Awesome product! Really boosts your productivity as a dev :)
Thank you!
Readit Newspugdogdev commented on Show HN: ExtraDock 4.0 – Create unlimited Docks on macOS · Posted by u/pugdogdev
One suggestion, you should add some info about the lack of permission use to the landing page. I’m sure I’m not the only one that assumed it needed some and there’s no demo to confirm before buying.
You are totally right,
I will add it as soon as possible.
This absolutely solves a problem I have on macOS, but don't have on my iPhone given I can configure home screens based on focus modes. Get it while the getting is good as I wouldn't be surprised if Apple "sherlocks" this feature in an upcoming release
Glad to hear!
Yes, the problem is more complex on the iPhone.
Hope they will improve that in the future.
It is always nice when somebody solves some obvious simple problem, ... and my first thought is, "Omg life is going to be so much better!"
Congrats on identifying and resolving such a prevelant bottleneck.
I just installed it, it works great, looks great, and you have my money! :)
The import/export option is really helpful. [0]
Also the close-apps-not-in-the-dock-feature is interesting.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44065229
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The great reward of great work is a high value windfall of unrealistic feature requests from strangers who have never done a damn thing for you, of course!
Feel free to ignore the following...
> VISIBLE NAME OF DOCK <
Any way to show the dock's name would underline the current context for those of us whose minds wander.
Possible in the dock? Possible in the menu bar?
Possible to have an optional floating unframed rounded rectangle window with just the name, to the right or left of the dock? Or in a chosen screen corner?
It could double as a switch-dock menu button!
I can't be prompted enough to stay on task...
> APP GROUP DIVIDERS <
I would love to be able to add space-dividers between groups of icons on the dock. An elegant subtle indicator would be a little extra space between apps, containing a black concave-sided up-side-down-V "⋏", with its bottom horizontally aligned with the "app open" dots (when the doc is horizontal), and its top a third or half-way up the dock, so that curved V sides mirrored the curved bottom corners of the right and left adjacent apps.
Or just a vertical bar like the one that exists.
(It might be excessive, but I may create my own collection of "apps" that do nothing but quit when launched, with an icon that looks like a divider. Desperate times call for desperate measures.)
> HIDE AND UNHIDE APPS <
Suggestion: "hide apps not in the dock", and "unhide apps when they return to the dock" features. Then app states would not be lost.
Hidden open no-longer-dock-pinned apps would stay in the dock, but be grouped at the right, as usual.
> DIFFERENT DOCKS ON DIFFERENT SPACES <
Along those lines, different docks on different spaces would be amazing.
> MULTIPLE DOCKS AS A SET <
Choosing a dock, would actually choose a dock set.
> DEFAULT LAUNCH DOCK, ON BOOT UP <
Might be nice?
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I would happily pay a $5 in-app purchase for "lifetime access" for any useful features you add, each.
If optional features are genuinely useful, having the choice to mindfully complicate my tools, or skip them, makes paying for them separately not only reasonable, but supports you doing this important work for me!! I mean for the world!
Well, I can dream and dream.
Regardless of any of that, it's perfect, great job!
Hey!
First, thank you so much for supporting DockFlow.
Really appreciated!
And second, thank you for the great feedback.
The first thing that I did was copy this to my tasks board.
I will try to reply to everything here,
But maybe it will also be best if you send me a message to my email,
So if I have future questions, we will be able to talk easily there.
You can contact me at: appitstudio@gmail.com
Ok, let's start:
1. VISIBLE NAME OF DOCK - I think the best solution is to allow you to add it to the menu bar icon (Need to see how it will look like this can be tricky) Of course, it will be optional and toggleable in the settings menu. I will check for any other solution, but I want to avoid requiring more permissions for DockFlow or building something that will impact the Mac's performance.
2. APP GROUP DIVIDERS - I am not sure that I understand this request. Right now, you can manage spaces in the DockFlow UI, You can add a small or big spacer anywhere you want in the Dock. So this should be a solution for this request, no? Or am I missing something?
3. HIDE AND UNHIDE APPS - I will check it out, again, I want to prevent as many as possible from overwriting Apple's default Mac behaviors to make DockFlow with minimal impact and permission needed to run
4. DIFFERENT DOCKS ON DIFFERENT SPACES - When you say different spaces, do you mean focus modes? Or different desktops? Anyway, DockFlow has built-in CLI integration and Apple Shortcuts integration, so maybe you can create a custom automation that will get you the right flow that you need. I am planning to build a small website that will allow DockFlow users to share automation, presets, hotkeys recommendations, etc.
5. MULTIPLE DOCKS AS A SET - What do you mean by Dock Set
6. DEFAULT LAUNCH DOCK, ON BOOT UP - Nice idea! I will check the possibilities.
Thank you so much for this valuable feedback . Hope I will be able to bring more solutions that will solve your problems.
Thanks I wasn’t sure if it was possible to manipulate the dock like that without some kind of special permissions like are needed for menu bar customization (accessibility, screen recording, etc). These days I just don't use apps that require those unless they're extremely well known/trusted (and even then...)
This looks like it’s potentially great for my use case. I currently have spacers to separate groups of apps in my dock, but many of those apps I only use in specific situations (things like a bunch of IDEs I don't need when I'm not programming).
I'm going to give this a shot. Thanks.
Thank you!
I understand you well.
I tried to do my best while building it to prevent creating any features requiring special permissions.
Let me know if you managed to try it.
You can also manage spacers, files, and links using the DockFlow UI, so it can help you with every layout that you will need.
This looks great!
Is there a way to change docks using DockFlow via the command line?
Context: I already have a bash script I run when starting/finishing work which will start/stop any work related apps, switch the default browser, etc. It would be great if in addition to that I could configure both a work and a personal dock, and update that script to automatically set the right one.
Hey,
First, thank you!
And yes
You can use a built-in command line tool and add an alias for it for better syntax.
I will soon add a way to add aliases using the DockFlow UI.
You can also use the integration with the Apple Shortcuts app.
For using the DockFlowCLI, just run: /Applications/DockFlow.app/Contents/MacOS/DockFlowCLI --help
Note: this can be replaced with a bash script and https://github.com/kcrawford/dockutil for free
Hey,
Of course, you can create all this app functionality using Dockutil.
This is the tool that DockFlow uses under the hood. It also supports direct Dock terminal commands for some users for whom Dockutil doesn't work well.
But I think having everything in an easy-to-use UI (including managing spaces, files, and folders in one place) is a much better solution for most users.
This is like running OLLAMA on the terminal or using one of the many UI wrappers out there.
Thank you for the feedback, of course, and I invite you to check DockFlow and see if it gives you a better solution than a bash script