I’ve enjoyed exploring Dockhunt and seeing what other Mac users view as their essential apps. Once you’ve added your dock to the Dockhunt website, you’ll get a unique URL that you can share on social media. It’s all completely open source and you can find the source code on GitHub. Alternatively, you can run the following command in the Terminal app (as long as Node.js is installed on your Mac): ‘npx dockhunt’ĭockhunt uses the apps that are pinned to your dock and ignores apps that are in the “Recent apps” section of your dock. Once downloaded, simply run the app, and you’ll be able to add your dock to the Dockhunt website. First, you can download the Dockhunt desktop app for your Mac. To add your dock to the Dockhunt website, you have two different options. This will then show a list of all the other Dockhunt users that also have that specific app in their dock. Unsurprisingly, apps like Slack, Chrome, Visual Studio Code, and Notion are near the top of the list.Īs you explore the Dockhunt website, you can also click on the apps that appear in other docks. You can also view a rundown of the top apps, revealing the most common apps that Dockhunt users keep in their Mac’s dock. It’s one reason I love this community so much.ĭockhunt uses a simple web interface where you can browse through submissions from other Mac users. Working on Basedash has introduced me to tons of talented builders.
I hope this becomes a fun way for folks to connect over their favorite apps. The team at Basedash and I thought it’d be fun to ship a project that lets you answer that question.
When I meet other builders, the first question they ask is often some version of: “What’s in your dock?” One of my favorite places to find the most essential products is, well, from other makers. Max Musing, one of the creators of Dockhunt, explained the motivation for creating the service in a post on Product Hunt: The goal is to help you discover new apps and also “see who else has docked the apps you use.” A social network for macOS docks Called Dockhunt, it’s basically a social network, but for showing off the apps that you keep in your Mac’s dock. A new website has popped up that’s focused on sharing your macOS dock and getting inspiration from others.
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