Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to MetaDock

The Split Screen, Multi-Login, Multi-Workspace Browser

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MetaDock launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   X11 tool to share a screen area in any video meeting▲346

   Mirror a portion of your screen to a virtual monitor for easier screen sharing. - splitbrain/clipscreen

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   InfiniDesk▲90

   InfiniDesk brings multiple virtual desktops to your Mac. Instead of having a single cluttered desktop, make many desktops each with their own layout of file/folder icons, wallpaper and widget visibility. Have a desktop for Work, one for interesting Hacker News links, a fully empty desktop etc. Version 3 of the app (just released) now supports hotkeys to switch desktops in a blink, and also onscreen HUD notifications. Inspired by the Unix Common Desktop Environment of the 1990s, InfiniDesk is the only app that brings multiple desktops (workspaces/identities) to your Mac.

   2025 · infinidesk.app · its alternatives →

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   splitscreen▲8

   Multi-window web browsing tool

   2025 · its alternatives →

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   Coscreen.co – a radically different remote collaboration tool▲404

   Bring your team closer to you. One click to share and remote control any window. Get things done together like never before.

   2019 · coscreen.co · its alternatives →

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   Multi-display screen sharing with CoScreen▲350

   Good to be back on HN with all-new CoScreen, a little more than 3 years after it launched over here! With CoScreen 5.0, you can now share your windows from multiple displays at the same time, a long standing request by our most avid users and impossible in other apps. It also has a lightning-fast, Rust-based window compositing, scaling, and streaming engine now. CoScreen was always meant to be different so that you and your team can share your screens simultaneously and multi-directionally, and to be able to control what is being shared. We saw it as a natural extension and closely coupled…

   2023 · blog.coscreen.co · its alternatives →

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   Slate▲97

   Floating windows for efficient multitasking on your desktop

   2021 · slate.madebyayan.com · its alternatives →

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   Janus Workspace▲166

   transforms your new tab page to a split screen workstation

   2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Dock▲275

   Collaborative workspace for prospects and customers

   2022 · dock.us · its alternatives →

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   WorkspacePro▲314

   Launch a bunch of macOS apps just with 1 shortcut or click!

   2019 · workspaceproapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Stack 2.0▲313

    Stack is an internet launchpad for multitaskers

    2019 · stackbrowser.com · its alternatives →

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    ActiveDock 2▲105

    A customizable dock for your Mac

    2020 · noteifyapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Bulldock Browser▲143

    Convert any website into an app for your dock

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Swipes Workspace▲177

    One place for team's goals, notes, files and communication

    2017 · swipesapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Ditto▲144

    Switch between your tasks in one click

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Fluid Browser▲156

    Transparent floating browser built for multitasking

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    ScreeSha▲101

    Share multiple screens bidirectionally

    2024 · its alternatives →

17. 17IM
    I made an all-in-one desktop app with a no-BS approach to get work done▲206

    Hi HN! This is Daniel from Floutwork (https://www.floutwork.com) Floutwork is an all-in-one desktop app designed to serve as a personal work system, offering a no-BS approach to getting real work done online. Background: When I transitioned from a development role to a product management role, I realized there was no real organization or structure to the way I worked as a PM. Tasks I needed to complete were scattered across emails, Teams, meetings, etc. I was inundated with emails and found myself juggling multiple browser windows, numerous open tabs, and other desktop…

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Split Screen Ultimate▲104

    Easiest way to resize and manage windows on your Mac.

    2015 · splitscreenapp.com · its alternatives →

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    OneDock▲73

    Bring order to your app chaos!

    2020 · onedock.app · its alternatives →

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    Janus Workspace Desktop▲77

    Unclutter your browser and be more productive

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    CoolDock▲90

    CoolDock 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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    Multiwindows Browser for iOS▲83

    Desktop-like draggable, resizable browser windows for iOS

    2023 · multiwindowbrowser.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    My weekend project (split screen surfing)▲71

    I wanted to surf the 'net with my girlfriend, so I built this.

    2011 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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    ZenHub Workspaces▲91

    Create different workflows using the same GitHub repo.

    2019 · zenhub.com · its alternatives →

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