A lightweight, modern hot-corner app launcher for macOS.
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LaunchCorner turns your screen corners into instant app shortcuts. Simply move your cursor to any screen corner to launch your favorite applications instantly. Built natively for macOS using SwiftUI.
With recent macOS updates, Apple removed the built-in Launchpad shortcut for hot corners. While great third-party alternatives exist (such as LaunchOS), many require paid upgrades just to unlock hot corner support for opening app launchers.
LaunchCorner was created as a 100% free, open-source utility so that anyone can trigger LaunchOS (or any application) instantly via hot corners without paywalls or subscriptions.
- Instant Hot Corners: Move your cursor to any of the 4 screen corners to trigger assigned applications.
- Native & Ultra-Fast: Built natively with Swift & SwiftUI for zero latency and minimal CPU/memory footprint.
- Apple Silicon (arm64): Native architecture for M1/M2/M3/M4 Macs.
- Dwell Time & Sensitivity: Fine-tune trigger response down to 0 ms (Instant).
- Multi-Monitor Support: Works seamlessly across multiple connected displays.
- Menu Bar & Dock Modes: Runs quietly in the macOS Menu Bar and automatically hides from the Dock when closed.
- Open Source: 100% free and open-source under the MIT license.
- Download
LaunchCorner.dmgfrom the latest Release. - Double-click
LaunchCorner.dmgto open the installer. - Drag LaunchCorner into your Applications folder.
- Open LaunchCorner and grant Accessibility Access when prompted (System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility).
Note: On first launch, if prompted by macOS Gatekeeper, right-click
LaunchCorner.appand choose Open (or click Open Anyway in System Settings > Privacy & Security).
# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/wenujacodes/LaunchCorner.git
cd LaunchCorner
# Open in Xcode
open LaunchCorner.xcodeprojTo generate the installer (LaunchCorner.dmg) locally:
./scripts/build_release.shSpecial thanks to the amazing open-source projects that power LaunchCorner:
- Sparkle Framework: The open-source software update framework for macOS.
- create-dmg: Modern macOS DMG installer disk image generator.
Distributed under the MIT License. Created by @wenujacodes.