apps and make folders

Drag apps into place, move a group together, rename a folder and hide an app without removing it from your Mac.

Read guide ↗](https://cubbypad.com/guides/folders/)[Guide

### Organize apps into folders automatically

Preview the folders before anything moves, then keep the result or put the old grid back with Undo.

Read guide ↗](https://cubbypad.com/guides/organize/)

## More on launchpad and tahoe.

[### Your first ten minutes with CubbyPad

Set up one reliable opening control, check your imported apps, and make a small useful arrangement before changing every appearance setting.

Read article ↗](https://cubbypad.com/blog/first-ten-minutes-with-cubbypad/)[### Use the Dock and an app grid together

Keep a short Dock for your most immediate tools and use CubbyPad’s pages and folders for the wider app library.

Read article ↗](https://cubbypad.com/blog/dock-and-app-grid-on-mac/)[### Applications folder or app launcher: what is the difference?

Applications holds installed software in Finder. CubbyPad provides a separate arrangement of icons used to find and open that software.

Read article ↗](https://cubbypad.com/blog/applications-folder-vs-app-launcher/)

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