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Practical guides to the macOS Dock, multiple displays, app icons, Mac productivity and working with coding agents, from the people who make Moor.

· 5 min read · dock themes

How to Change Your Mac Dock's Look: Themes, Glass and Custom Themes

Apple's Dock has no themes. You can change its size, magnification and position, plus some system-wide appearance settings, and that's all. In Moor, press Control-Option-E and pick a theme from the Theme menu: Glass, Clear, Midnight, Paper, Neon, Terminal or Islands. To build your own, open Settings → Themes, pick one and choose Duplicate to Edit. Then share it with Copy Share Link.

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· 7 min read · dock

What Happens When Your Mac Dock Runs Out of Room?

Users report that Apple's Dock shrinks every icon to fit one row when too many apps are open, and Apple Community answers say no setting adds a second row. Moor (macOS 26 Tahoe or later) handles a full dock differently. Icons shrink only to 36 points, then widgets get narrower, and then only the running apps scroll along the dock. You can also set Running apps to Wrap to 2 rows in Settings → Docks. Every app keeps its badge, menu and drag.

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· 7 min read · dock

Why Your Mac Dock Is Slow to Pop Up, and How to Fix the Delay

A hidden Mac Dock feels slow for two reasons: a pause before it starts moving, and the slide animation itself. Apple's Mac Help describes auto-hide as an on/off setting and mentions no speed or delay control, so most guides send you to Terminal defaults write commands. If you'd rather skip commands, each Moor dock can automatically hide and show, with a show delay and a hide delay, set per dock in Settings → Docks.

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