Also question is, how do I remove icons from Mac Launchpad without X?
Drag the icon or icons to the dock, then right click the icon on dock, select "option" - "show in finder", system will open a window to show you where the app located, then you can just threw it/them to the Trash.
One may also ask, how do I edit launchpad on Mac? 4 you can open LaunchPad and hold down "ALT/Option" key. The icons will wiggle similar to how they do when you edit icons on the I Pad & you will get the "X" on the upper left corner of Applications that can be deleted from the LaunchPad. You can also drag to re-arrang & combine in categories also.
Just so, how do I delete things from my Mac Launchpad?
How to delete App Store apps from Launchpad
- Open Launchpad. Its icon is gray, with a black silhouette of a rocket ship.
- Once you've found the app you want to delete, click and hold the app until apps start to jiggle.
- Click the "X" icon on the app that you want to delete.
How do I delete an app that won't close on my Mac?
Press these three keys together: Option, Command, and Esc (Escape). Or choose Force Quit from the Apple menu  in the upper-left corner of your screen. (This is similar to pressing Control-Alt-Delete on a PC.)