# Everything in its place. All 250 public pages in one place: product details, setup guides, help answers and articles. ## CubbyPad - [Home](https://cubbypad.com/) - [Pricing](https://cubbypad.com/pricing/) - [Download](https://cubbypad.com/download/) - [What’s new](https://cubbypad.com/whats-new/) - [Launchpad on macOS 26](https://cubbypad.com/launchpad-macos-26/) - [Keyboard shortcuts](https://cubbypad.com/shortcuts/) - [Help](https://cubbypad.com/help/) - [About the maker](https://cubbypad.com/about/) - [Contact](https://cubbypad.com/contact/) - [Privacy](https://cubbypad.com/privacy/) - [Terms](https://cubbypad.com/terms/) - [Refunds](https://cubbypad.com/refunds/) ## Features - [All features](https://cubbypad.com/features/) - [Ways to open](https://cubbypad.com/features/opening/) - [Make it yours](https://cubbypad.com/features/customization/) - [Search or Ask](https://cubbypad.com/features/search/) - [Folders & arranging](https://cubbypad.com/features/folders/) - [Layouts & sync](https://cubbypad.com/features/layouts/) - [Suggestions](https://cubbypad.com/features/suggestions/) - [Cleanup & memory](https://cubbypad.com/features/cleanup/) - [Keyboard & accessibility](https://cubbypad.com/features/accessibility/) ## Guides - [All guides](https://cubbypad.com/guides/) - [Install CubbyPad on your Mac](https://cubbypad.com/guides/install/) - [Activate your CubbyPad license](https://cubbypad.com/guides/activate/) - [Move your license to a new Mac](https://cubbypad.com/guides/move-license/) - [Find your license key again](https://cubbypad.com/guides/recover-license/) - [Choose how to open the app grid](https://cubbypad.com/guides/opening/) - [Change the look of CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/guides/customize/) - [Move apps and make folders](https://cubbypad.com/guides/folders/) - [Find apps, files and answers with search](https://cubbypad.com/guides/search/) - [Search for apps with your voice](https://cubbypad.com/guides/voice-search/) - [Set up layouts, Focus and iCloud sync](https://cubbypad.com/guides/layouts/) - [Organize apps into folders automatically](https://cubbypad.com/guides/organize/) - [Review unused apps and leftovers](https://cubbypad.com/guides/cleanup/) - [Keep CubbyPad up to date](https://cubbypad.com/guides/updates/) - [When CubbyPad does not open as expected](https://cubbypad.com/guides/troubleshooting/) - [Uninstall CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/guides/uninstall/) ## Help topics - [All help topics](https://cubbypad.com/help/topics/) - [Check CubbyPad’s macOS requirements](https://cubbypad.com/help/macos-requirements/) - [Install CubbyPad from its DMG download](https://cubbypad.com/help/install-dmg/) - [Move CubbyPad to Applications](https://cubbypad.com/help/move-to-applications/) - [Approve CubbyPad’s first open in macOS](https://cubbypad.com/help/first-open-approval/) - [Start CubbyPad automatically at login](https://cubbypad.com/help/open-at-login/) - [Fix a CubbyPad login item that needs approval](https://cubbypad.com/help/login-item-needs-approval/) - [Show or hide CubbyPad’s Dock icon](https://cubbypad.com/help/show-dock-icon/) - [Keep CubbyPad in the menu bar](https://cubbypad.com/help/show-menu-bar-icon/) - [Open CubbyPad Settings again](https://cubbypad.com/help/reopen-settings/) - [Quit CubbyPad instead of closing its grid](https://cubbypad.com/help/quit-cubbypad/) - [Check for a CubbyPad update now](https://cubbypad.com/help/check-for-updates/) - [Change CubbyPad’s automatic update checks](https://cubbypad.com/help/automatic-update-checks/) - [Record a different CubbyPad opening shortcut](https://cubbypad.com/help/change-opening-shortcut/) - [Give Command–Space to CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/help/use-command-space/) - [Restore CubbyPad’s automatic opening shortcut](https://cubbypad.com/help/restore-automatic-shortcut/) - [Make F4 open CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/help/enable-f4/) - [Return F4 to its normal macOS behavior](https://cubbypad.com/help/disable-f4-remapping/) - [Choose