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Mac Dock is one of the most loved features of macOS. It lets users quickly access their frequently used apps and see app notifications at a glance. But if you have too many apps in your Mac Dock, it can quickly become too crowded. Also, the tiny dot indicator that marks the open apps is not prominent enough, especially if you use smaller icons on the Dock. If you are frustrated by these limitations, here’s how you can customize the Dock to show only open apps.
Only show open apps in macOS Dock
To enable this customization, we will take the help of the Terminal app. Don’t worry, you don’t need to know how the app works for this trick to work. Follow the steps below, and you will not face any issues. Also, take a screenshot of your current Mac Dock, so you have a reference of the apps you keep there in case you want to revert back to the original Dock.
- Bring up Spotlight using the CMD+Space keyboard shortcut and search for Terminal. Select the app and hit enter/return to launch the app.
2. Alternatively, click anywhere on your Mac desktop to select Finder. Now, click on the Go menu and open the Utilities folder.
