# Remember your place or always open page one?

CubbyPad offers Where I Left Off, The Same Page and The First Page, plus an optional delay before returning to the start.

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

## Decide how much browsing context to retain

Where I Left Off restores the page and the folder you had open. The Same Page remembers the page with folders closed. The First Page always begins at the start. Choose the amount of remembered context that makes the next opening predictable for you.

## A short return and a new session can differ

For remembered-position modes, Start over after offers Never, 5 Minutes or 1 Hour. That lets a brief return preserve context while a later opening begins on the first page.

The interval concerns how long the grid has been closed. It does not mean the launcher deletes later pages or changes the underlying app arrangement after that time.

## Test the specific state you want to keep

1. Visit a later page and open a folder.

1. Close and reopen the grid.

1. Compare what the selected mode restores.

1. Repeat after the reset interval if one is enabled.

## Distinguish page memory from layout selection

A Work Focus or monitor rule can select another layout entirely. If different apps appear, inspect the active layout name before blaming the starting-page setting. The same page number in two arrangements does not have to contain the same folders or applications.

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## Put it into practice.

[Guide

### Choose how to open the app grid

Set up the keyboard shortcut, F4, a three-finger pinch, a hot corner, or the Dock and menu bar icons.

Read guide ↗](https://cubbypad.com/guides/opening/)[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 layouts and workflows.

[### Moving a license is different from syncing a layout

Activation gives a Mac access to CubbyPad. A backup or iCloud sync brings over the arrangement. A smooth move handles both.

Read article ↗](https://cubbypad.com/blog/move-license-vs-sync-app-layout/)[### Keep separate work and personal app layouts on one Mac

CubbyPad layouts keep separate pages, folders and grid sizes. Use Work and Personal arrangements when the apps you want to see change with the activity.

Read article ↗](https://cubbypad.com/blog/separate-work-personal-app-layouts-mac/)[### Switch your Mac app grid when a Focus starts

Add CubbyPad as a Focus Filter and choose a layout for that Focus. When the Focus ends, CubbyPad returns to your main layout.

Read article ↗](https://cubbypad.com/blog/switch-app-layout-with-focus-mode-mac/)

## Make room for your apps.

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Source: https://cubbypad.com/blog/remember-last-page-or-first-page-launcher/