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DockView is a Dock window-preview and switching utility for Mac from MacPlus Software, built as a modern HyperDock alternative using Apple's ScreenCaptureKit. Hovering any Dock icon shows live window thumbnails, while Option+Tab, Option+Command+F, and Control+Option shortcuts add a window carousel, layout snapping, and numbered app jumping. Version 2.1.7 adds a Dock apps folder, window-walking Dock clicks, and styled number badges.

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DockView 2.1.7 Overview

DockView is a window-preview and switching utility for macOS developed by MacPlus Software, built as a modern HyperDock and Dock Mate alternative. Note on naming: an older, unrelated app also called "DockView" exists from a different, separate developer (bundle ID com.sergey-gerasimenko.DockView), so buyers should confirm they're looking at MacPlus Software's product specifically, distributed via noteifyapp.com. This DockView requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later, works on Intel or Apple Silicon Macs, and is sold as a one-time purchase with a 14-day free trial and no account or credit card required to try it. Version 2.1.7, released August 8, 2026, adds an apps folder that opens from the Dock, a Dock-icon click that walks through an app's open windows, and Dock number badges you can style in your own colors. What sets DockView apart from Apple's Mission Control is its focus: rather than showing every window across every app at once, DockView shows live thumbnails of just the windows belonging to whichever app icon you're already hovering over in the Dock, letting you click straight to the one you want. It's built on Apple's own ScreenCaptureKit framework — the same technology behind Mission Control and AirPlay — so previews are hardware-accelerated with no background polling, no daemons, and nothing captured or stored until you actually hover. Beyond basic hover previews, DockView includes a full-window carousel (Option+Tab), a window-snapping layout panel (Option+Command+F), numbered Dock shortcuts, and dedicated Stage Manager group previews.

Key Features

Hover-to-Preview Dock Windows Hovering any Dock icon shows live thumbnails with titles for every open window of that app, including minimized windows, with a single click jumping straight to the one you want. Apps Folder in the Dock (New in 2.1.7) A single DockView icon can be added to the Dock that opens a panel of user-chosen apps when clicked, without stealing focus from whatever you were doing; the app list is managed in Settings → Dock Panel. Window-Walking Dock Click (New in 2.1.7) Clicking the Dock icon of an app that's already in front — previously a dead click in macOS — can now be set to walk through that app's open windows one click at a time, with Shift-click including minimized windows. Styled Dock Number Badges (New in 2.1.7) Numbered Dock shortcuts now follow the system accent color or any of eight macOS colors, come in three sizes, sit in a chosen corner, and scale properly with Dock magnification instead of shrinking into dots. Full-Window Carousel (Option+Tab) Holding Option+Tab lays out every open window — across other desktops, full screen, and minimized — as a carousel that can be flipped through and released into. Window Snapping Panel (Option+Command+F) Opens a compact panel showing every layout macOS itself supports (halves, quarters, three-up, fill, center, side-by-side), snapping the focused window into the chosen arrangement. Numbered Dock Jump (Control+Option) Holding Control+Option numbers every Dock app in Dock order; pressing a number jumps straight to that app, with options to number only running apps or count from the right end of the Dock.

Programs Details

Release Date2026-08-08
File Size6.2 MB
Version2.1.7
DeveloperMacPlus Software
PublisherMacPlus Software
LanguagesEnglish

System Requirements

Minimum
OSmacOS
ProcessorApple Silicon
RAM10 MB
Storage10 MB
GPUIntegrated
Recommended
OSmacOS
ProcessorApple Silicon
RAM10 MB
Storage10 MB
GPUIntegrated

How to Use DockView 2.1.7

Launch DockView and grant the requested Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions when prompted. Hover over any Dock icon to see live thumbnails of that app's open windows, then click the one you want. Try Option+Tab to browse every open window as a carousel, including minimized and other-desktop windows. Use Option+Command+F to snap the current window into a preset layout like halves, quarters, or fill. Enable numbered Dock shortcuts (off by default) in Settings if you want to jump to apps via Control+Option plus a number. Set up the apps folder in Settings → Dock Panel by dragging in apps you want quick access to from a single Dock icon. Configure Settings → Dock → Click on Dock Icon if you want clicking a frontmost app's icon to walk through its windows instead of doing nothing.

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