App Launcher widget for Windows
Your applications as a grid of icons on the dashboard, grouped into categories if you have enough of them to need it. A recent apps list keeps whatever you have been using most within reach. Set the column count and icon size to fit the tile.
Free · Windows 10 and 11 · No account required
The real App Launcher widget, running live. Drag it around.
What App Launcher is good for
The everyday jobs this widget was built to handle.
Launch your working set without hunting through the Start menu
Group apps by project or by task
Keep recently used applications one click away
Every App Launcher setting
9 options, set per widget - so two copies of App Launcher on the same dashboard can behave completely differently. Highlighted values are the defaults.
Grid columns
Show app names
Icon size
Show categories
Advanced
Confirm delete
Show edit on hover
Launch animation
Show recent apps
Max recent apps
Getting App Launcher on your desktop
- 01
Install
Download and run the installer. No account, no sign-in.
- 02
Add the widget
Hit Add Widget, or press Ctrl+K and search for it by name.
- 03
Make it yours
Drag it where you want, resize it, and set the options below.
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