Slide-over, instantly
A borderless Liquid-Glass panel glides in from the right on your shortcut. It floats over anything, never steals focus, and is gone the moment you let go.
WorkPersonal
New in v3.63Chrome extensions, running natively
Your web apps and native tools. One swipe from the edge.
LiquidPad lives in your menu bar. Hit your shortcut and a Liquid-Glass panel slides in with Gmail, WhatsApp, ChatGPT, a real terminal, SSH, all the things you keep open all day. Let go and it’s gone. Native macOS — built on AppKit and WebKit, no Electron bundled — so it never turns into twenty browser tabs eating your battery.
Made for people juggling several projects, clients or accounts at once: a workspace per context, two Gmails side by side, your whole stack one keystroke away. The companion to your browser — Chrome, Safari, Arc — for the handful of apps you actually live in.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple Silicon & Intel. Free forever for 3 apps — no card, no telemetry.
~11 MB
the whole app, not 150
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Electron processes
1 key
to your entire web
⌘←to summon it./⌘Kto search everything.
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It’s the web you live in, minus the twenty tabs, the spinning fans, and the 2 GB of Electron.
500+ apps, ready to drop in. Or paste any URL and it’s an app.
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The good part
One panel.
Your whole day.
Native glass, real shortcuts, window behaviour that feels like part of macOS, because it is. It all does one thing: keep the apps you live in one keystroke away, warm and native, without the tabs. Here’s what that buys you.
Chrome extensions, natively
uBlock, Dark Reader, Dashlane, straight from the Web Store. Real content scripts, popups and storage, on WebKit. No Chromium. (15.4+)
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Group & label your workspaces
Drag one onto another to file a whole set of projects under a collapsible group, each with its own SF Symbol or emoji. Fold it all away in a click.
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Command palette
⌘KJump to anything…
↳ Open WhatsApp
↳ Switch to “Design”
Universal Picture-in-Picture
Pop any video out into an always-on-top mini-player that keeps going when the panel closes.
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ads, trackers, pre-rolls
Safari’s native content blocker across every app, plus a built-in YouTube ad-skipper. No extension, just a faster web.
And 24+ more, all native
Isolated sessions
Run two Google accounts side by side. Each app can use its own cookie store, or share one. Your call, per app.
Boards & multi-view
Drag one app onto another to fuse them into a shared multi-column board with a composite icon. Split them apart anytime.
Top-level workspaces
Keep separate sets of apps (Work, Personal, a client) and flip between them with ⌘1-9, or step through with ⌘⌥← / ⌘⌥→ (and ⌘⌥↑ / ⌘⌥↓ between apps). Each can have its own login profile, notification sound and Do-Not-Disturb. Think separate browsers, in one panel.
Workspace scenes
Save a set of apps as a scene (“Morning”, “Design”, “Standup”) and bring the whole layout back in one keystroke.
Lock apps with a PIN
Vault any app behind a 4-digit PIN. It re-locks the moment the panel closes, so a glance can’t open your inbox or DMs.
Notification badges
Unread counts surface right on the rail icons, so you see what needs you without opening every app.
Real macOS notifications
Notifications from Gmail, Slack, Calendar and WhatsApp arrive as genuine macOS alerts, even while LiquidPad is the app you’re using. Click one to jump straight to that app.
1-click site tweaks
Right-click any app for ready-made native tweaks: force dark mode, hide cookie banners, kill YouTube Shorts, tidy up Gmail or your feeds. A stand-in for browser extensions, no code.
Links open your way
Click a link in any app and it opens in your default browser, or keep it inside LiquidPad. Your call, flipped anytime from a one-tap toggle in the top bar.
Calls that actually ring
Add WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord or Slack and they’re kept live automatically, so an incoming call or message still rings and shows a real macOS banner, even with the panel closed.
Per-app custom scripts
Can’t install a Chrome extension? Write a snippet of JavaScript or CSS per app, and it runs on every load. Hide a sidebar, force dark mode, tweak anything.
Do Not Disturb, per workspace
Mute a whole workspace with one click. Personal stays quiet during work hours (no banners, no chimes) while the badges keep counting.
Sleep a workspace
Parking a project? Put a whole workspace to sleep in one click and every app in it unloads and frees its RAM on the spot. The tab stays, just dimmed with a little moon, and wakes the moment you click it. An ultra-sleek focus mode.
