I'd be willing to bet that Dock is one of the many (and probably the first) thing a non-Mac user would find most fascinating on OS X. I'd be willing to bet that Dock is one of the many (and probably the first) thing a non-Mac user would find most fascinating on OS X. When I first got my Mac, I was obsessed with it. At that time, I was running Tiger and I found myself constantly resizing the Dock, setting the optimum amount of magnification and making sure that the applications I had on it deserved to be on the Dock. Over time, things have changed. I couldn't be bothered with how it looks, I took it for granted and purely used it to launch and switch between apps. Oh how the love has died. But recently, I've found a couple of tools that seems to have rekindled my child-like infatuation which I once had for my Dock. And now, I'm back to customizing it all over again, tweaking it to look its best and function at its prime. Here's what I used.
Dock Library is an application which changes the theme of Leopard's Dock. By default, it's a regular grayish reflective surface. The problem with the default Dock is that it makes the glowing dot (of applications which are running) very hard to see. Not to mention, it's boring. With Dock Library, you can change all that. To get your themes, head on over to , they have some juicy-looking Dock themes. Download the theme you want, import it into Dock Library and activate. I got my new Dock running in less than a minute.
Especially on my MacBook, Dock real-estate is no laughing matter. I have to really make sure that the applications which I place on my Dock are useful. If I put too many applications there, everything gets too small. Also, applications which are currently running are placed on the Dock, taking up precious space. img src="https://www.makeuseof.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/dock-dodger.png" alt="dock dodger" class="aligncenter" /> Dock Dodger can alter any selected applications to run without an icon on the Dock. How does Dock Dodger do it? Don't ask, it's magic.
Dockables is a collection of system events like Shut Down, Restart, Lock Screen, Empty Trash and Sleep Display just to name a few. They're configured to run with just a single click and so very convenient to use when placed on the Dock.