a CubbyPad hot corner](https://cubbypad.com/help/choose-hot-corner/) - [Fix a hot corner that performs two actions](https://cubbypad.com/help/hot-corner-conflict/) - [Select the three-finger pinch gesture](https://cubbypad.com/help/three-finger-pinch/) - [Use the thumb-and-three-fingers pinch](https://cubbypad.com/help/four-finger-pinch/) - [Open CubbyPad on the pointer’s display](https://cubbypad.com/help/opening-display-pointer/) - [Always open CubbyPad on the main display](https://cubbypad.com/help/opening-main-display/) - [Choose a specific display for CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/help/opening-fixed-display/) - [Why CubbyPad opens elsewhere after unplugging a monitor](https://cubbypad.com/help/missing-display-fallback/) - [Choose CubbyPad’s opening animation](https://cubbypad.com/help/opening-animation/) - [Adjust how quickly CubbyPad opens](https://cubbypad.com/help/opening-speed/) - [Use CubbyPad with Reduce Motion](https://cubbypad.com/help/reduce-motion/) - [Change the number of grid rows and columns](https://cubbypad.com/help/columns-rows/) - [Restore the classic 7 × 5 grid](https://cubbypad.com/help/restore-seven-by-five/) - [Make CubbyPad app icons larger or smaller](https://cubbypad.com/help/icon-size/) - [Adjust spacing between app icons](https://cubbypad.com/help/icon-spacing/) - [Show app names always, on hover or never](https://cubbypad.com/help/app-name-visibility/) - [Change the size of app-name labels](https://cubbypad.com/help/app-name-size/) - [Show notification badges on grid icons](https://cubbypad.com/help/notification-badges/) - [Understand notification totals on folders](https://cubbypad.com/help/folder-badge-totals/) - [Show dots under running apps](https://cubbypad.com/help/running-app-dots/) - [Show time-based app suggestions above the grid](https://cubbypad.com/help/app-strip-suggestions/) - [Show recently used apps above the grid](https://cubbypad.com/help/app-strip-recents/) - [Hide the app strip above the grid](https://cubbypad.com/help/disable-app-strip/) - [Turn grid pages horizontally or vertically](https://cubbypad.com/help/horizontal-vertical-pages/) - [Use mouse back and forward buttons for pages](https://cubbypad.com/help/mouse-side-buttons/) - [Change the fade at page edges](https://cubbypad.com/help/page-edge-fade/) - [Choose which page CubbyPad opens on](https://cubbypad.com/help/default-opening-page/) - [Reset to the first page after a delay](https://cubbypad.com/help/page-reset-delay/) - [Switch between full-screen and windowed CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/help/fullscreen-window/) - [Keep the Dock visible below the grid](https://cubbypad.com/help/show-dock-under-grid/) - [Use a glass backdrop in CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/help/background-glass/) - [Use your Mac wallpaper behind the app grid](https://cubbypad.com/help/background-wallpaper/) - [Choose a solid grid background color](https://cubbypad.com/help/background-color/) - [Set your own picture behind CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/help/background-picture/) - [Adjust backdrop blur and dimming](https://cubbypad.com/help/background-blur-dim/) - [Fix a background picture that could not be copied](https://cubbypad.com/help/picture-copy-failed/) - [Change the system icon style used by CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/help/system-icon-style/) - [Enable the Dot icon pack](https://cubbypad.com/help/dot-icon-pack/) - [Enable the Smoked icon pack](https://cubbypad.com/help/smoked-icon-pack/) - [Return to apps’ own icons](https://cubbypad.com/help/original-app-icons/) - [Understand an icon pack’s coverage count](https://cubbypad.com/help/icon-pack-coverage/) - [Scan an additional folder for apps](https://cubbypad.com/help/custom-app-folder/) - [Stop scanning an extra app folder](https://cubbypad.com/help/remove-app-scan-folder/) - [Find apps installed on external drives](https://cubbypad.com/help/external-drive-apps/) - [Understand dimmed apps from