Apps · The Apps window and launcher
What do the small location chips next to each app mean?
Short answer: The chip shows where the app was installed: building = main Applications folder, person = your own Applications folder, S = Setapp, wrench = Utilities. Apps always return to that same folder.
Each row has a small chip showing which folder the app came from:
- Building — the main Applications folder, available to every user on the Mac.
- Person — your personal Applications folder, installed for you only.
- S — the Setapp folder, managed by Setapp.
- Wrench — the Utilities folder, where some older installers put things.
It matters because a moved app always goes back to the same folder it came from. The ? button in the toolbar explains every chip and badge.