Astounding Dock Alternatives

Astounding Dock is described as 'AstoundingDock is an application launcher and dock for Windows. It is designed for power users to give easy access to every single application on your computer' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Astounding Dock for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and File Explorer apps. The best Astounding Dock alternative is RocketDock, which is free. Other great apps like Astounding Dock are Cairo-Dock, Docky, ObjectDock and Winstep Nexus.

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  1. RocketDock icon
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    RocketDock is a Mac OS X dock clone. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. With each item completely customizable there is no end to what you can add and launch from the dock.

    65 RocketDock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Cairo-Dock icon
     84 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
     
  3. Docky icon
     131 likes

    Docky is a full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier and quicker. Docky is fully integrated into the GNOME Desktop and features a no non-sense approach to configuration and usage. It just works.

    53 Docky alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. ObjectDock icon
     65 likes

    Animated Windows dock for fast access to apps, shortcuts and files, featuring auto-hide, drag and drop launching, fully customizable color, size and position, support for multiple docks, shortcut management, enhanced desktop organization and visual effects.

    53 ObjectDock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Winstep Nexus icon
     46 likes

    Enjoy a free, simple docking solution for Windows with Winstep Nexus. Create docks, sub-docks, organize apps in groups, and enjoy fun interactions with animations. Nexus Ultimate offers Shelves, Tabbed Docks, and Grid Stacks for better organization and access.

    35 Winstep Nexus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Sideslide icon
     17 likes

    SideSlide is an advanced, portable, unobtrusive, dockable, skinnable, instantly accessible, highly configurable Desktop Extension on Steroids! Clean desktop clutter and make your computer friendlier and faster than ever before.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. MaxLauncher icon
     14 likes

    MaxLauncher is a simple tabbed launcher that was designed to reduce the amount of time to find and run a program. It is capable of creating multiple data files, each of which can have a maximum of 10 tabs. Each tab and button is assigned a key(eg. F1-F10, 0-9, A-Z, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. WinLaunch icon
     17 likes

    WinLaunch is a Windows program that resembles a Mac OS X Lion Launchpad.

    Features:

    Instant access to all your important applications and documents from everywhere! Perfect Mac OS X look and feel Tons of customization options Optimized controls for touchscreens and tablets! Win.

    18 WinLaunch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. tint2 icon
     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. 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
     
  11. Sidebar icon
     2 likes

    Sidebar transforms the macOS Dock experience, offering multi-screen support, customizable preferences, live previews on Ventura, and window management with WindowSnap. It reserves screen space to optimize display usage and supports storing multiple window configurations for flexible setups.

    60 Sidebar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. Stacky icon
     11 likes

    Simple app enhancing windows task bar functionality with stacks of shortcuts. - pawelt/stacky

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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