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New Dock Defaults#

Open Settings → New Docks to choose the starting configuration for docks you create later. Changing a default does not rewrite existing docks.

Default style#

Turn on Customize style for new docks to replace ExtraDock's built-in style with your own defaults:

  • Icon size — Small (32 pt), Medium (48 pt, the default), Large (64 pt), or Custom from 20 to 128 pt.
  • Bar thickness — Auto, which fits the icon size, or Thin, Standard, Thick, or a custom value.
  • Spacing between icons — Tight, Default, Roomy, Spacious, or a custom value.
  • Magnify icons on hover — On by default.

Behavior#

Turn on Customize behavior for new docks to set:

  • Hide automatically — Off by default.
  • Hide when a fullscreen app is active — On by default.
  • Clicking the active app's icon — Do nothing (the default), Minimize the front window, Hide the app, or Cycle the app's windows. Each dock can change this later in its Behavior section.

Reset#

Reset to Built-in Defaults discards both customizations so new docks start from ExtraDock's built-in style and behavior again.

Position and screen assignments are not part of New Docks. New docks start floating in the center of the screen; set placement on each dock through the Manager's Position and Screens sections.