Folder & File Display#

ExtraDock lets you customize how folders and files appear in a dock.

Click behavior#

On click chooses what a folder item does when you click it:

• Browse beside dock (default) — Open a browser popover next to the dock
• Open in Finder — Open the folder in Finder or your chosen app

Folder browser#

For folders that browse beside the dock, the Folder browser section controls the popover:

• Layout — Grid (default), List, or Fan
• Icon size — 24 to 96 px
• Columns and Show file names — Grid layout only
• Sort by — Name, Kind, or Date modified, plus Reverse order
• Keep folders first and Show hidden files

Folder hover label#

Open a folder item's settings and choose what appears when you hover over it:

• Folder Name
• Full Path
• Custom Hover Text

Visible folder name#

Enable Always show folder name below icon to display a label under the folder icon.

Leave the custom name blank to use the real folder name, or enter your own visible label.

Folder icon tint#

Enable Icon Color to tint a folder icon. This is useful when you have several folders and want each one to be easier to recognize.

Open folders with#

Choose which app opens a folder when clicked.

By default, folders open in Finder (Default). The menu also lists detected file managers such as ForkLift, Path Finder, Marta, Commander One, and TotalFinder, so you can choose one for individual folders. The app-wide default lives in Settings (⚙) → Behavior.

File display names#

For non-app file items, enable Hide file extension if you want a cleaner label in the dock.