DockPlus

A second dock for macOS. Designed for multi-monitor setups where only the primary screen gets the native dock.

Features

• Multi-screen support - Place the dock on any connected screen
• Auto-switch - Automatically moves to secondary screen when connected, falls back to primary when disconnected
• Dock position - Bottom or left side of screen
• Pinned apps - Pin/unpin apps, reorder via drag-and-drop, drag .app files from Finder to pin
• Running apps - Shows all running apps with active indicator dots
• Auto-hide - Dock hides when mouse moves away, reappears at screen edge
• Resizable icons - Adjustable icon size (24-64px)
• Native look - Vibrancy blur background matching macOS aesthetic
• Context menu - Right-click to pin/unpin, show in Finder, or quit apps
• Launch bounce - Spring animation when apps are launching
• Launch at login - Optional auto-start via SMAppService
• Menu bar app - Runs as a menu bar app, doesn't appear in its own dock

Requirements

• macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later
• Xcode 16+ (for building from source)

Install

From DMG

Download the latest .dmg from Releases, open it, and drag DockPlus to Applications.

Build from source

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/your-username/DockPlus.git
cd DockPlus

# Build and create DMG
chmod +x build.sh
./build.sh

The DMG will be created at DockPlus.dmg in the project root.

Alternatively, open DockPlus.xcodeproj in Xcode and run (Cmd+R).

Usage

1. Launch DockPlus - it appears as a menu bar icon
2. The dock appears on your secondary screen by default (or primary if only one screen)
3. Click the menu bar icon to access Preferences:
   • Show dock on - Choose which screen to display the dock
   • Position - Bottom or Left
   • Icon size - Slider from 24px to 64px
   • Auto-hide - Toggle automatic hiding
   • Launch at login - Start automatically on login

Architecture

Hybrid AppKit + SwiftUI:

• AppKit - Window management via NSPanel (floating, non-activating, borderless)
• SwiftUI - UI rendering via NSHostingView
• @Observable - State management with Swift Observation framework

AppDelegate
├── StatusBarController (menu bar icon)
├── DockPanelController
│   └── DockPanel (NSPanel)
│       └── NSHostingView
│           └── DockContainerView (SwiftUI)
│               ├── Pinned Apps
│               ├── Separator
│               └── Running Apps
├── AutoHideController
├── ScreenManager
└── PreferencesManager

License

MIT