A lightweight, feature-rich dock for Linux written in Python with GTK 3 and Cairo. Inspired by Plank and Cairo-Dock, with an extensible applet system for custom widgets.
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Crystal Dock AlternativesApplication Launchers and other similar apps like Crystal Dock
Crystal Dock is described as 'Cool dock (desktop panel) for Linux desktop, with the focus on attractive user interface, being simple and easy to customize, and cross-desktop support' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Crystal Dock for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, KDE Plasma, GNOME and Xfce apps. The best Crystal Dock alternative is Docking, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Crystal Dock are RocketDock, ObjectDock, Cairo-Dock and Eww.
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67 RocketDock alternativesRocketDock 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.
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55 ObjectDock alternativesAnimated 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.
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50 Cairo-Dock alternativesAnimated 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.
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Elkowars Wacky Widgets is a standalone widget system made in Rust that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets in any window manager.
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54 Docky alternativesDocky 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.
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22 Plank alternativesPlank 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.
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63 Avant Window Navigator alternativesAvant 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.
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25 Latte Dock alternativesLatte 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.
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62 Sidebar alternativesSidebar 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.
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Clipman is a clipboard manager for Xfce. It keeps the clipboard contents around while it is usually lost when you close an application. It is able to handle text and images, and has a feature to execute actions on specific text selections by matching them against regular...
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12 Dash to Dock alternativesA 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.
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- Free
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