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ActiveDock for Mac

Application launcher and alternative, customizable dock.

$59.99
In English
Version 2.601
3.6
Based on 17 user rates

ActiveDock overview

ActiveDock is a full replacement for Apple Dock with customization features. Tools for quicker switching between apps and windows, and managing windows from the previews on the dock.

Features
  • Save time when working with many applications at once.
  • Fast access to apps and documents you need.
  • Customize the appearance and custom icons for apps.
  • Windows-style "Start" button for launching applications.
  • Make groups and folders of apps and documents for quick access.
  • Hide or exclude app icons from the dock.

What’s new in version 2.601

What's new:
  • New option for the "Icon Click" behavior: Hide/Show applications, just like it happens in MS Windows
  • setting the size and color of the Indicators of Running Applications
Fixed:
  • incorrect size of Running Application Indicators on latest versions of macOS
  • automatic update system
  • several crashes based on your letters
News:
  • New Quick Tab app available, beta testing ends soon
  • Still available 25% discount on any app

ActiveDock for Mac

$59.99
In English
Version 2.601
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3.6

(21 Reviews of ActiveDock)

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RunTime
RunTime
Aug 1 2024
2.601
1.0
Aug 1 2024
1.0
Version: 2.601
I have been in contact with dev since end of 2023 when I (regretfully) paid for Active Dock before encountering the problem. 7 mails over over 8 month with 3 responses. Very slow and ignorant answers that does nothing to solve a fundamental problem. In this state it a useless paid replacement for the Dock. For now uBar does the job well with some few glitches on Sonoma.
ekcgraphix
ekcgraphix
Sep 30 2021
2.99
0.0
Sep 30 2021
0.0
Version: 2.99
I'm very disappointed. The app is buggy and misses magnification. The developer's site gives 14 days no risk money back guarantee but in my case when I came in contact with him the same day I purchased his app he refused to give me a refund saying that the 14 days have passed. I have the email that proves his dishonesty.
ben-marko
ben-marko
Jan 13 2021
2.69
3.0
Jan 13 2021
3.0
Version: 2.69
Really love the features, but this is horribly broken under Big Sur. Trying to move the ActiveDock around using the preferences (left, middle, right, etc.) makes the icons disappear (they are replaced by black dots). Trying to use the fill option makes the ActiveDock stretch to where it will fill up a random amount of screen space. Sometimes it's half the screen, sometimes it's just a huge block that blocks a chunk of the screen. This isn't Big Sur ready, but on Catalina it works great.
CaptainFantastic
CaptainFantastic
Oct 6 2020
2.53
2.0
Oct 6 2020
2.0
Version: 2.53
This app is a good effort, but doesn't act like the native Macos dock at all, and many popular applications (like 1Password) don't work with it. The developer releases updates frequently, so hopefully it will quickly improve, but right now it's really unusable for me since it's incompatible with several applications I use frequently.
Tim27
Tim27
Jul 9 2020
2.1
4.0
Jul 9 2020
4.0
Version: 2.1
I like this app. It could use a few more features. For example, when right-clicking on an icon I'd like to see the option to do a Get Info on it. Maybe even an option to change the app/item icon in ActiveDock from whatever image is in your clipboard. Judging by how the new Catalina app icons look, this might be a feature used more than any other LOL. I was a long time user of DragThing, and some of the features in that app would be welcome here, as it is no longer being updated. Things like assigning sounds, colors, more appearances styles, hot corners. Most importantly for me, the option to "bring all app windows to the front when switching". This is something I really miss from OS9. I know there are a couple other apps that do it, but it's another app you have to have installed and running. It would be nice to have it rolled into ActiveDock.
RunTime
RunTime
Aug 1 2024
2.601
1.0
Aug 1 2024
1.0
Version: 2.601
ben-marko
ben-marko
Jan 13 2021
3.0
Jan 13 2021
3.0
Version: null
CaptainFantastic
CaptainFantastic
Oct 6 2020
2.0
Oct 6 2020
2.0
Version: null
Tim27
Tim27
Jul 9 2020
4.0
Jul 9 2020
4.0
Version: null
keith-15
keith-15
Feb 6 2020
4.0
Feb 6 2020
4.0
Version: null
Hanan
Hanan
Dec 28 2019
5.0
Dec 28 2019
5.0
Version: null
Harry Flashman
Harry Flashman
Dec 20 2019
1.0
Dec 20 2019
1.0
Version: null
rubinjosh
rubinjosh
Oct 9 2019
4.0
Oct 9 2019
4.0
Version: null
DragonMaster
DragonMaster
Sep 9 2019
5.0
Sep 9 2019
5.0
Version: null
GymW
GymW
Jul 7 2019
3.0
Jul 7 2019
3.0
Version: null
ccitrish
ccitrish
May 29 2019
4.5
May 29 2019
4.5
Version: null
kevin-brunet
kevin-brunet
Jan 12 2019
3.5
Jan 12 2019
3.5
Version: null
sergerrant
sergerrant
Sep 24 2018
1.5
Sep 24 2018
1.5
Version: null
LeMerlot
LeMerlot
Jul 6 2018
5.0
Jul 6 2018
5.0
Version: null
DKENT213
DKENT213
May 9 2018
4.0
May 9 2018
4.0
Version: null
Reinier
Reinier
May 7 2018
5.0
May 7 2018
5.0
Version: null
Youssef SALAMA-
Youssef SALAMA-
Mar 27 2018
5.0
Mar 27 2018
5.0
Version: null