an unplugged drive](https://cubbypad.com/help/disconnected-drive-placeholders/) - [Start and finish arranging the grid](https://cubbypad.com/help/enter-arrangement-mode/) - [Move an app to another grid position](https://cubbypad.com/help/move-app/) - [Select several apps for a group move](https://cubbypad.com/help/select-multiple-apps/) - [Move apps to another grid page](https://cubbypad.com/help/move-app-another-page/) - [Create an app folder in CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/help/create-folder/) - [Rename a CubbyPad folder](https://cubbypad.com/help/rename-folder/) - [Give a folder a color, emoji or symbol](https://cubbypad.com/help/folder-customization/) - [Take an app out of a grid folder](https://cubbypad.com/help/remove-app-from-folder/) - [Launch every app in a folder](https://cubbypad.com/help/open-all-folder-apps/) - [Rename an app inside CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/help/rename-app/) - [Add an app to the Dock from CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/help/add-app-to-dock/) - [Open Finder’s Get Info for an app](https://cubbypad.com/help/reveal-app-get-info/) - [Hide an app from CubbyPad’s pages](https://cubbypad.com/help/hide-app/) - [Bring a hidden app back to the grid](https://cubbypad.com/help/restore-hidden-app/) - [Undo or redo a grid edit](https://cubbypad.com/help/undo-redo-layout/) - [Sort the grid by name, usage, date or color](https://cubbypad.com/help/sort-apps/) - [Create a Recently Installed smart folder](https://cubbypad.com/help/smart-folder-recently-installed/) - [Create a Not Opened Lately smart folder](https://cubbypad.com/help/smart-folder-unused/) - [Add a Games smart folder to CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/help/smart-folder-games/) - [Find an app by typing its name](https://cubbypad.com/help/search-app-names/) - [Search with app initials or a misspelling](https://cubbypad.com/help/search-initials-typos/) - [Open an app’s recent document from search](https://cubbypad.com/help/recent-files/) - [Calculate a value and copy the answer](https://cubbypad.com/help/calculator/) - [Find System Settings pages from CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/help/settings-search/) - [Find and run an Apple Shortcut](https://cubbypad.com/help/shortcuts-search/) - [Allow microphone and speech access for voice search](https://cubbypad.com/help/voice-search-permissions/) - [Check the microphone used for voice search](https://cubbypad.com/help/voice-search-microphone/) - [Turn off Apple Intelligence app suggestions](https://cubbypad.com/help/disable-ai-suggestions/) - [Use CubbyPad when Apple Intelligence is unavailable](https://cubbypad.com/help/ai-unavailable/) - [Navigate and arrange CubbyPad with the keyboard](https://cubbypad.com/help/keyboard-navigation/) - [Use icon actions with VoiceOver](https://cubbypad.com/help/voiceover-actions/) - [Create another CubbyPad layout](https://cubbypad.com/help/new-layout/) - [Rename a saved layout](https://cubbypad.com/help/rename-layout/) - [Switch to a different app layout](https://cubbypad.com/help/switch-layout/) - [Delete a layout you no longer need](https://cubbypad.com/help/delete-layout/) - [Pair a CubbyPad layout with a Focus](https://cubbypad.com/help/focus-filter/) - [Show a layout while a monitor is connected](https://cubbypad.com/help/automatic-display-rule/) - [Schedule a layout for chosen days and hours](https://cubbypad.com/help/automatic-time-rule/) - [Understand overlapping automatic layout rules](https://cubbypad.com/help/rule-priority/) - [Enable layout sync through iCloud Drive](https://cubbypad.com/help/icloud-enable/) - [Fix layout sync when iCloud Drive is off](https://cubbypad.com/help/icloud-unavailable/) - [Choose between this Mac’s layouts and iCloud’s](https://cubbypad.com/help/icloud-conflict/) - [Save a CubbyPad layout backup file](https://cubbypad.com/help/layout-backup/) - [Restore a saved CubbyPad layout](https://cubbypad.com/help/layout-restore/) - [Import an old Apple Launchpad