macOS dock pissed me off and I extended it
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…
macOS dock pissed me off and I extended it launched on January 8, 2025 with 18 votes, #795 of 6,142 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
ExtraDock enables macOS users with multiple monitors to create separate, customized docks on each screen—such as dedicated docks for coding, chat, or design tools. Unlike the standard macOS dock that stays on one screen or follows the cursor, ExtraDock keeps each dock fixed in place without requiring complex replacements. It is designed for developers and professionals who work across multiple displays and want lightweight organization of their applications by monitor.
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From the sources
ExtraDock is a macOS productivity app that lets you create unlimited custom floating docks and place them anywhere on your screen, transforming how you organize your workspace — especially on multi-monitor setups. ExtraDock was acquired by the developers of DockFlow. It was rebuilt from the ground up. ExtraDock 4.0 Launch marks a huge milestone for both ExtraDock and DockFlow as the apps are fully integrated with each other. Allowing even better workspace management and setup.
Create unlimited custom docks for macOS. Place floating docks anywhere on any screen. Lightweight, customizable, and works alongside your native Dock.
A simple, lightweight way to create multiple docks on your Mac. Built for macOS 26+. Redesigned from the ground up for macOS 26. Smoother, faster, more responsive. No two docks have to look alike. Style each one with its own colors, size, and personality. Your dock doesn't have to live at the bottom. Put a dock on any screen, any edge, or let it float. Your docks, on their best behavior. There when you need them, gone when you don't. Mirror your native macOS Dock on any screen using the Live Dock widget. Finally, every screen has a dock. Attach a dock to a specific display. It stays where it belongs, even after you unplug and reconnect. Shrink any dock into a single button. Expand it with a…from extradock.app
In the maker’s words, at launch
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…
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all alternatives →- E4ExtraDock 4.0 – Create unlimited Docks on macOSNov 2025 · ▲5
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…
ExtraBarDec 2025 · extrabar.app · ▲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…
boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOSApr 2026 · boringbar.app · ▲520Hi 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…
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