Launch Bar 4+

lots of issues...

pictured in app store with icons in center of manubar, but this is not what the app does, icons are right justified as usualy in the menua bar. This is unfortunate as I desired (thought I was paying for) the ability to have the apps centered in the menu bar. Also has a lot of "promotional" menu items that clutters up the experience (rate, recommend, more apps...). Also there is no preference window and user cannot easily disable shortcuts... I use apps that have vast amounts of shortcuts and I do not want this app interfereing with those shortcuts. This app forces users to disable each shortcut every time a new app is added. Pain, just want to disable all shortcuts with a preference. The transparent nature of the drop down menu makes the colors of the icons washed out and hard to recognize. At the end of the day I cannot use this app due to all these issues, death by a thousand cuts... but I do love the concept.

Developer Response ,

Hi TuckerMix, indeed, the icons are right-aligned in the menubar. Preferences are located in Launch Bar's menu, below your added apps/folders. Note that when a new item is added to LaunchBar, by default it has no keyboard shortcut, and assigning one is optional. Menu icon transparency is a default feature of macOS, which can be turned off via System Preferences/Accessibility/Display/Reduce transparency. Please contact us at contact@qneo.net for more assistance. Thanks, Qneo

So Disappointed

I was looking for a simple launcher that will reside cleanly within the Menubar. Purchasing this app was surely a mistake as it doesn't really deliver the desired results. This app basically adds your desired app and/or directory shortcut(s). to the Menubar. Which could potentially lead to a cluttered menubar or exceed the notchless space.

What it doesn't do is provide a customizable dropdown menu from where to launch your defined applications and/or directories.

I would highly recommend the Dev to revisit the overall design and make some serious adjustements. For instance, make the left-click the primary function to display a dropdown menu containing the user defined objects. Make the right-click (secondary click) the dropdown menu specific to the app preferences.

Great easy to use tool!

I use Launch Bar on my Macbook Air where I don't have that much real estate. It replaces the OSX Dock for me. Works great!
It would be even BETTER if it was possible to hide ONLY the Launch Bar icon with Bartender. Bartender now hides ALL or NONE of the Launch Bar icons.
Keep up the great work! 👍