The Management Window¶

The management window is ExtraDock’s central control panel. It shows all your docks and lets you configure everything.

Opening it¶

Menu bar — Click the ExtraDock icon → Show App
Keyboard shortcut — ⌘ + ⇧ + M
Right-click any dock → Show Management Screen

Layout¶

The window has two parts:

Left sidebar — List of all your docks. Click one to select it.
Right panel — Two tabs for the selected dock:
- Properties — Appearance, position, behavior, shortcuts, effects, and actions
- Items — The apps, folders, and widgets in this dock

Properties tab¶

The Properties tab is organized into collapsible sections:

Appearance — Icon size, color, background style, border
Position — Orientation, floating/fixed mode, edge alignment, screen assignment
Behavior — Auto-hide, fullscreen hiding, collapse, interactions
Shortcuts — Per-dock global hotkey
Effects — Snow, Rays, and fireworks overlays
Actions — Hide, duplicate, copy debug info, or remove the dock

Items tab¶

The Items tab shows everything in your dock:

Drag items to reorder them
Click the gear icon to configure an item
Use Add Item to add apps, folders, or files
Use Add Widget to add widgets
Use Select mode for bulk operations