arrangement](https://cubbypad.com/help/import-launchpad/) - [Read a LaunchNext arrangement or backup](https://cubbypad.com/help/import-launchnext/) - [Review apps you have not opened recently](https://cubbypad.com/help/unused-apps-cleanup/) - [Inspect leftover files before cleanup](https://cubbypad.com/help/leftover-review/) - [Review installers left in Downloads](https://cubbypad.com/help/downloaded-installers/) - [Move an installed app to the Trash](https://cubbypad.com/help/trash-app/) - [Read the memory-pressure light](https://cubbypad.com/help/memory-pressure/) - [Review open apps you have not used for a while](https://cubbypad.com/help/quit-idle-apps/) - [Activate CubbyPad on this Mac](https://cubbypad.com/help/activate-license/) - [Choose Solo or Duo for your Macs](https://cubbypad.com/help/solo-duo/) - [Deactivate a Mac before moving your license](https://cubbypad.com/help/deactivate-license/) - [Use an activated CubbyPad license while offline](https://cubbypad.com/help/offline-license-check/) - [Recover a missing CubbyPad license key](https://cubbypad.com/help/license-key-recovery/) - [Ask for a CubbyPad purchase refund](https://cubbypad.com/help/refund-request/) ## Blog - [All articles](https://cubbypad.com/blog/) - [Launchpad vs Spotlight in macOS Tahoe: what changed?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/launchpad-vs-spotlight-macos-tahoe/) - [How to choose a Launchpad replacement for your Mac](https://cubbypad.com/blog/choose-launchpad-replacement-mac/) - [Can you recover your old Launchpad folders after Tahoe?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/restore-launchpad-layout-after-tahoe/) - [F4 opens Spotlight: how to use it for your app grid](https://cubbypad.com/blog/f4-opens-spotlight-instead-of-launchpad/) - [Use a three-finger pinch to open your Mac apps](https://cubbypad.com/blog/three-finger-pinch-app-launcher-mac/) - [Open your app grid with a hot corner on Mac](https://cubbypad.com/blog/hot-corner-app-launcher-mac/) - [Keyboard launcher or visual app grid: which fits your Mac?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/keyboard-launcher-vs-visual-app-grid/) - [App grid folders vs Finder folders: what actually moves?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/app-grid-folders-vs-finder-folders/) - [Hide an app from your grid without uninstalling it](https://cubbypad.com/blog/hide-mac-app-without-uninstalling/) - [Organize your Mac app grid by icon color](https://cubbypad.com/blog/organize-mac-apps-by-icon-color/) - [Smart folders or manual folders for your Mac apps?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/smart-folders-vs-manual-app-folders/) - [Move several apps between grid pages at once](https://cubbypad.com/blog/move-multiple-apps-between-pages-mac/) - [Undo app grid changes before starting over](https://cubbypad.com/blog/undo-mac-app-grid-changes/) - [Use Mac icon packs without changing the Dock or Finder](https://cubbypad.com/blog/mac-icon-packs-without-changing-dock/) - [Make your Mac app grid easier to read with larger icons](https://cubbypad.com/blog/larger-icons-in-mac-app-launcher/) - [Choose a background for your Launchpad-style app grid](https://cubbypad.com/blog/customize-launchpad-style-background-mac/) - [Full-screen or windowed app launcher on Mac?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/full-screen-vs-windowed-app-launcher/) - [Does CubbyPad require Apple Intelligence?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/does-cubbypad-require-apple-intelligence/) - [What stays on your Mac when CubbyPad suggests apps?