# Move several apps between grid pages at once

Command-click selects several apps in CubbyPad so you can move the group together. Use it when a new folder or page needs more than one icon.

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

## Move a task’s tools together

Moving one icon at a time is manageable for a small adjustment. When you are making a new page for work or collecting a set of creative tools, selecting a group avoids repeating the same drag for each app.

First decide which apps belong together. A batch move makes a deliberate plan faster; it does not decide the plan for you. Check that the selection contains only the icons you intended to move.

## Select, then drag

1. Hold an app until CubbyPad enters arrangement mode.

1. Command-click the other apps to include them in the selection.

1. Drag the selection to the intended position or folder.

1. For another page, hold the selection at the screen edge until that page appears.

1. Finish with Done or Escape, then check the destination.

## Undo a move that lands in the wrong place

Press Command–Z to undo an arrangement change. Shift–Command–Z redoes it. Use this immediately when the wrong group moves or a drop creates an unintended folder. For a large reorganization, save a layout backup before starting.

## The apps remain installed where they were

This changes the arrangement in CubbyPad. It does not move application bundles between Finder folders, delete their files or launch them. If your goal is to start a set of apps together, use a folder’s Open All command instead of a batch arrangement move.

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

### 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

### 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/)

## More on app organization.

[### Undo app grid changes before starting over

Command–Z reverses CubbyPad arrangement changes. Use a saved layout backup when you need a recovery point that survives a larger reorganization or a move to another Mac.

Read article ↗](https://cubbypad.com/blog/undo-mac-app-grid-changes/)[### Use Mac icon packs without changing the Dock or Finder

CubbyPad’s Dot and Smoked icon packs change the app grid’s appearance. They leave each app’s own icons in the Dock and Finder alone.

Read article ↗](https://cubbypad.com/blog/mac-icon-packs-without-changing-dock/)[### Make your Mac app grid easier to read with larger icons

In CubbyPad, icon size, labels and the number of rows and columns are separate choices. Change them together to make a grid that is comfortable on your display.

Read article ↗](https://cubbypad.com/blog/larger-icons-in-mac-app-launcher/)

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Source: https://cubbypad.com/blog/move-multiple-apps-between-pages-mac/