Reorder apps and folders

Customize how apps appear in Launchie using drag & drop, context menus, and user-defined sorting.

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How to reorder apps in Launchie

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Use the video above for a quick walkthrough.

What “position” means in Launchie

An app position is simply its place in the current layout.

  • in the root view, the position controls where the app appears on your main page
  • inside a Space, the position controls where the app appears in that specific Space
  • position does not decide whether an app belongs to a Space

If you are trying to move an app fully out of the root view and only show it in a Space, that is a Spaces setting, not a position setting. For that behavior, enable Exclusive Mode in SettingsSpaces.

Ways to reorder apps and folders

  • Drag and drop items directly in the grid.
  • Right-click an app or folder and use the position actions from the context menu.
  • Reorder items separately in Root and inside each Space.

Important behavior with Spaces

Positions are stored per view.

  • Moving an app in Root changes its root layout.
  • Moving an app while viewing a Space changes its layout inside that Space.
  • Adding an app to a Space does not automatically remove it from Root unless Exclusive Mode is enabled.

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