How can i add apps to launchpad?

I want to add an app to launchpad. I can see the app in programms but i want also to see it in launchpad.
The suggestions for mac os x lion don't work for yosemite.

There are two ways to get an application to show up in the LaunchPad... one is to install the application in your Applications folder.  This is where LaunchPad is looking for applications.  It doesn't care if you got it through the App Store or if it's an Apple application or not.  The second way is to drag the application over the LaunchPad icon residing on the dock and release it.  This will create a symbolic link to the application without actually moving the application into the Applications folder.  It has to be the application itself, not an installer for it, not a folder containing the application, the application.  The application should be added to the LaunchPad if you don't rush it, hold it over the LaunchPad icon for a second or two.
Check to make sure it's not already in there... you won't see the LaunchPad dock icon do anything, you will just see the app you are dropping disappear.  It could be on a second page.  Click on the little dots when you launch LaunchPad to see if it's on one of the other pages.
If that didn't do the trick, try resetting LaunchPad (note that any applications or folders you created/added in LaunchPad will have to be recreated/added):
In Terminal, enter these two commands:
defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true;killall Dock
then
defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool false;killall Dock
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