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MAC DOCK

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Simulates the Mac OS X dock, providing one-click access to various tools and programs and enabling you to add the files or apps you want as shortcuts. #OS X dock  #Dock simulator  #Program launcher  #Dock  #Launcher  #OS x  

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Every operating system has its own particularities that make it unique. The floating dock is one of the recognizable traits of Mac OS X, a tool designed to boost productivity and help you launch frequently used applications much faster.

MAC DOCK helps you bring the functionality of the MAC OS X dock on Windows, simulating what seems to be a copy of the popular Mac launcher.

Since it is an app launcher that resembles the Mac dock, one would expect the clean, organized, eye-pleasing looks of the latter. Frankly, the looks are a bit outdated, although the application tries to overcompensate through quick access to the most popular tools and functions in Windows.

The dock includes shortcuts to launch various applications, some created by the same developer. If a specific tool is not installed on your PC, a browser window opens, and you are redirected to the official download page.

For instance, the default browser is NetSurfer (created by the same developer) and MAC DOCK prompts you to install it. If you want the shortcut to point to the Windows default browser, you must set this up in the right-click menu.

MAC DOCK does allow you to add new shortcuts to the dock and launch your own applications with a click. In the startup sections you can add as many items as you like, be it applications, media files, documents and so on. Additional parameters can be added for each app.

Unfortunately, there is no way for you to customize existing shortcuts further. The icons in the dock cannot be removed or changed. Moreover, their place cannot be modified. This means that you cannot make the shortcut to the e-mail client, for instance, with a shortcut to your preferred email client.

In other words, if you use another mail client or photo editor, chances are you cannot launch it from the dock, unless you add them manually in the sub-menus.

Such customization limitations, along with the impossibility to move the dock around the desktop made me somewhat disappointed with this application.

MAC DOCK delivers an interesting concept, but not one that I haven’t seen before. But a good idea becomes unusable if not implemented with the needs of the modern user in mind. A movable and fully customizable dock is probably what anyone would look for in such a tool and delivering anything less might be a turn-off for many.

What's new in MAC DOCK 8.6.10.1:

  • Updated and enhanced the functionality on all Windows systems and added most known alternative application shortcuts.
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MAC DOCK 8.6.10.1

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  runs on:
Windows 11
Windows 10 32/64 bit
Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit
  file size:
11.8 MB
  filename:
SSuiteMacDock.zip
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MAC DOCK - MAC DOCK provides one-click access to various tools and frequently accessed locations in Windows.
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Desktop Enhancements
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