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Work · January 4, 2021

IntelliDock

Automagically hide & show macOS' Dock

IntelliDock launched on January 4, 2021 with 94 votes, #395 of 3,157 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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What it does

IntelliDock hides the Dock when it's overlapped by a window.

IntelliDock hides the Dock when it's overlapped by a window. Adjust the distance at which the Dock starts to hide itself. IntelliDock needs to access system API to hide & show the Dock. This prevents it from being available in the App Store. My window manager app doesn't work well with IntelliDock. What are my options? You can use Grid as your window manager. It's designed to work well with IntelliDock. See herefrom mightymac.app

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