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/local-ai-app-search-privacy-mac/) - [Find Mac apps with initials instead of full names](https://cubbypad.com/blog/find-mac-apps-with-initials-and-typos/) - [Give apps names you will remember in your launcher](https://cubbypad.com/blog/give-mac-apps-search-nicknames/) - [Do a quick calculation in your Mac app launcher](https://cubbypad.com/blog/calculator-in-mac-app-launcher/) - [Run an Apple Shortcut from your Mac app grid](https://cubbypad.com/blog/run-apple-shortcuts-from-app-grid/) - [Voice search and AI app search are different features](https://cubbypad.com/blog/voice-search-vs-ai-app-search-mac/) - [Open an app’s recent files from your launcher](https://cubbypad.com/blog/open-recent-files-from-mac-app-launcher/) - [Keep separate work and personal app layouts on one Mac](https://cubbypad.com/blog/separate-work-personal-app-layouts-mac/) - [Switch your Mac app grid when a Focus starts](https://cubbypad.com/blog/switch-app-layout-with-focus-mode-mac/) - [Choose an app layout by monitor or time of day](https://cubbypad.com/blog/automatic-app-layout-monitor-time-mac/) - [Sync an app grid between two Macs with iCloud Drive](https://cubbypad.com/blog/sync-app-grid-between-two-macs/) - [Back up your app layout before moving to a new Mac](https://cubbypad.com/blog/back-up-app-layout-before-moving-mac/) - [Open a folder of Mac apps together](https://cubbypad.com/blog/open-folder-of-mac-apps-together/) - [Mac storage vs memory: which app cleanup do you need?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/mac-storage-vs-memory-unused-apps/) - [Hide, uninstall or remove leftovers: three different Mac actions](https://cubbypad.com/blog/hide-trash-app-leftovers-mac/) - [Why CubbyPad’s suggested apps change through the day](https://cubbypad.com/blog/app-suggestions-time-of-day-privacy/) - [What a one-time CubbyPad license includes](https://cubbypad.com/blog/one-time-purchase-mac-launcher-license/) - [Import a LaunchNext layout into CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/blog/import-launchnext-layout-into-cubbypad/) - [Your first ten minutes with CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/blog/first-ten-minutes-with-cubbypad/) - [Use the Dock and an app grid together](https://cubbypad.com/blog/dock-and-app-grid-on-mac/) - [Applications folder or app launcher: what is the difference?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/applications-folder-vs-app-launcher/) - [Spotlight app categories or your own launcher folders?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/spotlight-categories-vs-custom-app-folders/) - [Keep Spotlight and CubbyPad on separate shortcuts](https://cubbypad.com/blog/keep-spotlight-and-cubbypad-shortcuts/) - [Organize a Mac with a large app library](https://cubbypad.com/blog/visual-launcher-large-mac-app-library/) - [Set up a trackpad-first app launcher on a MacBook](https://cubbypad.com/blog/macbook-trackpad-app-launcher-setup/) - [Use CubbyPad with an external keyboard and mouse](https://cubbypad.com/blog/mac-app-launcher-external-keyboard-mouse/) - [App layouts are different from separate Mac accounts](https://cubbypad.com/blog/app-layouts-and-shared-mac-accounts/) - [Set up your app launcher for an external monitor](https://cubbypad.com/blog/app-launcher-setup-external-display/) - [An app is missing from the grid: a practical checklist](https://cubbypad.com/blog/mac-launcher-missing-apps-checklist/) - [Keep external-drive apps organized in your launcher](https://cubbypad.com/blog/apps-on-external-drive-launcher/) - [Find apps kept outside the usual Applications folder](https://cubbypad.com/blog/custom-application-locations-mac/) - [Find and place a newly installed Mac app](https://cubbypad.com/blog/newly-installed-apps-in-cubbypad/) - [Keep custom app names clear across two Macs](https://cubbypad.com/blog/custom-app-names-across-two-macs/) - [Read notification badges in your app grid](https://cubbypad.com/blog/notifications-in-mac-app-grid/) - [Running apps and recent apps mean different things](https://cubbypad.com/blog/running-apps-vs-recent-apps/) - [Recent apps or suggested apps above the grid?