Quick switcher
Hold ⌥ and tap Tab to flip between your recent apps, ⌘Tab-style. Release to land. Your most-used app is always one keystroke away.
Cloud sync across your Macs
Sign in and your apps, workspaces, boards and layout follow you to every Mac. Set it up once; it’s always in sync. (Pro)
Stays logged in & instant
Sessions persist on disk, so you stay signed in across launches. Recent apps are kept warm and snapshotted, so switching back is instant, without the RAM bill of a browser.
Built for 50 apps open, like a browser
The same trick Chrome and Arc use for tabs: once you open an app it stays resident, so switching back is instant and it never reloads. The warm pool scales to your Mac's RAM, idle apps throttle themselves like background tabs, and only real memory pressure ever frees one. Keep your whole working set open all day.
Desktop app or slide-over, your call
Run LiquidPad as the edge slide-over, or as a normal resizable Dock window like any Mac app, switchable in Settings. The slide-over answers your shortcut; the desktop window stays put and behaves like a real app.
Multi-view: desktop and slide at once
Want both? Multi-view keeps a desktop window on screen AND the edge slide-over. Your shortcut only summons the slide-over, the desktop window is never touched, so a project stays parked on one screen while you flick the panel in and out.
Multiple windows, like Chrome or Arc
In window mode, ⌘N opens another independent LiquidPad window with its own apps; ⌘W closes it. Spread your projects across displays, one window per context.
A shortcut for every workspace
Right-click a workspace tab and assign it any key combo. Jump straight to Work, a client, or Personal from anywhere in LiquidPad, no clicking through tabs.
Global shortcuts for any app or terminal
Right-click any app (or a single terminal tab) and bind a global key combo. Press it from anywhere, even another macOS app, and you land right there in an instant, no slide-in. A locked SSH or terminal even re-runs its command if it had stopped.
Any website, plus native tools
Add literally any site or link, with a searchable catalog of 500+ ready-to-add apps to start from, plus a built-in terminal, SSH, focus timer and habits.
Zoom, mute, pause
⌘ +/−/0 to zoom any app or terminal. Mute a noisy tab. Pause an app to free its RAM. It reloads when you come back.
Could it replace Arc or Chrome? Maybe, one day. Honestly, it’d rather not. Your browser keeps the open web; LiquidPad keeps the handful of apps you actually live in. It’s totally complementary. All love to the greats.
Shortcuts
Land anywhere on your Mac
in one keystroke.
A global summon hotkey is just the start. Bind your own combo to a whole workspace, a single app, or even one terminal tab. Then press it from anywhere, including another macOS app, and you’re there. No window hunting, no slide-in. A stopped command even re-runs itself.
Summon the panel
Your global hotkey glides the Liquid-Glass panel in from the edge over whatever you're in, without stealing focus. Tap it again and it's gone just as fast. Re-record it any time in Settings.
A whole workspace
Right-click a workspace tab and assign it any combo. Jump straight to Work, a client, or Personal (the whole set of apps) from anywhere in LiquidPad.
A single app
Right-click any app and bind a global combo. Press it from anywhere, even inside another macOS app, and you land right on Gmail or Slack instantly. A direct switch, no animation.
A terminal tab
Bind a combo to one specific terminal tab. It mounts and focuses that exact tab on press. And if its SSH or shell session had stopped, it re-runs the command for you.
Maya runs three clients out of one panel
A day in the lifeMaya is a freelance developer juggling three client workspaces (Acme, Bolt, and her own side project), plus a live prod box she babysits over SSH.
- 9:14A Slack ping from Acme. The old way: Mission Control, find the window, find the Space, click into Slack. Four seconds, and her train of thought is gone. Now she taps ⌘⌥1 from inside VS Code and the Acme workspace is just there.
- 9:40She needs the prod deploy log. Old way: hunt for the terminal, scroll tabs, realize the SSH session timed out, reconnect by hand. Now ⌘⌥⌃P lands on the exact prod tab and re-runs the ssh command because the session had dropped. The log is streaming before she lets go of the keys.
- 11:02Standup. She fires ⌘⌥G straight from her browser into the Bolt board, glances at the column, and answers. No Space-switch, no animation, under a second.
- 2:30Context flip to her own side project: ⌘⌥2, and a whole different set of apps, logins and Do-Not-Disturb is on screen. The clients stay quietly parked.
