Launchpad-Control
Launchpad-Control is a system preference pane that integrates with macOS System Settings, allowing users to customize the Launchpad application launcher by hiding or unhiding apps and app groups. It displays a table of all Launchpad apps in their current order and has been used by Mac users since the Lion era who want finer control over which applications appear in Launchpad. It is a small utility developed by Chaosspace.
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1 suggestionLaunchpad-Control is a preference pane component that installs into macOS System Settings, not a standalone app. There are no recent public updates available, and the most recent version found dates to around 2024. To update or reinstall this component, you would need to visit the Chaosspace website directly and download the latest installer, then run it — preference panes are not updated through the Mac App Store or through System Settings' own update mechanism. Given that Launchpad-Control has not been actively maintained for some time and there is no clear evidence of an Apple Silicon native build, you may wish to verify with the developer whether a native macOS version is planned. If you rely on Launchpad customization, also consider that macOS 28 (releasing September 2028) will remove Rosetta 2 support, so an Intel-only preference pane will no longer load on that release. As an alternative, the macOS Launchpad settings under System Settings > General > Siri & Spotlight offer limited built-in controls, though they do not provide the same granular per-app hiding interface.
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