How to delete an App from Launcher in Mac OS X El Capitan

Description: This article will show how to delete an application out of the launcher in Mac OS X El Capitan. The Launcher holds all the apps that the user has installed on the MacBook.

  1. Click on the Launcher icon in the dock.
    Mac OS X El Capitan Home Screen, Launcher
  2. Click and hold on any app until it starts shaking. Click the X on the upper left of the app you wish to remove.
    Mac OS X El Capitan Launcher Window
  3. When prompted, press Delete on the confirmation window.
    Mac OS X El Capitan, Delete Confirmation Window

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