Maybe forty of these jumps a day, each a single combo instead of a window hunt. ~3 seconds saved per jump is roughly 9 hours a year handed back. And far more focus kept. Set yours up →
Do the math
A shortcut beats hunting
for a window. Every time.
Bind a global key to any app or terminal tab. No surfacing the right window, no scanning tabs, no hopping Spaces. You’re just there. Those seconds add up to days a year.
Chrome / Spaces, the usual way≈ 4s
Find the window → find the tab → click in → switch desktop.
LiquidPad shortcut< 1s
Press the combo → you’re on the exact app or terminal tab.
That’s ~3 seconds saved on every single switch. And a power user switches dozens of times a day.
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You get back
17.8
hours every year
≈ 2.2 full workdays, back in your pocket.
Assumes ~4s the old way (often 6 to 8) vs under 1s with a shortcut, over 250 working days. Move the slider. It’s your day.
Who it’s for
Built for the
multitaskers.
If your day is split across projects, clients and accounts, LiquidPad turns the daily chaos of windows and logins into one calm panel you drive from the keyboard, and gets you minutes back, every single switch.
You run several projects
A workspace per project or client, grouped and colour-coded. Park the ones you're not on with one click; flip to the live one with a shortcut. No more hunting through 40 tabs to find the right doc.
Context-switch in one keystroke
You juggle multiple accounts
Two Gmails, three Slacks, a work and a personal everything, each in its own isolated session so logins never collide. The same app, signed into a different account per workspace.
No more logging in and out
You live in a handful of apps
Mail, chat, an AI or two, your calendar, a terminal. Keep them all open and warm all day, one swipe away over whatever you're doing, without a browser window full of tabs draining the battery.
Always there, never in the way
Not just web apps
A toolbox, in the
same pane of glass.
First-class native utilities live right beside your apps. No extra windows, no context-switching. And we ship fast: something new lands most weeks.
ssh · production
➜ ~ ssh prod
Last login: today on liquidpad
✓ sessions stay warm in the background
➜ ~
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Terminal
Real shells with reorderable tabs and a dark theme. Sessions stay alive in the background between opens.
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SSH Manager
Save your hosts once (Tailscale machines too) and jump back into any of them in a tap. It uses your real ssh, keys and agent, so Tailscale, ProxyJump and ~/.ssh/config all just work. Connections stay warm; addresses stay hidden until you need them. Think of it as a faster, native take on Termius: no account, no cloud.
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Focus / Pomodoro
A built-in timer that keeps you in the zone.
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Habits
A full calendar-year grid. Fill a cell a day.
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System Monitor
SoonCPU, memory and network at a glance.
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Password autofill
SoonSign in everywhere from a secure on-device vault, synced across your Macs.
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Notes & snippets
SoonScratch notes and reusable command snippets, a keystroke from any app.
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Clipboard history
SoonEverything you copied, searchable and ready to paste back.
More on the way, most weeks. Got an idea? Add it to the wishlist.
Simple, honest pricing.
Free for 3 apps and 2 workspaces — forever. The day you want a fourth app, a second Mac in sync, or more workspaces, go unlimited with a 14-day trial.
What you getFreePro
Web appsUp to 3Unlimited
Multi-view boards1 · up to 2 appsUnlimited
Top-level workspaces (⌘1-9 switch)2Unlimited
Native tools (terminal, SSH, focus, habits)✓✓
Per-app isolated sessions✓✓
Command palette, vault, PiP✓✓
Cloud sync: sign in on any Mac, your setup follows✗✓
Export / import your setup✗✓
Priority updates & support✗✓
Free
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Everything you need to try the flow.
- Up to 3 apps
- 2 workspaces
- 1 board of 2 apps
- All native tools (terminal, SSH…)
Monthly
$4.99per month
Unlimited apps and boards, billed monthly.
- Unlimited apps
- Boards & multi-view
- Cloud sync across your Macs
- Priority updates
Cancel anytime · keep your free tier if you don’t convert.
Best value
Annual
$47.88per year
Just $3.99/month, billed yearly.
- Everything in Monthly
- Save 20%
- Cloud sync across your Macs
- Priority updates
Cancel anytime · keep your free tier if you don’t convert.
Try Pro free for 14 days — no card required, cancel anytime, and the free tier never expires. At $4.99/mo, Pro undercuts most subscription hubs like Rambox (~$7/mo) or Wavebox (~$8/mo). Secure checkout by Stripe. Have a code? Enter it at checkout. Prices in USD.
Questions
Everything, answered.
