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It’s interesting hearing you say this. I come from Windows and thought it was just me.

I started using an app called Sidebar:

https://sidebarapp.net/

I find it superior to the dock. The applications on the task bar are persistent and only those active on the current desktop are shown. It handles multiple monitors too.

It has a few quirks I haven’t sorted out yet, but the overall experience is much closer to Windows 11.

Pro Tip: I use it conjunction with the dock by putting the dock on the side and shrinking the dock down to its smallest size and increasing the magnification effect.



My God, only on a Mac you can find a _sidebar_ app that has a subscription. How I hate that.


Not trying to be snarky: why do you hate paying a regular fee for regularly updated software? Wouldn't the alternative be upgrade pricing, which is essentially just subscription pricing with extra steps?


This looks much closer to what I was looking for, thank you! Will try when I can :)




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