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ActiveDock — Improved dock for macOS
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ActiveDock is Improved Dock for macOS

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Richard Guay @ Custom Computer Tool

I love wood and the wood shelf theme is very nice. This alternative dock works much better than others I've tried. And, the developer is very active in fixing issues. Updates are regular, not once a year.

Pros:

Very nice themes, builtin window controls for placement on the screen, hids the orginal dock very well, the developer is very responsive

Cons:

Does get slow when the system is very busy/memory limited.

gerasim_sergey
Maker
thank you very much for the support ... I want to rewrite 80% of the code in version 1.2 since the architecture was born during the development ... now I want to collect all the feedback and wishes .. maybe I needed to do a PH launch earlier
gerasim_sergey
Maker
Hi PH, Are you satisfied with the features Apple Dock provides? I'm not.... I created ActiveDock because the Mac Dock does not have the ability to switch between windows, change the appearance, and conveniently group elements, and does not allow you to hide unused items. Main Features   - Window Previews Panel - allows you to view and switch between windows, as well as resize and move your windows - Themes - Groups and Folder Views - for convenient grouping of items - Start button to quickly launch applications and open folders - and much more I want to simplify the application and plan to rewrite 70-80% of the code in order to simplify the application and make it more intuitive I will be grateful for your feedback and advice.
== Let me know what do you think
gerasim_sergey
Maker
Note: ActiveDock does not support macOS 10.11 How do you feel about the development of the El Captitan application now?
Andrey Azimov

Nice small app that could 🎨 improve standard boring Mac dock

Pros:

Windows preview reminds me PiP (Picture in Picture) mode in 📺TV. Love it!

Cons:

Didn't find so far.

Manny
Upvoting for 2 reasons;I've been speaking with Sergey since Cmd+ plus and he's incredibly responsive to both feed back and suggestions. No doubt that if there's any problems here with Active Dock, it would be address fast and accordingly
gerasim_sergey
Maker
@manny_orduna thank you very much ... by the way I will release a new version of Command-Tab Plus, a lot needs to be implemented and changed ... I would like that you would participate in beta testing ...
Earnest Tao

At first I thought it was the animation , but it is slow.

Pros:

Very nice, has tons of preset looks, window management, and live previews. Too awesome

Cons:

Too bad it isn't free , and it is pretty slow . Can't move the dock items though

Joachim M. Guentert

I use it evey day.

Pros:

Very small CPU usage, lots of features, nice design

Cons:

Sometimes "jumps" when aligned on desktop's right side

gerasim_sergey
Maker
you seem to have written about this to me? I'll rework it ... this is also the reason why there's no support for multiple monitors now?
Christi Kropf

Just warning new people who might be interested. This won't be developed further.

Pros:

Concept seems promising, but...

Cons:

Appears to no longer have an active developer as their website has disappeared.

Adis Arifagic
Great product! Wondering if it can hide it self during a full screen video. I couldn't find that feature but it's very annoying during movies.