Launch pad (disambiguation)

A launch pad is an above-ground platform from which rocket- missiles or space launch vehicles take off vertically.

Launch pad may also refer to:

Computing

 * Launchpad (macOS), an application launcher introduced in Mac OS X Lion
 * Launch Pad (software), an alternative to the Macintosh desktop developed by Berkeley Systems
 * Launchpad (website), used for bug tracking and software development mainly used as part of the Ubuntu operating system
 * LaunchPad, Clearspring tool that enables web content to be turned into distributable widgets
 * Launchpad, U3 software application for USB flash drives
 * Launchpad, a hardware controller for the Ableton Live music sequencer software
 * Launchpad, a family of hardware development kits for embedded development from Texas Instruments

Other

 * Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, nicknamed The Launching Pad, former stadium used by the Atlanta Braves
 * Launch Pad (card game), a game about building rockets and preparing them for launch
 * Launchpad (series), a collection of short films produced by Walt Disney Pictures
 * Launchpad McQuack, a Disney character
 * Launchpad Records, a record label
 * Launchpad, a charity for the homeless based in Reading, UK, co-founded by David Shaw
 * Novation Launchpad, a keyboard-less MIDI controller