If you’re looking to change the icons of the apps in the Dock, there’s an easy way to do so in macOS, without using third-party apps.
Here’s a quick look of some of the themes you can set for the Dock. If none of them suits your style, you can even search the web for third-party cDock themes and apply them. cDock comes with over 12 great-looking themes pre-installed.
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Once you’ve disabled SIP, you can download and install cDock as you normally would. Refer to our older article and follow the first step there to disable SIP on macOS 10.11 El Capitan or later. It’s a free download for OS X macOS 10.9 and above, but if you’re on macOS 10.11 El Capitan or later, you’d have to disable “ System Integrity Protection” (AKA rootless) before you install it. You can also drag the divider line to change the Dock’s size on the fly, without having to navigate to the Dock preferences every time.ĬDock is a robust app that can dramatically change the Dock’s looks and behaviour. Pro-tip: You can quickly access Dock preferences by right clicking on the divider line in the Dock.
If you’d like to enable a dark background for the Dock, head over System preferences > General and check the box where it says “ Use dark menu bar and Dock“.By default, a small black dot will be placed below the open app’s icon, so that you can distinguish running apps from “pinned” apps. You can also choose to enable/disable indicator for open applications.This option hides the Dock on the desktop and brings it back to life as soon as you hover over the Dock area. In the same pane, you can choose to automatically hide and show the Dock.
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