The Launchpad in macOS helps you access applications quickly. If you decide you want to reset the Launchpad apps where they appear in their default order, you can follow these steps.
- From the Finder, select “Go” > “Utilities” > “Terminal“.
- Type the following command, then press “Enter“.
defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true; killall Dock
The Launchpad apps will then be refreshed to their default state.
Happy Harry says
I was one step away from restoring Catalina in hopes it wouldn’t overwrite my data (2 month old laptop/OS, didn’t want to have to deal with a backup restore) because of a missing application in Launchpad. This worked, THANK YOU!
AnnaLisse says
very good. thank you.
DBR says
Yeah, it did help… Thanks a lot.
Cynthia Cavanaugh says
Best. Tip. Ever. Other sites had answers like, “Sorry, can’t do it. Or, click and hold on an app and drag each one (LOL).” This site actually had an answer. Not exactly intuitive to have to go to the Terminal, but I’m comfortable with it and it didn’t require sudo since it’s just for my logged-in user, me.
Peter F. says
I think I lost one of my apps. I upgraded to Catalina before doing this.
Yurii Savchenko says
It works on Catalina 10.15.1 also, so enjoy of result…
Devin Columbus says
Has anyone figured out a way to do this with Catalina?
Phong says
Nice command. Thanks!
Desh says
How do I add back the apps after the reset? TY!
blueb0x says
Thank you so much!
Peter says
I had a bad updated app stuck as well, worked perfectly!
Jo says
Thank you God! Was looking for a solution for a while. Greatly appreciated.
Pock says
Thank you so much, I had a bad app download jammed on launchpad with no way to remove it. This worked! Thank you!