Customise the Launchpad in Mac OS X Lion

You will need a Terminal open in order to run any of the commands below.

1. Go to your Applications folder.
2. Go to the Utilities folder.
3. Double click on Terminal.

Customise what applications appear in the Launchpad:

1. Clear all the items in Launchpad:
1. Select all the text in the box below and press cmd + C to Copy it:
   sqlite3 ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db "DELETE from apps; \
DELETE from groups WHERE title<>''; DELETE from items WHERE rowid>2;" \
&& killall Dock
2. In the Terminal window, click Edit > Paste or press cmd + V.
3. Press Enter. The Launchpad will now contain no applications.
2. Go to your Applications folder.
3. For each application you want, drag it’s icon onto the Launchpad icon in the Dock.