Show HN: macOS dock pissed me off and I extended it

Hey HN!

So the other day macOS dock system pissed me off, completely.

I’m someone who runs 2 or 3 monitors daily: one for coding, one for chat apps, and one for design tools. But macOS only gives you a single Dock, which either stays on your main screen or auto-swaps wherever your mouse is. Complete hell.

I just wanted an easy way to keep a “chat dock” on my side monitor, a “development dock” on my center monitor, and maybe another “utilities dock” somewhere else—without messing with some complex, heavy, bloated dock replacement.

So I made one. And got feedback from my friends that it's good, and I should publish it.

extradock.app

17 points

imfrankkarro

2 days ago


7 comments

sprobertson 2 days ago

Couldn't find the one thing I wanted to see after seeing the preview images, what it actually looks like in context / on the screen(s).

  • imfrankkarro a day ago

    That's a good one! I'll add this, so it's easier to "see it in action" without watching the demo right away! Thanks a lot!

rocksalad 2 days ago

I know what's missing, AI :D, just kidding. Looks nice!

matt3210 2 days ago

A huge value add to MacOS. Fingers crossed Apple doesn't build in the features.

  • imfrankkarro 2 days ago

    Honestly it would be pretty good if they did. :D I'll lose my 20 customers so far, but I think it would be a good thing.