No database yet?

[RemoPro]

No database now?

What I also noticed was that it seems like the app does on every launch search for all apps that exits? Sure then it's given that it will show all currently installed apps but that surely is slower when every time it has to look through all given paths.
That said now probably all infos like names, icons and paths are loaded into memory which means it isn't as efficient as it can be?

SwiftData

It would be better to add a database like SwiftData, also for the ability to save user decisions like the upcoming folder feature.
I know a bit how to use SwiftData but then I am unsure how to implement some kind of update feature when a new app is installed on the Mac and the database should update itself.

SwiftData requires macOS 14.

[trey-a-12]

1. Apologies for the delayed response, just moved in to college 🥳
2. I actually intend to add a database file for this, and had originally gotten one working in an earlier test version, but it had an issue of continually appending to the database rather than reading the original contents. This is something I'm working on to speed things up and lighten the application, though. This might also come with a more functional "Relaunch LaunchBack" button to re-scan the application directories and update the database, and/or perhaps even an auto-scan option when new apps are detected in chosen directories.
3. This kind of ties into the previous response. I would like to implement a SwiftData database or similar, and am still determining the best way to make the database auto-update. Right now I'm debating between a "auto-scan on first launch after reboot," "After Relaunching LaunchBack," or just "*Upon launching the app."

*I do still intend to make the app not QUIT every time you launch a program or click outside the grid, but this is WIP as well. Making the grid fade in and out while leaving a menu bar entry should do it.

[RemoPro]

Feel free to check out my SwiftData sample project to maybe understand something more about how SwiftData works:

https://github.com/RemoPro/SwiftData-Categories