A calmer Dock for macOS

Dock Switcher

Your Dock should match what you are doing, not fight for attention. Dock Switcher lets you keep a full workspace, switch to a minimal focus Dock, and bring back the exact layouts you love from a quiet menu-bar extension.

macOS 12+ Free menu-bar extension Presets remembered
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Your Dock, tuned for the moment

Less Dock noise. More control.

Dock Switcher turns the settings macOS already has into quick, visual controls. Clean up distraction, shape the Dock around your workflow, and get back to your saved layout whenever you need it.

Focus in one switch

Jump from your full Dock to a minimal Dock that only keeps running apps visible.

Shape your workspace

Set position, size, magnification, indicators, recents, spacers, and animation style from one place.

Faster everyday flow

Tune auto-hide, reveal delay, scroll-to-open, spring loading, and grouped windows for how you actually work.

Change without worry

Your Dock is backed up before minimal mode, and defaults are always one reset away.

Unlimited Dock presets

Save a Dock for any context.

Create as many presets as you need. Each one restores the saved apps, layout, and Dock settings exactly as you left them, so you can keep separate setups for work, focus, home, specific apps, or any repeatable workflow. Work, Focus, and Home are just examples of what you can create.

Preset Work Dock

Full working Dock with Finder first, browser, communication, notes, and Office apps ready.

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Dock Switcher for macOS

A free macOS menu-bar extension that lets your Dock adapt to what you are doing. Keep a full workspace when you need every app, switch to a clean focus Dock when you do not, and bring back your favorite layouts with one click.

Dock Switcher app icon Dock Switcher Version 1.0.0 Download DMG Free for macOS Monterey or newer.