What is LiquidPad?
LiquidPad is a native macOS menu-bar app that slides a panel of your web apps and built-in native tools in from the screen edge on a global keyboard shortcut. It's built on AppKit and WebKit (WKWebView), not Electron, so it stays light on memory and battery while keeping apps like Gmail, Slack, ChatGPT, and Notion one keystroke away.
Is LiquidPad a good Slidepad alternative?
Yes. LiquidPad does everything Slidepad does: a native slide-over web-app panel from the screen edge. Then it goes further. You get per-app isolated sessions for multiple accounts, a built-in terminal and SSH manager, a ⌘K command palette, Boards multi-column view, multi-view, and cloud sync across Macs. Slidepad is cheaper for the bare slide-over. LiquidPad is the choice if you want the same convenience plus native tools and multi-account support.
What's the best macOS web app launcher?
LiquidPad is a strong native, non-Electron option: it keeps all your web apps in one slide-over panel triggered by a hotkey, isolates each app's login session, and bundles native tools (terminal, SSH, focus timer, habits). Electron and Chromium-based options like Rambox, Shift, and Wavebox are cross-platform but heavier on RAM and battery.
Is LiquidPad better than Rambox or Franz on Mac?
On macOS, LiquidPad is lighter and more native than Rambox or Franz because it runs on AppKit + WKWebView instead of Electron. It also adds a slide-from-edge panel, native terminal/SSH tools, and a command palette those apps don't have. Rambox and Franz win if you need Windows or Linux support; LiquidPad wins for a fast, native, Mac-first all-in-one.
Why not just use Safari's Add to Dock or pinned tabs?
Safari web apps are great for one or two sites you keep on the Dock. LiquidPad is built for the other case: a dozen apps and accounts you flick in and out of all day. You get one slide-over panel on a global shortcut, two of the same account side by side in isolated sessions, multi-column Boards, a ⌘K command palette, and a real terminal and SSH in the same pane — none of which a pinned Safari tab gives you. Think of it as the launcher layer over your web apps, not a single pinned site.
Does LiquidPad use Electron?
No. LiquidPad is a native macOS app built on AppKit and WKWebView (Apple's WebKit). It does not bundle Chromium or Electron, which is why it uses far less RAM and battery than Electron-based web-app hubs like Rambox, Franz, Ferdium, Shift, or WebCatalog.
Can I run two accounts of the same app, like two Gmails or two Slacks?
Yes. LiquidPad gives each app an isolated session with its own cookie store, so you can be signed into two Gmail or three Slack accounts at the same time without logging in and out. You can scope different accounts to different workspaces.
How much does LiquidPad cost?
LiquidPad has a free tier (3 apps, 2 workspaces, 1 board, and all native tools). Pro is $4.99/month or $47.88/year and unlocks unlimited apps, Boards and multi-view, and cloud sync across your Macs. There's a 14-day trial of Pro.
What macOS version does LiquidPad need?
LiquidPad runs on macOS 14 Sonoma or later and works on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Does LiquidPad have a built-in terminal and SSH?
Yes. Unlike browser-based web-app hubs, LiquidPad bundles native tools including a terminal, an SSH manager, a focus/pomodoro timer, and habits, all inside the same slide-over panel as your web apps.
Can LiquidPad replace Arc or Chrome?
LiquidPad is a complement to Arc and Chrome, not a full browser. Your browser keeps the open web. LiquidPad keeps the handful of apps you actually live in (Gmail, chat, AI tools, your calendar) in one fast native panel. So for daily app-switching it can replace most of what you'd otherwise keep in browser tabs.
Does LiquidPad collect telemetry?
No. LiquidPad collects no telemetry. Web-app sessions are isolated per app, and you can lock individual apps behind a PIN with the built-in Vault.
Is there a referral program?
Yes. Share your referral link from your account, and you get a free month of Pro for spreading the word.
Is there a free version of LiquidPad?
Yes. LiquidPad is free forever for up to 3 apps, 2 workspaces, and 1 board, with all native tools included. Upgrade to Pro ($4.99/month or $47.88/year) for unlimited apps and cloud sync.
Pull the web in from the edge
One keystroke
and there it is.
Download LiquidPad, set your shortcut, and never dig through twenty tabs again. Free forever for 3 apps, no card — go unlimited with a 14-day trial, cancel anytime. ~11 MB. Native to the core.
Download for Mac⌘← and you’re in.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
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