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/recent-apps-vs-suggested-apps/) - [Build a useful app folder for development work](https://cubbypad.com/blog/app-folders-for-mac-developers/) - [Organize design tools by the work you do](https://cubbypad.com/blog/app-folders-for-mac-designers/) - [Make a Mac app layout for study sessions](https://cubbypad.com/blog/app-layout-for-studying-on-mac/) - [Make a small writing workspace in your app grid](https://cubbypad.com/blog/app-folder-for-writing-on-mac/) - [Plan an app layout for video-editing sessions](https://cubbypad.com/blog/video-editing-app-layout-mac/) - [Keep communication apps findable without crowding your grid](https://cubbypad.com/blog/organize-work-communication-apps-mac/) - [Keep occasional Mac utilities easy to find](https://cubbypad.com/blog/keep-occasional-mac-utilities-findable/) - [Make a new Mac’s app grid feel familiar](https://cubbypad.com/blog/make-new-mac-app-grid-familiar/) - [Back up the grid before using automatic organization](https://cubbypad.com/blog/backup-before-organizing-mac-apps/) - [Why an imported app layout can look different on another Mac](https://cubbypad.com/blog/layout-import-missing-apps-new-mac/) - [Layout sync and layout backups solve different problems](https://cubbypad.com/blog/sync-vs-backup-app-layouts/) - [Choose the right layout when iCloud and a Mac differ](https://cubbypad.com/blog/resolve-icloud-app-layout-conflicts/) - [Main layout and Focus layout: plan the return as well as the start](https://cubbypad.com/blog/main-layout-vs-focus-layout/) - [Monitor rule or Focus Filter for your work layout?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/display-rule-vs-focus-filter/) - [Schedule a weekday or weekend app arrangement](https://cubbypad.com/blog/weekday-weekend-app-layout-schedule/) - [When manual layout switching is the clearer choice](https://cubbypad.com/blog/manual-layout-switching-vs-automation/) - [Arrange your app grid without dragging icons](https://cubbypad.com/blog/keyboard-only-app-grid-organization/) - [Why Escape sometimes closes a folder instead of the grid](https://cubbypad.com/blog/escape-key-in-app-launcher/) - [Use CubbyPad’s app actions with VoiceOver](https://cubbypad.com/blog/voiceover-accessible-app-launcher/) - [Build a comfortable app grid with reduced motion](https://cubbypad.com/blog/reduced-motion-app-launcher-mac/) - [Make app labels readable on a large monitor](https://cubbypad.com/blog/readable-app-labels-on-large-display/) - [Choose sideways or vertical pages for your app grid](https://cubbypad.com/blog/vertical-vs-horizontal-app-pages/) - [Remember your place or always open page one?](https://cubbypad.com/blog/remember-last-page-or-first-page-launcher/) - [Adjust the launcher’s opening speed without changing app launches](https://cubbypad.com/blog/control-app-launcher-opening-speed/) - [Avoid conflicts between a launcher and macOS hot corners](https://cubbypad.com/blog/avoid-mac-hot-corner-conflicts/) - [Keep your app launcher ready after signing in](https://cubbypad.com/blog/app-launcher-ready-after-login/) - [Closing the app grid is different from quitting CubbyPad](https://cubbypad.com/blog/quit-launcher-vs-close-app-grid/) - [The first Mac installation and signed app updates are different](https://cubbypad.com/blog/signed-updates-vs-first-mac-install/) - [Plan CubbyPad activation before an offline trip](https://cubbypad.com/blog/periodic-license-checks-offline-mac/) - [Moving a license is different from syncing a layout](https://cubbypad.com/blog/move-license-vs-sync-app-layout/) - [Prepare for reinstalling CubbyPad without losing your arrangement](https://cubbypad.com/blog/reinstall-cubbypad-without-losing-layout/) - [Remove CubbyPad while keeping your other Mac apps](https://cubbypad.com/blog/remove-cubbypad-keep-other-apps/) - [Review unused apps before your Mac runs short of storage](https://cubbypad.com/blog/review-unused-apps-before-storage-warning/) - [Downloaded installers are different from installed apps](https://cubbypad.com/blog/downloaded-installers-vs-installed-apps/) - [A large app library does not explain memory pressure by itself](https://cubbypad.com/blog/memory-pressure-vs-installed-app-count/) - [Write a CubbyPad support request that is easy to reproduce](https://cubbypad.com/blog/prepare-cubbypad-support-request/) Source: https://cubbypad.com/sitemap/