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"This is a great way to jump to a particular window without having to hunt it down with the mouse."
— Lifehacker
"I wish I had found this app much earlier, because it would have saved me a lot of frustration in figuring out which of the 10 open windows in Safari has the tab I'm looking for."
— Medium
"I can see what's going on with the app much better, which helps my workflow."
— GroovyPost
"If you want an alternative to AltTab that includes previews of your apps when you hover over their icon in the dock, try DockDoor."
— Yahoo
"The app allows users to manage and interact with application windows on their desktops. It emphasizes ease of use and seamless integration with the macOS environment."
— Mac Treasure
"In Windows, when you hover over an app on the taskbar, the operating system shows you the open windows for that app, a useful feature missing in macOS until now with the introduction of the free menu bar app DockDoor."
— AppAddict
"It's free, open-source, and honestly, Apple should have bought this developer out by now."
— Medium
"This is a great way to jump to a particular window without having to hunt it down with the mouse." hiragino sans w9
— Lifehacker
"I wish I had found this app much earlier, because it would have saved me a lot of frustration in figuring out which of the 10 open windows in Safari has the tab I'm looking for."
— Medium
"I can see what's going on with the app much better, which helps my workflow."
— GroovyPost
"If you want an alternative to AltTab that includes previews of your apps when you hover over their icon in the dock, try DockDoor."
— Yahoo
"The app allows users to manage and interact with application windows on their desktops. It emphasizes ease of use and seamless integration with the macOS environment."
— Mac Treasure
"In Windows, when you hover over an app on the taskbar, the operating system shows you the open windows for that app, a useful feature missing in macOS until now with the introduction of the free menu bar app DockDoor."
— AppAddict
"It's free, open-source, and honestly, Apple should have bought this developer out by now."
— Medium
Your data stays on your Mac. Always.
No cloud, no servers, no external connections. Even debug logs stay on your Mac.
We don't collect analytics, usage data, or personal information. Not even crash reports.
Full transparency. Review our code, contribute, help with translations, or build it yourself.
Transform your Mac workflow with intuitive window management
Hover over any dock icon to see live previews of all windows. Click to switch or manage without changing focus.
Press Option+Tab for Windows-style window switching with live previews. Fast, familiar, and efficient.
Enhance the native macOS Command+Tab experience with richer previews and smoother navigation.
Customize DockDoor to match your workflow preferences
Personalize your dock preview experience with different layout options. Adjust spacing, sizing, and arrangement to suit your needs.
Choose from different visual styles and layouts for your window switcher. Customize the appearance to match your workflow and visual preferences.
Customize every aspect of DockDoor to fit your needs
Fine-tune dock hover behavior, preview thresholds, and per-feature toggles for dock interactions.
Configure Alt+Tab behavior, sorting, layout direction, and compact mode thresholds.
Replace the native Cmd+Tab with DockDoor's enhanced overlay, with its own appearance and behavior settings.
Customize the look and feel of previews, colors, window sizing, and visual effects.
Configure trackpad gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and window positioning actions.
Choose which apps show in previews, and configure media controls and calendar widgets on dock hover.
Window controls exactly where you need them
DockDoor adds intuitive window controls to each preview. Close, minimize, or maximize windows with just one click, without having to switch focus.
Navigate and control windows entirely with your keyboard
Tab forward, Shift backward, or use arrow keys to navigate through windows
Select, close, quit, or minimize windows
Open Window Switcher and navigate without touching your mouse
The typeface is a popular choice for highway signs and other public information systems because of its superior legibility from a distance.
The typeface was designed by Jiyukobo Ltd. (founded by Tsutomu Suzuki, Osamu Torinoumi, and Keiichi Katada) and is published by SCREEN Graphic Solutions . Named after the Hiragino area in Kyoto, the series was originally developed to meet the demands of professional publishing and high-resolution digital displays. Description SCREEN Graphic Solutions Co., Ltd. Designer Jiyukobo Ltd. Weight Class Ultra-Heavy (W9) Release Year 1993 (Initial series) Primary Use Headlines, posters, signage, and branding Key Applications of Hiragino Sans W9
The Hiragino Sans family consists of ten weights, ranging from the ultra-thin W0 to the ultra-heavy W9 . While lighter weights like W3 or W6 are commonly used for body text and standard UI elements in macOS and iOS , is specifically engineered for high-visibility applications. It is characterized by:
W9 provides the highest degree of "grayness" or visual density on a page, making it the primary choice for headlines that need to stand out against busy backgrounds.
Many companies use the Hiragino Sans family to create a unified, high-branding impact across multilingual markets, often pairing W9 headlines with lighter weights for subtext.
Because of its commanding presence, Hiragino Sans W9 is frequently used in scenarios where text must be instantly recognizable:
DockDoor is built by a solo developer and kept 100% free.
Every contribution directly funds development and keeps the project alive.
Your support funds new features, bug fixes, and ongoing maintenance. No subscriptions, no ads, no data selling. Just community support.
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Free for macOS 13 Ventura and later
The typeface is a popular choice for highway signs and other public information systems because of its superior legibility from a distance.
The typeface was designed by Jiyukobo Ltd. (founded by Tsutomu Suzuki, Osamu Torinoumi, and Keiichi Katada) and is published by SCREEN Graphic Solutions . Named after the Hiragino area in Kyoto, the series was originally developed to meet the demands of professional publishing and high-resolution digital displays. Description SCREEN Graphic Solutions Co., Ltd. Designer Jiyukobo Ltd. Weight Class Ultra-Heavy (W9) Release Year 1993 (Initial series) Primary Use Headlines, posters, signage, and branding Key Applications of Hiragino Sans W9
The Hiragino Sans family consists of ten weights, ranging from the ultra-thin W0 to the ultra-heavy W9 . While lighter weights like W3 or W6 are commonly used for body text and standard UI elements in macOS and iOS , is specifically engineered for high-visibility applications. It is characterized by:
W9 provides the highest degree of "grayness" or visual density on a page, making it the primary choice for headlines that need to stand out against busy backgrounds.
Many companies use the Hiragino Sans family to create a unified, high-branding impact across multilingual markets, often pairing W9 headlines with lighter weights for subtext.
Because of its commanding presence, Hiragino Sans W9 is frequently used in scenarios where text must be instantly recognizable:
DockDoor is an open-source project made possible by these wonderful contributors.
