Alternatives

Products that do what Dockmates does

Cool AI companions that chill and stroll around on your dock

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   ShellMate AI▲345

   A Mac terminal productivity tool powered by OpenAI

   2024

2. 2
   Docko▲288

   Your virtual pet in your macOS dock

   2025

3. 3
   Clicky▲144

   AI buddy next to your cursor on Mac—sees, guides, helps you!

   Apr 2026 · github.com

4. 4
   Dock: Developer Optimization Content Kit▲135

   AI-powered tool to boost your app's visibility and downloads

   2025

5. 5
   Dockhunt▲276

   Discover the apps everyone is docking about

   2023

6. 6
   DockIt▲145

   Your dock, your way

   2025

7. 7
   Captain▲191

   A Docker menu bar app for Mac

   2017

8. 8
   Dockify ▲281

   Customize and switch your Mac dock instantly

   2025

9. 9
   ActiveDock 2▲105

   A customizable dock for your Mac

   2020

10. 10
    Caret▲211

    Press Tab for AI anywhere you type on Mac

    Apr 2026 · trycaret.com

11. 11
    Friendware▲190

    Tab-to-complete everywhere on MacOS

    Jan 2026

12. 12
    SidekickBar▲163

    Your new multi-agent AI sidekick

    2025

13. 13
    Pal▲113

    AI therapist and friend, organizing emotional well-being

    2023

14. 14
    Buddy▲11

    Voice First AI assistant for macOS

    May 2026 · buddy.monisazeem.com

15. 15
    Odies AI Coworkers▲91

    Smart, caring companions that literally live on your screen

    Dec 2025

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    Dockside app for Mac▲130

    Your friendly file shelf that lives next to your macOS Dock

    2024

17. 17
    Daisy▲106

    Dock companion

    2021

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    Livinity▲90

    Open-source homeserver OS with a built-in AI agent

    Jul 2026 · livinity.io

19. 19
    Copilot for Mac▲193

    The Al assistant from Microsoft

    2025

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    Macuse▲114

    Give Your AI Superpowers on macOS

    Jul 2026 · macuse.app

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    DockX▲232

    Everything on dock & menu bar

    2023

22. 22AC
    AI companions stack – create and host your own AI companions▲112

    2023 · github.com

23. 23PA
    Port42 – AI companions that build and act on your Mac (v0.5.0)▲5

    Port42 is a native Mac app built by the collaboration it enables. One human and many AI companions, thinking together, shipped 40+ releases in 9 days. Companions live alongside you in conversations. They don't just respond. They build interactive surfaces and act on your system through a single API. Ports are how companions interact with your machine. One API, two surfaces: The visual surface renders live HTML/CSS/JS apps that companions create mid-conversation. They render inline, pop out into floating windows, dock, resize, persist across sessions. A companion can build you a…

    Mar 2026 · port42.ai

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    Dock 3.0▲78

    Optimize, track & grow your apps now w/ Google Play support

    Feb 2026

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