> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://floutwork.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Launchpad: your dock for work apps in Floutwork

> Pin your most-used web tools to the Launchpad and open any of them in one click — no searching, no switching windows, no context lost.

The **Launchpad** is the app dock built into Floutwork's work browser. It lines up all the web tools you use every day — Gmail, Slack, Notion, Jira, and more — so you can open any of them instantly without leaving your current workspace or typing a URL.

## What the Launchpad does

Instead of bookmarks buried in a toolbar or tabs you have to hunt for, the **Launchpad** gives every tool a permanent, visible home inside Floutwork. Click an icon to open that app in the current workspace. The app opens in its own grouped tab area, keeping everything organized automatically.

The **Launchpad** appears in the left sidebar and is accessible from every workspace, including the **Shared Workspace**.

## Pinning web apps to the Launchpad

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Launchpad editor">
    Click the **+** button at the bottom of the **Launchpad** in the sidebar, or right-click any empty area of the Launchpad to open the editor.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Search for an app">
    Type the name of the tool you want to add. Floutwork includes a built-in library of common work apps — select from the list or enter a custom URL.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add the app">
    Click **Add** to pin it to your Launchpad. The app icon appears immediately in the sidebar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Reorder as needed">
    Drag icons up or down in the **Launchpad** to put your most-reached-for tools at the top.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Launching apps from the Launchpad

Click any app icon in the **Launchpad** to open it in your current workspace. If the app is already open, clicking its icon brings that tab into focus instead of opening a duplicate.

<Info>
  You can also launch apps from the **Command Bar** by typing the app name — useful when your hands are already on the keyboard.
</Info>

## Organizing your Launchpad for maximum productivity

A well-organized **Launchpad** reflects the order in which you actually use your tools throughout the day. A few principles that help:

* **Put high-frequency tools first.** Place the apps you open dozens of times a day — email, chat, task manager — at the top.
* **Group by workflow.** If you always jump from Figma to a staging URL to Slack, keep them near each other.
* **Remove tools you rarely use.** A shorter Launchpad is faster to scan than a long one.

<Tip>
  Add every tool you open at least once a day. If you find yourself typing a URL into the address bar more than once, it belongs in the **Launchpad**.
</Tip>

## Recommended apps to add

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Communication" icon="message-square">
    Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord
  </Card>

  <Card title="Project management" icon="clipboard-list">
    Notion, Jira, Linear, Asana, Trello, Monday.com
  </Card>

  <Card title="Design & docs" icon="pen-nib">
    Figma, Miro, Confluence, Google Docs, Coda
  </Card>

  <Card title="Development" icon="code">
    GitHub, GitLab, Vercel, Sentry, Datadog
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sales & support" icon="headset">
    Salesforce, HubSpot, Intercom, Zendesk, Loom
  </Card>

  <Card title="Finance & admin" icon="receipt">
    Stripe, QuickBooks, Expensify, Gusto, Rippling
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What's next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Workspaces" icon="layer-group" href="/workspace/workspaces">
    Organize your Launchpad apps across separate workspaces for each project or client.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Smart browser" icon="globe" href="/features/smart-browser">
    See how the Floutwork browser keeps tabs from each Launchpad app grouped and organized.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>