However, you can still add the Launchpad to Windows Vista, 7 or 8 with WinLaunch. Of course, Windows doesn’t have anything comparable. Its design is similar to the iOS 7 springboard, and you can organize the apps into Launchpad folders. It includes a series of labeled icons for the applications in the Launchpad. Apple added the Launchpad to the Mac OS X Lion to provide an alternative way to launch software apps.