DockPops: iPhone-style app folders for your Mac Dock. I added the two most requested features: icon previews and multiple Dock icons
Hi r/macapps, I’m the developer of DockPops. I posted here about a month ago and got a lot of helpful feedback. The two most requested features were live Dock icon previews and the ability to give individual Pops their own Dock icons, so DockPops 3.0 adds both. Problem: The Dock is great, but it tends to become either a mile long or missing half the apps you actually use. macOS Stacks helps, but it is tied to real folders on disk and can get large and inflexible fast. DockPops solves this by adding iPhone-style app folders to the Mac Dock. Click the DockPops icon and a popover grid appears above the Dock. You can organize apps, files, folders, and Shortcuts into groups called Pops, swipe between them like pages, launch items instantly, launch an entire Pop at once, or pop a group out as a floating panel. New in 3.0: Live icon previews: the Dock icon can reflect the contents of the current Pop and update as you swipe. Custom icons: use your own .png file for a Pop. Multiple Dock icons: individual Pops can now have their own Dock icons. You can use one of two methods: Companion App: creates small Dock applets with live icon previews. The tradeoff is they appear in Command-Tab. Shortcuts support: add specific Pops to the Dock using macOS Shortcuts. These do not appear in Command-Tab, but live icon previews are not supported. More customization: background color, columns, carousel visibility, Dock icon behavior, and other Pop settings. Clickable dots and arrows to make navigation between pops easier Comparison: Compared with macOS Stacks, DockPops is not tied to Finder folders. You can group apps, files, folders, and Shortcuts together without creating aliases or reorganizing anything on disk. You can also have multiple flexible groups and launch all items in a group with one click. Compared with keyboard-first launchers like Raycast or Alfred, DockPops is built for people who prefer visual, Dock-based launching. Those tools are great for command-driven workflows; DockPops keeps app groups in the place many Mac users already go to launch things: the Dock. Pricing: DockPops has a free tier with 2 Pops and 6 items each. Premium is a one-time $9.99 unlock for up to 10 Pops, 16 items each, and the expanded customization/features. No subscription. Get it in the App Store and check out the website at dockpops.com for more info! If you're ready to buy, click here for 30% off Premium Would love feedback on the new live icon previews and multiple Dock icons, especially from anyone who tried the earlier version.
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You could also make folders with aliases in them and place them in the dock.
You could! The idea came to me because one of the first things I always do is add the whole Applications folder to the dock. Though I think (biased) that DockPops are more fun to make and have a few more features than what Dock Folders allows for, and I've heard from some people that they do like having these folders on the left side of the Dock divider vs. the right side next to the trash like you're restricted with Dock folders.
Feature Requests: Remove default DockPops icon from Dock if we have MultiPops enabled. Prevent an application's dock icons from appearing in Dock when they are in a Pop. It defeats the purpose to have the application icon in the dock for an app when its already in the Pop.
I paid for this about two minutes after I discovered it. I made a feature request and the dev immediately responded and then implemented it.
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I feel like i’ve seen this app or a really similar one a few days ago on this sub 🤔
any way to bind a keyboard shortcut to a specific pop? i’d literally switch off raycast app groups if i could ⌘1/⌘2 between dock pops directly.
Does this work with the dock auto hidden?
I'm a bit of a hidden dock guy myself! It does work, but the dock hides again once you move your mouse to the pop.
I found applacat.com - Can you tell us a bit more? This looks like a great idea
That’s my LLC! I’m in the middle of renaming it to Pixley Growth, which has been more annoying than expected. I’m building small native Mac apps that solve specific workflow annoyances, with one-time pricing instead of subscriptions. DockPops is the first public one. I’m also betting pretty heavily on Apple Intelligence getting better over time, especially for self-contained apps that can do useful things locally and feel integrated with macOS. Pixley Markdown Reader is another project in that direction, focused more on AI coding collaboration. Appreciate the kind words!
Can you add URL’s?
Hey! Thanks for the contribution! I paid the subscription but need some help. I can't figure out how to add each of my created pops to my dock, all I see is the carousel, which I really won't use. I want to add them like on the video above at 00:09
Any chance of putting this in brew? I’m guessing that the pain is setting it up in another store to sell licenses.
This is really cool! It would be great if there was a “launch all” type button so you could have all your everyday apps in a folder and open everything with one click
Excellent! Just wondering, which development stack did you use? And regarding the video, what application or software did you use? That close-up demo looks incredible!
Definitely feels like something that will get sherlocked
Purchased! Great idea thankyou for making this. I am a noob may I ask for some help, how do I have my seperate pops in the dock? I have currently created 9 pops, music, productivity etc, and I want to have them all in the dock. I cant see it in options and when I grab and drop a pop to the dock it doesnt stay in the dock. What am I doing wrong?
The multi pops tab on the sidebar should give you step by step instructions! Lmk if you have any trouble
Should've been native !!
Nice! Is something like this possible or something you'd consider? https://i.imgur.com/APCz8kF.png
Very nice idea! I didn't even know you could do this. Can I ask why the limit on premium?
Very neat idea that should be a standard feature
It's so conflicting to work on an app that you want Sherlocked yourself
Finally ! I will never understand why is not possible natively to do that since at least 10 years. Apple sometimes...