Meet the App Shelf →

Hide the Dock. Keep every app close→

Keep running, pinned, and Dock apps within reach from one menu at the top of your screen.

Download for Mac macOS 13+ · No account · No tracking

✓No account ✓No tracking ✓Local preferences ✓Native Mac controls

Dock Toggle is built for

A clearer desktop. The apps you need, without the Dock you don’t.

01 App Shelf

Your apps, even when
the Dock is gone.

See the apps that are running right now.

Dock: hidden⌘ D

Running

ChatGPT

Wispr Flow

Terminal

Notes

Raycast

02 Standalone icons

The apps you choose,
in the menu bar.

Selected apps become individual menu-bar icons.

03 Native removal

Remove an icon
the Mac way.

Command-drag a standalone icon away to remove it.

⌘Hold and drag to remove

Highlights

Small utility. Thoughtful details.

Your chosen apps, always within reach.

Give selected applications their own standalone icon in the menu bar.

Click once to launch or activate.

Return to an app without bringing the Dock back.

Quit safely. Your Dock comes back.

Dock Toggle restores the Dock when the utility exits.

Preferences stay on your Mac.

No account or tracking layer between you and the utility.

Remove icons the native way.

Command-drag an icon away, or use its menu action.

Useful actions on right-click.

Open, hide, quit, or remove an application from its standalone icon.

Local by design

Your app choices stay on this Mac.

Dock Toggle requires no account and includes no tracking. The apps you select are saved in Dock Toggle’s local preferences.

No account

Download, open, and use Dock Toggle without creating one.

No tracking

Dock Toggle does not include tracking.

Local preferences

Selected apps are stored in Dock Toggle’s preferences on your Mac.

Dock Toggle for Mac

Claim your vertical
space back.

Keep the apps you need without keeping the Dock on screen.

Download for Mac