Menu bar app launcher for macOS
Your apps, one click from the menu bar.
ShortcutDock sits in your macOS menu bar. Click it and a clean dropdown appears with all your apps, ready to launch. No hunting through Finder, Launchpad or the Applications folder. You can hide the macOS Dock entirely and use ShortcutDock as your only launcher.
Limited time Pro for 1 Mac at $7.99 until Nov 4, then $19.99
- Free basic version
- Runs in under 20MB of RAM
- Apple Silicon native
Limited-time price
Pro for 1 Mac is $7.99 (was $19.99). Pay once, keep it for life.
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ShortcutDock in 48 seconds
Watch it drop down from the menu bar, launch apps in one click, pin your favourites, open a whole group of apps at once and let you hide the macOS Dock for good.
How it works
It is a dropdown, from your menu bar
ShortcutDock runs as a small icon in the macOS menu bar. Click it and your app launcher drops down.
- 1
Click the menu bar
ShortcutDock adds a small icon to your macOS menu bar. Click it any time, or press your global shortcut.
- 2
Your apps drop down
A clean panel appears with every app in a grid, plus your favourites and groups.
- 3
Launch in one click
Click an app to open it. No searching, no scrolling through the Applications folder.
Why ShortcutDock
Everything your Dock does, in less space
The Dock holds a strip of your screen all day for a row of icons. ShortcutDock keeps the same apps behind one icon in the menu bar, so you can hide the Dock and have the strip back.
All 12 featuresMenu Bar Dropdown
Lives in your menu bar. Click the icon to reveal a clean app grid that drops down instantly.
Hide the Dock
Do not need the macOS Dock? Hide it and use ShortcutDock as your only launcher.
One-Click Launch
See every app at a glance and click once to launch. No digging through folders.
Smart Groups
Organise apps into groups like Browsers, Dev Tools or Design, then launch a whole group at once.
Favourites Bar
Pin your most-used apps to the favourites bar at the bottom for instant access.
Apple Silicon Native
Built natively for macOS on Apple Silicon and Intel. Uses under 20MB of RAM.
Click an app to launch it, click again to quit. Sample apps: the free version holds 8 shortcuts.
Quick Apps
Your everyday apps, in one grid
Put the apps you open every day in the Quick Apps grid. It drops down from the menu bar, you click one, and it launches. A green dot shows what is already running.
- Launch any app in one click
- A green dot marks the apps that are running
- Your Favourites bar sits under the grid
- Three looks: Indigo, Dark and Light
Organise your apps
Group apps, launch them together
Create groups like Browsers, Developer or Design, then launch every app in a group with a single click. Useful when you switch between different kinds of work during the day.
- Create groups like Browsers, Dev Tools or Design
- Launch every app in a group with one click
- Pin your top apps to the Favourites bar
- Drag and drop to reorder everything
- Work5 apps
- Developer5 apps
- Browsers4 apps
Press a group's rocket to launch it, the red square to close it. Sample groups: the free version includes 1 group.
Reclaim the screen
Hide your Dock, for real
With ShortcutDock in the menu bar you no longer need the macOS Dock. Hide it for a clean desktop and launch everything from the dropdown instead.
How to hide the macOS Dock
- 1Right-click an empty part of your Dock.
- 2Choose Dock Settings.
- 3Turn on "Automatically hide and show the Dock".
- 4Use ShortcutDock from the menu bar from then on.
Get started
Ready to ditch the Dock?
Download ShortcutDock for free. It is native, lightweight, and works the moment you install it. No account required.