A native Mac dock replacement with profiles, live window previews, media controls, a file tray, magnification, and everything Apple left out.
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Core Features
DockDoor Pro replaces the macOS dock entirely. Pin apps, folders, files, and more. Place it on any edge. Run it on every display.
Long-press or hover any running app for live thumbnail previews of all its windows. Configurable preview size, fixed or natural aspect ratio, and adjustable delay.
Create multiple dock profiles, each with its own pinned apps, folders, files, and widgets. Set custom names, icons, and more.
Long-press for a full drawer with app launcher, dock set switcher, volume slider, audio device picker, and power controls.
Tap to play/pause, scroll to adjust volume, long-press for the full player. Synced lyrics highlight the current line in real time with a karaoke-like anticipation offset.
Scroll up on the dock to reveal a staging area. Drop files to store them temporarily. Click to open, drag out to move, drag to trash. Includes an AirDrop drop zone for instant sharing.
Rich right-click menus for apps, folders, files, and URLs. Per-window actions, Quit, Force Quit, Show in Finder, and more.
Pin live widgets like weather and system info directly to your dock. Compact at rest, detailed on hover. Always up to date, always in reach.
Window Previews
Long press or hover over any running application to instantly reveal live thumbnail previews of all its active windows. You get a perfect overview without leaving your current task.
Take action directly from the preview! Close, minimize, or bring a specific window to the front using intuitive traffic light controls.
Make it yours. Enjoy a configurable preview size, choose between a fixed or natural aspect ratio, and fine tune the hover activation delay.
Dock Profiles
Create multiple dock profiles, each with its own pinned apps, folders, files, and widgets. Assign a different set to each display, and switch instantly via the control panel or mouse scroll.
Dock Profiles takes it further! Link a profile to a specific app, and your dock will automatically switch the moment that application gains focus.
Export everything to JSON and import on another machine.
Control Panel
A simple long press opens up a full drawer designed to keep your most used system controls right where you need them.
Access a dedicated app launcher and quickly switch between your custom dock profiles. It is the ultimate productivity hub.
Manage your environment effortlessly with a built in volume slider, an instant audio device picker, and quick power controls.
Music Player
A footer widget shows animated album artwork for the current track. Tap to play/pause, scroll to adjust volume, long-press for the full player.
The full popover has album art with a 3D flip animation on track change, scrolling track info, a seek bar, and controls for skip, scrub, play/pause.
Synced lyrics highlight the current line in real time with a karaoke-like anticipation offset. It works with Apple Music, Spotify, and more.
Dock Widgets
Pin live widgets directly to your dock for instant access to information you care about. Weather, system stats, and more — all without opening an app.
Widgets expand on hover or long-press to reveal detailed views, then collapse back to a compact icon when you're done.
Everything updates in real time and inherits the dock's glass material and theming, so it feels like a native part of macOS.
File Tray
Scroll up on the dock to reveal a hidden staging area. This provides a clean space to drop files and store them temporarily!
Click to open them, drag them out to move them to a new location, or drag them straight to the trash when you are done.
It even includes an integrated AirDrop support for instant sharing with your Apple ecosystem. Interacting with your saved files is effortless.
Context Menus
Experience incredibly rich right click menus tailored specifically for apps, folders, files, and URLs directly from your dock.
Gain granular control with per window actions. You can Quit, Force Quit, or quickly Show in Finder without opening extra menus.
Every option you expect from the native macOS experience is here, supercharged to keep your workflow fluid and uninterrupted.
And everything else
DockDoor Pro isn't a web wrapper. It's built exclusively with SwiftUI and AppKit to deliver the best look, feel, and performance on your Mac.
MacOS 26 liquid glass material for the dock background. Falls back gracefully on older systems.
Run the dock on all connected displays simultaneously. Each display gets its own dock set.
Replace any dock item's icon with a custom image. PNG, JPEG, TIFF, ICNS. Revert anytime.
Pinned folders show recent files inline on the dock. Long-press for a full fan-out panel. Monitored in real-time.
A red badge dot appears on app icons with unread notifications. Clears automatically when the app gains focus.
One-click button in the dock footer to toggle Show Desktop, with a customizable SF Symbol icon.
Automatically shrinks app windows that extend into the dock area. Compatible with third-party window managers.
Tactile haptics throughout. Dock reveal, profile switching, keyboard navigation, and interactions.
Live trash icon with full/empty state and wiggle animation. Drag files to trash, right-click to empty.
Switch between app windows instantly with custom shortcuts. Use classic Alt-Tab style key-release or explicit confirmation.
Icons smoothly scale up under the cursor with neighbors shifting to make room. Configure scale and effect distance.
The dock slides offscreen when idle and reappears on hover with configurable delay. Native detection with haptic feedback.
Experimental option to hide the built-in macOS dock entirely. DockDoor Pro becomes your sole dock experience.
Community
Every dock tells a story. See how DockDoor Pro users have made macOS their own and get inspired to build yours.
Take your macOS experience to the next level with a powerful, customizable dock replacement.
DockDoor Pro is in active development. Beta testing is managed via our Discord community
Please be aware that beta software may contain unstable code.
Do not install on mission-critical production systems unless you accept these risks.
One-time payment, yours forever. Use on up to 3 Macs.
Requires macOS 15 or later. Apple Silicon and Intel support.
FAQ
Everything you need to know about DockDoor Pro.
Yes, DockDoor Pro is designed to completely replace the built-in macOS dock. You can even use the experimental "Hide Native Dock" option to make it your sole dock experience.
Absolutely. With dock profiles, you can assign a specific set of applications to each connected display, allowing for a truly tailored multi-display workflow.
No. DockDoor Pro is a fully native app built entirely with SwiftUI and AppKit. This ensures lightning fast performance, minimal memory footprint, and perfect system integration.
Yes! You can hover or long-press any running app to see live thumbnail previews of all its open windows, with configurable sizes, natural aspect ratios, and adjustable delays.
DockDoor Pro supports native Notification Badges. A red dot will appear on the app's icon when you have unread notifications, clearing automatically when you focus the app.
Yes, you can replace any dock item's icon with a custom PNG, JPEG, TIFF, or ICNS image. You can also revert to the original icon anytime you like.
You can reach us at help@kepler.cafe or join our Discord community for help and feedback.