Your Dock. Back where it belongs.
Choose a screen for your Dock. DockShift brings it back when your Mac wakes, when you unlock it, or when your display setup changes.
Your Dock has a mind of its own.
Wake your Mac or change your display setup, and macOS may put the Dock on another screen. With two or more displays, getting it back becomes a familiar chore.
Reconnect your displays. Find your Dock somewhere else.
Your displays are back where you left them, at home or at work. You want your Dock back on the screen you chose, too.
Unlock your Mac. Look for your Dock.
After waking, unlocking, or reconnecting a display, macOS can put the Dock on a screen you didn’t choose.
Plug in a projector. Your Dock joins the presentation.
When you connect a projector or TV, you want your work display to remain the destination for your Dock.
Choose a screen. DockShift remembers.
Choose where you want your Dock. DockShift remembers your choice for that display setup and waits for a pause in your activity before bringing it back. With an unfamiliar setup, it waits for you to choose.
See which displays can host your Dock, and why.
See your display layout right from the menu bar. The map shows available edges and explains the ones you can’t use. You can choose a screen knowing what macOS allows.
Your Dock stays native.
DockShift doesn’t replace, recreate, or restyle the macOS Dock. It’s still the Dock that came with your Mac. DockShift simply brings it back to the display you chose.
Your choice, without the repeat work.
Back to your chosen screen
Automatic correction when DockShift launches, when you unlock or wake your Mac, and when your display setup changes.
A choice for each setup
A remembered choice for each display layout. Nothing to name or manage.
Exclude a display
DockShift’s corrections avoid displays you have excluded, such as a projector or TV.
Waits for a quiet moment
Automatic corrections wait until you pause using your mouse or keyboard.
Made for your setup.
DockShift shows your layout and which displays can host the Dock. Your choice is remembered for that setup.
Ultrawide above a laptop
Bring the Dock back to the upper display after unlocking, when its bottom edge is available.
Two displays, side by side
Restore your choice after waking your Mac or changing displays.
Three displays or more
Bring the Dock back to your choice of the displays with an available bottom edge.
Laptop and docking station
Return to your choice at home or at work once you’ve saved it for each setup.
Laptop and projector or TV
On connection, DockShift restores your chosen screen for that setup, respecting your exclusions.
L-shaped layouts
Make sense of more complex display arrangements.
One display, or your Dock on the left or right? DockShift can explain the limits, but you don’t need it for that setup. Read the FAQ →
Built in Swift for macOS. Right there in your menu bar.
The macOS Dock, with your apps and familiar layout. No replacement Dock to set up.
No tracking. No usage analytics.
DockShift uses Accessibility permission to bring the Dock back to your chosen display. The app does not read what you type or capture your screen. You can revoke this permission in System Settings.
One price. One time.
One purchase. Three Macs. No subscription.
- Lifetime license
- Use on 3 Macs
- Updates to version 1.x included
- License key delivered by email
Frequently asked questions.
Which versions of macOS are supported?
macOS 15 Sequoia and later.
Why does DockShift need Accessibility permission?
DockShift uses it to bring the Dock back to your chosen display. The app does not read what you type or capture your screen. You can revoke this permission in System Settings.
Why doesn’t my Dock come back instantly?
DockShift waits for a pause in your activity (a few seconds) before correcting the Dock’s position, so it doesn’t move the Dock while you’re using your mouse or keyboard. You can also ask for a correction with “Fix now”.
Need help with a purchase?
Email us at contact@dockshift.app and we’ll help you resolve it.
How does the license work?
Your license key arrives by email after purchase. Paste it into the app to activate it. One license includes three activations for three Macs, with a one-time payment and no subscription.
How do updates work?
Updates to version 1.x are included with your license and offered from within the app.
What does DockShift know about me?
No tracking. No usage analytics. Connections are used to validate your license and to check for or download updates.