Create and Manage Docks#

Create a dock#

Open the Manager and click the + button at the bottom of the sidebar (Create a new dock), or Create Dock when you have no docks yet. The menu bar menu's New Dock does the same. New docks are named Dock 1, Dock 2, and so on, start floating in the center of the screen, and use the defaults from Settings → New Docks. Creating a dock requires an active license; see License.

Rename a dock#

Select a dock and edit its name in the Manager toolbar. The dock list also provides Rename in its right-click menu. Empty names are rejected.

Turn a dock on or off#

Click the eye button in the sidebar, or use Enabled in the dock's right-click menu or menu bar submenu. A disabled dock keeps its settings but is not shown and cannot be edited on screen until you turn it back on.

Duplicate or remove a dock#

Right-click a dock in the sidebar to Duplicate or Delete it. Duplicating copies the dock's items, appearance, behavior, and shared position into a new dock named after the original with Copy added. The copy starts without screen assignments or per-screen positions, and its items receive new internal identities. Delete removes the dock immediately without asking for confirmation; use the Manager's restore button if you deleted the wrong one. See Backup and Restore.

Hidden docks#

A dock can be enabled yet hidden at runtime by a DockFlow preset, an ExtraDock Focus filter, a Shortcut, or the menu bar menu. The Manager sidebar then shows Hidden by and the source instead of the dock's position, and the dock's editor shows a banner explaining it. Click Show Dock to return the dock to its own visibility settings. To stop a preset or Focus filter hiding it again, change the preset in DockFlow or the filter in System Settings → Focus.

Copy settings#

Copy Settings and Paste Settings in the sidebar's right-click menu, or in the dock's own menu, copy a dock's appearance and behavior onto another dock. The target keeps its name, identity, items, layout, position, screen assignments, keyboard shortcut, enabled state, and position lock.

Reusable styles can also be saved as themes; see Style.