Browse apps in a clean grid
Open apps visually instead of remembering every name before you start typing.
Mac app launcher for people who still like an app grid.
Facet is a Mac app launcher for people who want to browse apps visually, search quickly, keep folders, and avoid subscription-heavy productivity tools. It restores the app-grid workflow that made Launchpad useful.
A visual launcher, not another command center.
Search from the keyboard
Search when you know the app name, then launch without leaving the keyboard.
Keep folders and categories
Keep creative apps, work tools, utilities, and games grouped in a layout you can recognize.
When Facet is the right Mac app launcher.
Facet is best if you want a launcher that feels native to macOS and keeps the visual app-browsing habit. Spotlight is excellent for typed search. Power launchers are excellent for workflows. Facet focuses on the simpler job: show your apps clearly, let you search, preserve folder organization, and launch fast.
- Use Facet for visual app browsing, folders, and app-grid muscle memory.
- Use the Launchpad location guide if you are trying to find the built-in Launchpad.
- Use the Launchpad alternative guide if you are comparing replacement options.
- Use the replacement guide if you already know you want the old grid back.
Why a grid still matters on macOS.
Typed launchers are fast when you already know the exact app you want. A grid helps when you remember the category, icon, or folder but not the name. That is common for utilities, creative tools, games, and apps you use only occasionally. Facet keeps both paths available: browse visually when you are scanning, search instantly when you know the target.
- Folders help separate work apps, design tools, developer utilities, and games.
- Visual browsing helps with apps you recognize by icon.
- Keyboard search keeps frequent launches fast.
- The paid-once license keeps the launcher simple instead of becoming another subscription.