Apple removed Launchpad in macOS Tahoe, replacing a familiar visual app launcher with a different app discovery experience.
KidoX is built for people who still want a fast, visual, keyboard-friendly way to browse, organize, and launch Mac apps.
It restores the Launchpad-style grid while improving the parts that matter day to day: quick search, clean organization, smooth navigation, customizable behavior, and a native macOS feel built with SwiftUI.
KidoX is not a system hack or a patched copy of Launchpad. It is an independent macOS app designed to provide a modern launcher experience that feels at home on current versions of macOS.
This repository contains the KidoX macOS app source code. It is published for transparency, security review, education, and community contributions.
The license-management backend, production release configuration, signing credentials, notarization credentials, and distribution infrastructure are not included in this repository.
KidoX is source-available, not open-source.
You may read the source code, study how the app works, audit it, and build it locally for personal evaluation, security review, or development. You may also submit issues and pull requests.
You may not redistribute KidoX, publish compiled builds, sell compiled builds, distribute modified versions, distribute forks, or use the KidoX name, icon, logo, or brand assets in a way that suggests an official release or endorsement without prior written permission.
Official builds are distributed only through channels controlled by the KidoX maintainers.
KidoX/- main macOS app sourceKidoXApp.xcodeproj/- Xcode project and shared schemeKidoXIPC/- shared IPC support codeKidoXDockTile/- Dock tile plug-inResources/- app icons and bundled visual assetsPackaging/DMG/- local DMG packaging helper scripts
- macOS
- Xcode
- Xcode command line tools
Open KidoXApp.xcodeproj in Xcode and run the KidoX scheme.
You can also build from the command line:
xcodebuild -project KidoXApp.xcodeproj -scheme KidoX -configuration Debug buildThe project uses Swift Package Manager dependencies resolved by Xcode.
Local builds are intended for evaluation, review, and development. They are not licensed for redistribution.
The DMG helper lives at Packaging/DMG/build-dmg.sh.
Release packaging requires local signing, notarization, and production configuration that are intentionally not committed to this repository. Local files such as Packaging/DMG/release.env are ignored and should not be committed.
Issues and pull requests are welcome when they improve the app, documentation, reliability, or security.
By submitting a contribution, you agree that the maintainers may use, modify, distribute, and include your contribution in official KidoX releases.
This repository is provided as a source-visible reference for the KidoX macOS app. It is not an official distribution channel for compiled binaries.
No open-source license is granted.
The source code is made available only under the source-availability terms described above. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by the copyright holders. The KidoX name, logo, icon, and related brand assets are reserved.