ActiveDock 2 Alternatives

ActiveDock 2 is described as 'Customizable alternative to the standard macOS Dock, offering advanced features for app launching, window management, appearance customization, and more. It fully replaces the classic Apple Dock and Launchpad while preserving their familiar look and behavior' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ActiveDock 2 for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, KDE Plasma and File Explorer apps. The best ActiveDock 2 alternative is Rectangle, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ActiveDock 2 are RocketDock, Compiz, DockProfiles and ObjectDock.

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  1. Mjolnir icon
     8 likes

    Lightweight automation and productivity power-tool for OS X.

    60 Mjolnir alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. KDE Mover-Sizer icon
     12 likes

    KDE Mover-Sizer is a lightweight program enabling KDE-style alt-click moving and resizing for Windows XP, 7, 2000, 2003, Windows Server, and Vista.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Windows-style taskbar replacement for macOS with pinned apps, system tray, and multi-monitor support.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. SMBAct icon
     3 likes

    SMBAct is the all-in-one cross-platform solution that allows you to keep your windows and applications well-organized and significantly simplify the process of interaction with them.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Dock icon
     11 likes

    In macOS, the Dock is used as a repository for any program or file in the operating system. It can hold any number of items and resizes them dynamically to fit while using magnification to clarify smaller resized items.

    49 Dock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. BetterSnapTool icon
     25 likes

    BetterSnapTool is a utility that mimics Windows 7 Aero snap, allowing you to easily manage your window positions and sizes by either dragging them to one of your screens corners or to the top, left or right side of your screen.

    58 BetterSnapTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. MaxTo icon
     18 likes

    MaxTo is a small Windows program that divides your monitors into regions. When you maximize a window, it will no longer fit the entire screen, but only the region it was maximized into. Your windows are neatly organized into the grid you have defined when they are maximized.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. InfyniDock icon
     1 like

    InfyniDock is an alternative dock for macOS that provides an expanded window of open windows without collapsing them. It offers keyboard shortcuts to switch between windows and allows for customizable themes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. WinDock icon
     17 likes

    WinDock is a window manager ideal for large, or multi-monitor setups.

    Features: -Easy and intuitive drag-and-drop action to simplify moving and resizing Windows. -Highly customizable docking rules that specify how you want your windows to behave. -Multiple rule profiles/layouts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Wins icon
     2 likes

    Wins is a Windows Manager, which brings system-level arrange window features to Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. DockView is a macOS utility that shows live previews (thumbnails) of an application’s open windows when you hover over its icon in the Dock. You can quickly switch, minimize, or close windows directly from that preview panel — all without altering the system Dock itself.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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