Unlimited stashes
Group apps and files into named stashes โ Work, Dev, Games. Switch with โ1โ9.
Native macOS ยท Local-first
A hidden pocket for your Dock.
Push your pointer to the edge and a Liquid Glass panel slides out โ your apps, files and snippets, one flick away. It extends the Dock. It never replaces it.
- No network
- No telemetry
- Zero third-party code
Everything, one flick away
Built for people who live in the Dock.
Search & keyboard
Start typing to fuzzy-search across every stash. Arrow keys and Return, no mouse needed.
More than apps
Files, folders, websites, Shortcuts, shell scripts and text snippets โ each opens the right way.
Liquid Glass
A translucent panel that feels native on macOS 26, with System, Light and Dark themes.
Multi-monitor
The pocket opens on the screen your pointer is on, beside that display's Dock.
Featherweight
A single cached rect-test on pointer move. Idle CPU near zero, memory in tens of MB.
Widgets & clipboard
Clock, battery and recent Downloads at a glance, plus an optional local clipboard history.
Automation
Open a stash from anywhere with โฅSpace, the dockbars:// URL scheme, or the CLI.
Yours alone
Everything stays on your Mac. No accounts, no network, no analytics โ by design.
Three moves
It works the way the Dock already does.
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1
Reach the edge
Move your pointer to the corner beside the Dock. A thin trigger strip is all it takes.
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2
The pocket slides out
A glass panel springs open without stealing focus from whatever you were doing.
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3
Open, or move on
Click to launch, drag to add or remove, or just glide away โ it closes on its own.
Keyboard-first
Never touch the mouse if you don't want to.
Open the pocket, start typing, and fuzzy search ranks matches across every stash. Arrow keys move the selection, Return opens, โ1โ9 jump between stashes.
Type to search
Arrows + Return
โ1โ9 stashes
Questions
Good to know.
Does Dockbars replace the Dock?
No. It sits beside your Dock as a hidden pocket and opens on hover โ the Dock stays exactly as it is.
Why does it need Accessibility access?
To sense the pointer reaching the Dock edge and to read the Dock's position. It requests no network access, ever.
Does any data leave my Mac?
No. There is no network code at all โ stashes, clipboard history and statistics are stored locally only.
Which Macs are supported?
macOS 15 Sequoia or later, on both Apple Silicon and Intel.
Privacy is the default
Local-first, not local-when-convenient.
Dockbars has no network code. Your stashes, clipboard history and statistics never leave your Mac โ there is nothing to opt out of, because there is nothing sending anything.
โฅSpace
Summon the pocket from anywhere
Get started
Bring your Dock to life.
Free, open source and local-first. Build from source or grab a release on GitHub.
Download on GitHubRequires macOS 15 Sequoia or later