Docky Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Docky for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Cairo-Dock, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Docky and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Docky are Plank, Eww, Latte Dock and Avant Window Navigator .

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  1. Cairo-Dock icon

    Cairo-Dock

     83 likes

    Animated dock for Linux desktops with hardware acceleration, multi-dock support, taskbar and launcher tools, and an array of applets that can act as detachable widgets. Features a macOS-like interface, multiple themes, low CPU usage, and community-driven customization.

    49 Cairo-Dock alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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    Comments about Cairo-Dock as an Alternative to Docky
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Cairo-Dock is even better than Docky. I switched to Cairo-Dock years ago.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Cairo-Dock is a great Docky alternative.

    • Cairo-Dock is the most popular Linux alternative to Docky.

    • Cairo-Dock is the most popular Open Source alternative to Docky.

    • Cairo-Dock is Free and Open SourceDocky is also Free and Open Source
    • Cairo-Dock is Privacy focused and CustomizableDocky is not according to our users
  2. Plank icon

    Plank

     34 likes

    Plank is meant to be the simplest dock on the planet. The goal is to provide just what a dock needs and absolutely nothing more. It is, however, a library which can be extended to create other dock programs with more advanced features.

    21 Plank alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about Plank as an Alternative to Docky
    kompowiec2
    Positive
    0

    better intuitive than docky

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    PLank is the basis of Docky

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Plank is a great Docky alternative.

    • Plank is Free and Open SourceDocky is also Free and Open Source
    • Plank is Lightweight and Privacy focusedDocky is not according to our users
  4. Eww icon

    Eww

     14 likes

    Elkowars Wacky Widgets is a standalone widget system made in Rust that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets in any window manager.

    61 Eww alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Eww screenshot 1
     
  5. Latte Dock icon

    Latte Dock

     11 likes

    Latte is a dock based on plasma frameworks that provides an elegant and intuitive experience for your tasks and plasmoids. It animates its contents by using parabolic zoom effect and trys to be there only when it is needed.

    24 Latte Dock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
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  6. Avant Window Navigator icon

    Avant Window Navigator

     64 likes

    Avant Window Navigator (AWN/Awn) is a dock-like navigation bar for the linux desktop that positions itself at the bottom of the screen. It can be used to keep track of open windows and behaves like a normal window list.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about Avant Window Navigator as an Alternative to Docky
    cocofifix
    Negative
    0

    No longer developed. Last change is 5 years ago.

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    • Avant Window Navigator is Free Personal and Open SourceDocky is Free and Open Source
  7. Dash to Dock icon

    Dash to Dock

     3 likes

    A dock for the Gnome Shell. This extension moves the dash out of the overview transforming it in a dock for an easier launching of applications and a faster switching between windows and workspaces.

    11 Dash to Dock alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
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  9. tint2 icon

    tint2

     30 likes

    tint2 is a simple panel/taskbar unintrusive and light (memory / cpu / aestetic). We try to get virtual desktop and multi-monitor easier to use. We follow freedesktop specifications.

    31 tint2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. DockbarX

     6 likes

    DockBarX is a lightweight taskbar / panel replacement for Linux which works as a stand-alone dock (called DockX), as an an Avant Window Navigator applet, as a Xfce4 panel applet1, as a matepanel applet2 or as a legacy gnome2 panel applet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. Dash to Panel icon

    Dash to Panel

     3 likes

    An icon taskbar for the GNOME Shell. This extension moves the dash into the GNOME main panel so that the application launchers and system tray are combined into a single panel, similar to that found in KDE Plasma and Windows 7+.

    9 Dash to Panel alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
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  12. Plank Reloaded icon

    Plank Reloaded

     Like

    Plank Reloaded is a fork of the original Plank project. Like its predecessor, it aims to be the simplest dock on the planet, providing just what a dock needs and absolutely nothing more.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  13. UKUI icon

    UKUI

     3 likes

    UKUI is a lightweight desktop environment based on pluggable framework for Linux and other Unix-like Distributions. It is developed using GTK and Qt.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    UKUI screenshot 1
     
  14. KSmoothDock icon

    KSmoothDock

     Like

    KSmoothDock is a cool desktop panel with parabolic zooming effect for KDE Plasma 5, with the focus on smooth zooming effect and being simple and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
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