Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to IntelliDock
Automagically hide & show macOS' Dock
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. IntelliDock launched in 2021; 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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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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HiDock▲108Set custom Dock settings for when on different displays
2023 · hidock.app · 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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DockDoor▲166Window peeking and alt-tab functionality for macOS
2025 · dockdoor.net · 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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Hocus Focus▲299A Mac menu bar utility that hides your inactive windows
2014 · hocusfoc.us · its alternatives →
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Automated privacy for macOS screen sharing
2025 · stealthly.app · its alternatives →
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NothingHere▲297A MacOS panic button where one key press cleans your screen
Mar 2026 · solee0524.github.io · its alternatives →
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Distraction free Do Not Disturb mode with hidden Dock badges
2017 · app-enzeller.com · its alternatives →
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CoolDock▲90CoolDock is an award-winning second Dock for macOS. It sits beside your original Dock, so nothing about your current setup changes. It gives you a live strip of widgets, apps, folders, and quick actions built for how you actually work. CoolDock brings music, todos, calendar event
6d ago · cooldock.app · its alternatives →
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Switch for macOS▲174Keyboard-driven commands to navigate your mac apps faster.
2021 · get-switch.app · its alternatives →
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Hush▲142Blur your messy desktop to hide it during screen sharing
Feb 2026 · poteam.pro · its alternatives →
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Dock Party 3▲81Spotify+Apple Music visualizer & controls in your macOS dock
2025 · apps.apple.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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Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Vibedock▲98Toggle Claude Code MCP servers from your menu bar
May 2026 · vibedock.dev · its alternatives →
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YellowDot▲80Hide the microphone orange dot in macOS Monterey
2021 · lowtechguys.com · its alternatives →
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