Dock Behavior

Global settings that affect how all docks interact with the screen and other windows.

Open Settings (⚙) → General → Dock Behavior to access these settings.

Magnetic snapping

When dragging a floating dock near a screen edge, it magnetically snaps into alignment. Toggle Disable magnetic snapping when near the edge of the screen to turn this off if you prefer full free-form positioning.

Respect Dock Space

When enabled, expanded (maximized) app windows stay outside the area occupied by your fixed docks. This prevents windows from hiding behind edge-pinned docks.

Requires Accessibility permission. ExtraDock uses macOS Accessibility to detect and resize overlapping windows.

Active on Drag

By default, Respect Dock Space only adjusts windows when they are expanded (zoom or double-click the title bar). Enable Active on Drag to also adjust windows after a manual drag or resize that overlaps a fixed dock.

This sub-option is only available when Respect Dock Space is enabled.