Docky Alternatives
Docky is described as 'full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier and quicker' and is a well-known app in the OS & Utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Docky for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and KDE. The best alternative is RocketDock, which is free. Other great apps like Docky are Plank (Free, Open Source), Cairo-Dock (Free, Open Source), Winstep Nexus (Freemium) and Latte Dock (Free, Open Source).
- RocketDock is a Mac OS X dock clone. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. View 58 alternatives to RocketDock
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated, but last version, 1.3.5, released in September 2008, can be still downloaded from the official website. "It is true, RocketDock has been discontinued. [...] The app remains available on https://rocketdock.com, but is unsupported."
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- 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. View 10 alternatives to Plank
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
Plank vs Docky
kompowiec2 better intuitive than dockyPLank is the basis of Docky - A light, eye-candy, fully themable, MacOSX-like animated dock for any Linux desktop. View 43 alternatives to Cairo-Dock
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Xfce
Cairo-Dock vs Docky
Cairo-Dock is even better than Docky. I switched to Cairo-Dock years ago. - The Winstep Nexus Dock is a FREE professional dock for Windows. View 34 alternatives to Winstep Nexus
- 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. View 11 alternatives to Latte Dock
- ObjectDock is an animated dock for Windows that enables you to quickly access and launch your favorite applications, files and shortcuts. View 49 alternatives to ObjectDock
- tint2 is a simple panel/taskbar unintrusive and light (memory / cpu / aestetic). We try to get virtual desktop and multi-monitor easier to use. View 30 alternatives to tint2
- MaxLauncher is a simple tabbed launcher that was designed to reduce the amount of time to find and run a program. View 45 alternatives to MaxLauncher
- DragThing is the original dock designed to tidy up your Macintosh desktop. View 47 alternatives to Dragthing
Discontinued
Notice on https://www.dragthing.com/ of discontinuation as of 2019.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Avant Window Navigator (AWN/Awn) is a dock-like navigation bar for the linux desktop that positions itself at the bottom of the screen. View 60 alternatives to Avant Window Navigator