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# How to Enhance the Dock Panel on macOS
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-enhance-the-dock-panel-on-macos/
- Published: 2024-11-07T11:20:21.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-07T11:22:06.000Z
- Description: Many people think that macOS limits users in almost everything, especially in customizing the appearance of system panels. However, you can actually do a lot to customize your system.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: macos, DockFix

Many people think that macOS limits users in almost everything, especially in customizing the appearance of system panels. However, you can actually do a lot to customize your system.

For instance, [**DockFix**](https://lubker.dk/dockfix/) lets you change the look and functionality of the Dock panel. When you first open it, you’ll have two options: install a fully customizable third-party dock or use a more basic version of the native dock.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2024/11/image-2.png)

### What You Can Do with the Standard Dock

Starting with the simpler, native option: you have four settings blocks, and if you don’t like something, you can always reset it to default.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2024/11/image-3.png)

- **General** allows you to adjust the Dock’s size, position (left, right, or center), control auto-hiding, animation speed, and the number of columns for app layout. You can even remove the Dock altogether if you never want to see it again.
- **Magnification** lets you set the degree of icon magnification when you hover over them.
- **Appearance** controls various visual tweaks, such as showing only the active app while hiding the rest, or displaying only currently running apps and hiding inactive ones.
- **Interaction** manages gesture control, app minimizing, and the animation for minimizing.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2024/11/image-4.png)

### What You Can Do with the Custom Dock

If you’ve explored the standard dock settings, DockFix also offers a **Custom Dock** mode, which you can switch to in the settings. This fully customizable Dock can even be placed at the top of the screen.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2024/11/image-5.png)

The same four types of settings are available, but their options are significantly expanded.

- **General** lets you adjust the Dock’s position, distance from screen edges, and width.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2024/11/image-6.png)

- **Appearance** controls transparency, corner radius, icon colors, and sizes.
- **Interactions** allows for Dock auto-hide settings and icon animations on hover.
- **Dock Content** enables/disables date and time display and lets you specify which apps to show or hide.

### Pricing

DockFix offers a one-week trial. After that, using the Custom Dock mode requires a license, which costs $10.

[Try DockFix](https://lubker.dk/dockfix/)