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, File Explorer and Setapp 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. Witch icon
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    Witch lets you access all of your windows by pressing a shortcut and choosing from a clearly arranged list of window titles.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. KDE Mover-Sizer icon
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    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

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    • Windows
     
  3. Dock icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. InfyniDock icon
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. DockDoor icon
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    DockDoor is a macOS application developed with Swift and SwiftUI that allows users to manage and interact with application windows on their desktop. It emphasizes ease of use and seamless integration with the macOS environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. MaxTo icon
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    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.

    18 MaxTo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. BetterSnapTool icon
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    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.

    56 BetterSnapTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. WinDock icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. VEEER icon
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    VEEER is a lightweight window manager for your mac OSX - designed for designers & developers and built for a maximum workflow speed.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. Plumb icon
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    Plumb is designed to reduce the time spent manually moving windows on your desktop. With higher resolution and larger monitors becoming the norm it’s common to have several applications open at any given time — none of which really need 100% of the screen.

    48 Plumb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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