Change The Layout Of Launchpad On OS X With A Terminal Command

Change The Layout Of Launchpad On OS X With A Terminal Command

Not a fan of Launchpad’s default five by seven grid for displaying apps? Defaults-write points out that you can alter it to just about whatever you want with a Terminal command.

As you’d expect, you’ll need two Terminal commands here, one for columns and one for rows. So, start by opening up Terminal (Applications > Utilities). Then, for columns, type in the following command, substituting whatever number you like for the X:

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-columns -int X

Next, you’ll do the same for rows, again substituting your number of choice for the X:

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-rows -int X

When you’re done, restart Launchpad with this command:

defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool TRUE;killall Dock

And that’s it, you Launchpad is all customised to your liking. Head over to Default-write for more.

Change the layout (rows and columns) of Launchpad [Defaults-write]


The Cheapest NBN 50 Plans

Here are the cheapest plans available for Australia’s most popular NBN speed tier.

At Lifehacker, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. We have affiliate and advertising partnerships, which means we may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. BTW – prices are accurate and items in stock at the time of posting.

Comments