Tilexa

Your app grid is back.

Tilexa shows every app on your Mac in one full-screen grid. Press ⌃⌥L, type a few letters, press Return.

Coming soon to the Mac App Store.

Free. Pro is $9.99, once. Needs macOS 26 Tahoe.

esc ⌃control ⌥option L ⌃⌥L opens Tilexa from any app. Esc closes it. The app icons are stand-ins.

If you used Launchpad, you already know Tilexa.

Type
Start typing as soon as the grid opens. Return opens the first match.
Drag
Drop one app on another to make a folder.
Hold ⌥
The icons jiggle. Move them around, or click × to send an app to the Trash.
Swipe
Two fingers on the trackpad turn the page. The arrow keys do too.
Esc
Closes it. So does clicking an empty spot or switching desktops.

New in Tilexa

The apps you just used, one click away.

A glass shelf along the bottom of the grid holds your most recent apps. Pin the ones you open every day and they stay put.

Free to use. Pro is $9.99, once.

Free

The full grid, search, folders, the shelf and the ⌃⌥L shortcut. Open it from the menu bar or the Dock as well.

Pro $9.99, one payment

  • A hot corner that opens Tilexa
  • Pinned apps on the shelf
  • Hide apps you never use
  • Folders inside folders
  • Sort by name, most used, newest or category
  • Your own background image
  • Import your old Launchpad layout
  • Copy your layout to another Mac

No subscription. Buy it on one Mac and restore it on the others. Family Sharing included.

Tilexa collects nothing.

No account, no analytics, no tracking. The app makes no network requests of its own, and your layout never leaves your Mac. Apple handles the purchase.

Read the privacy policy

Stuck on something?

Write to us. We usually reply within two working days.

support@tilexa.app