# Use CubbyPad when Apple Intelligence is unavailable

Use ordinary name search and the category-based Organize fallback when your Mac’s Apple Intelligence model is not available.

Last updated 26 October 2026

## Follow these steps

1. Check the Mac’s Apple Intelligence support and enabled state if task suggestions are required.

1. Try a direct installed-app name in CubbyPad.

1. Use Settings › Layout › Organize… to inspect the available folder suggestion mode.

1. Continue with regular grid and folder controls as needed.

## What to expect

The core launcher remains useful without task interpretation. Organize can fall back to App Store categories rather than requiring an AI model for every arrangement.

A query naming no application, such as “edit photos,” is different from searching Photos by name. A model-availability problem can affect the former without breaking the latter.

## If the result is different

If even a direct name is missing, confirm installation, discovery sources and activation. If only model features fail, note the status shown in Search & Siri. Avoid resetting working layouts to troubleshoot an optional model.

For the broader walkthrough, read [find apps, files and answers with search](https://cubbypad.com/guides/search/).

## Related answers.

[### Navigate and arrange CubbyPad with the keyboard

Use arrows and Return for opening, Command-arrow for pages, and selection and movement keys for grid editing.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/keyboard-navigation/)[### Use icon actions with VoiceOver

CubbyPad icons expose accessibility actions for operations such as moving, renaming and taking an app out of a folder.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/voiceover-actions/)[### Find an app by typing its name

Start typing as soon as CubbyPad opens, then use arrows and Return to choose a result.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/search-app-names/)

Source: https://cubbypad.com/help/ai-unavailable/