
DockDoor
uBar
Tack Window Tabs
CoolDock
DockFix
HyperDock
DockFlow
The app-grouping feature the Mac Dock never shipped.

HyperDock
DockDoor
ActiveDock
uBar
Alfred
Quicksilver
Raycast
One Dock icon per project, with its apps, files, folders and links together

Which is more popular?
Website, pricing, platforms and company facts side by side.
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| Website | dockgroups.com | otterdock.savetimefor.fun |
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| Company | 2026 | — |
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In their own words, as submitted to SaaSHub.


App Groups Organize apps into named groups, each with a custom emoji icon, stored by bundle ID. Pin important groups to the top of the sidebar. Create and delete groups directly from the main panel — no detour into Settings. Default starter groups (Work, Creative, Utilities) appear on first...
OtterDock groups the apps, files, folders and web links you use for one project, client or routine into a single icon in your Mac Dock. Hover over it or click it to open the group, launch everything in the group at once, or give each group its own global keyboard shortcut. Groups are also...
What each product offers, as listed by its team.


How often each product is chosen within a category, 0–100% relative to the other.


As answered by people managing DockGroups and OtterDock.
DockGroups's answer
SwiftUI & AppKit
OtterDock's answer:
A native Mac app written in Swift with AppKit and SwiftUI, plus WidgetKit for widgets and App Intents for Shortcuts actions.
OtterDock's answer:
Most Dock tools replace or restyle the Dock, and most launchers start one item at a time. OtterDock is built around projects: group what you use together, then launch it all at once or by a global shortcut. Groups also work as desktop and Notification Center widgets and as Shortcuts actions. Your groups stay only on your Mac, and Pro is a one-time $6.99 purchase, not a subscription.
OtterDock's answer:
OtterDock turns a project into a single Dock icon. One icon holds the apps, files, folders and web links that project needs, and you can open the whole group with one click or one keyboard shortcut. It works with the Dock you already have instead of replacing it.
OtterDock's answer:
Mac users who juggle several projects, clients or routines and keep reopening the same set of apps, files and links: developers, designers, freelancers, students and writers.
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