How do you prefer to launch Mac apps?

[Shamino (David C.)]

I use the launchpad. On my laptop, I open it with the four-finger-pinch trackpad gesture. On my desktop Mac, I mapped the F19 keyboard key to open/close it.

We had a poll and discussion about Launchpad last year:

Do You Use It? Launchpad on the Mac

In OS X 10.7 Lion, Apple introduced Launchpad, which provides a grid-based app launcher similar to that provided on the iPhone and iPad. To what extent has it become part of your Mac experience? Please vote in the poll below. poll