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Top Alternatives to Dock

Looking for Dock alternatives? We've curated 9 top alternatives that offer similar functionality. Whether you need options, free plans, or open source solutions, explore our comprehensive list to find the perfect fit for your needs.

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Docky

Docky

Open Source

Docky is a full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier and quicker.

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Open Source solution unlike Dock
Cairo-Dock

Cairo-Dock

Open Source

Cairo-Dock is a desktop interface that takes the shape of docks, desklets, panel, etc.

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Open Source solution unlike Dock
Avant Window Navigator

Avant Window Navigator (AWN or Awn) is a dock-like bar for Linux, which sits on an edge of a user's screen and tracks open windows.

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Open Source solution unlike Dock
XLaunchpad

XLaunchpad

Free

XLaunchpad is a versatile application addresses to all audiences that creates shortcuts to the most used computer resources.

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Free solution unlike Dock
Winstep Nexus

Winstep Nexus

Freemium

Winstep Nexus Dock is a free professional dock for Windows. With Nexus, your most frequently used applications are only a mouse click away.

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Alternative option to Dock with different features and pricing
GnomePanel

GnomePanel

Open Source

GNOME Panel is a highly configurable launcher and taskbar for GNOME. It formed a core part of the GNOME desktop in versions 1.x and 2.x. It has been replaced in GNOME 3.x by default with GNOME Shell, which only works with the Mutter window manager.

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Open Source solution unlike Dock
tint2

tint2

Open Source

tint2 is a system panel/taskbar for Linux. It is described by its developers as "simple, unobtrusive and light".

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Open Source solution unlike Dock
HyperDock

HyperDock

Commercial

HyperDock for Mac lets you take a quick look at the windows you have open in each program when you hover over icons in the Dock.

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Alternative option to Dock with different features and pricing
XWindows Dock

XWindows Dock was a clone of the dock in Mac OS X Leopard for Windows.

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Free solution unlike Dock

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