Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to HiDock
Set custom Dock settings for when on different displays
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HiDock launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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HideMyDock▲75Hides you macOS dock on selected virtual desktops
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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docktor▲101Your Dock's wasted side space, now full of widgets
Jul 2026 · docktorapp.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! So the other day macOS dock system pissed me off, completely. I’m someone who runs 2 or 3 monitors daily: one for coding, one for chat apps, and one for design tools. But macOS only gives you a single Dock, which either stays on your main screen or auto-swaps wherever your mouse is. Complete hell. I just wanted an easy way to keep a “chat dock” on my side monitor, a “development dock” on my center monitor, and maybe another “utilities dock” somewhere else—without messing with some complex, heavy, bloated dock replacement. So I made one. And got feedback from my friends that it's…
2025 · extradock.app · its alternatives →
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Raybeam▲209Problem A few years ago I got my first ultra-wide monitor. It was a 49" Samsung monitor. I work as a software engineer, and in my line of work I need to screen share a lot. This almost immediately became a problem due to the size of the monitor. I would either need to get a second display just for screen sharing, share one window at a time (which required me to constantly stop/start sharing to select the new window), or share my entire screen making it difficult for other participants in the call to see what I'm doing due to the size of my display. I wanted a solution to this. At the…
May 2026 · raybeam.live · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I recently switched from a Fedora/GNOME laptop to a MacBook Air. My old setup served me well as a portable workstation, but I’ve started traveling more while working remotely and needed something with similar performance but better battery life. The main thing I missed was a simple taskbar that shows the windows in the current workspace instead of a Dock that mixes everything together. I built boringBar so I would not have to use the Dock. It shows only the windows in the current Space, lets you switch Spaces by scrolling on the bar, and adds a desktop switcher so you can jump…
Apr 2026 · boringbar.app · its alternatives →
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Discover, share, and get inspired by the DockFix community.
2025 · dockfix.app · its alternatives →
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Auto-hides your Dock when no external monitor is connected
Feb 2026 · projects.byvova.com · its alternatives →
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Hey everyone, After my first macOS app launch DockFlow, a few months ago, And the great support I got from this form, I am glad to announce my new product, ExtraDock! ExtraDock lets macOS users create multiple docks and place them wherever they want. It was designed to solve the struggle of having a single dock to serve a multi-monitor setup. Docks are fully customizable - colors, blur, opacity, border, etc. You can also add custom Widgets such as Spacers, Dividers, Clocks, and even cool widgets such as IP Address (always to show your external IP, great for VPN), or Stripe Dashboard Widget…
Nov 2025 · its alternatives →
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Pin your favorite window to the side & continue desktop use.
Aug 2026 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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RegionMirror▲85Share a portion of your ultrawide or high-res screen on Mac
Jul 2026 · regionmirror.com · its alternatives →
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Zone Share▲99Mirror part of your screen to a window for precise control
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Pocket Screen▲207Keep any Mac window visible in a floating mini screen
Jul 2026 · labs.toybird.com · its alternatives →
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Another Dock▲108An elegant native-style second dock for mac
2025 · anotherdock.ahrisy.com · its alternatives →
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Tab Dock▲121Put all your tabs into a Dock to easily manage them
2024 · tabdock.org · its alternatives →
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ExtraBar▲152Hey Hacker News The ones that know me here know that I am a productivity geek. After DockFlow to manage my Dock and ExtraDock, which gives me more space to manage my apps and files, I decided to tackle the macOS big boss: the menu bar. I spend ~40% of my day context-switching between apps — Zoom meetings, Slack channels, Code projects, and Figma designs. My macOS menu bar has too many useless icons I almost never use. So I thought to myself, how can I use this area to improve my workflows? Most solutions (Bartender, Ice) require screen recording permissions, and did not really solve my…
Dec 2025 · extrabar.app · its alternatives →
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Switch between different Dock layouts instantly.
2025 · rjnk.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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