Dockside overview

Dockside is a tool that uses the space adjacent to the Dock to organize and provide rapid access to files, folders, apps, links, and notes via drag-and-drop.

Highlights

Shelf interface positioned next to the macOS Dock.
Drag-and-drop support for files, folders, apps, links, images, videos, and text.
Quick note creation and integrated file utilities (e.g., compression, metadata removal, text extraction).
Configurable shelves for recent downloads, screenshots, and designated folders.
Quick Look file previews and support for standard macOS keyboard shortcuts.
Integration with Apple Shortcuts, third-party apps (e.g., Clop and Dropshare), and AppleScript automation.
Customizable appearance, behavior, and drag-and-drop actions.

What's new in version 2.9.7

New Features:

Redesigned settings page! Share your opinion.
Added "Reduce Motion" control to limit animations.
You can now configure left/top shelf to be a media or stats shelf (magic!)
Exclude folders, external drives, cloud drives from folder navigation in shelf. See advanced settings to add exclusions.
You can now set one of the area in right/bottom shelf as media or info/stats type.
You can now adjust the offset/gap away from the Dock and away from the edge of the screen for super customised positioning of the Dockside shelves!

Fixes:

Fixed an issue that triggered pagination expansion mode when deleting or removing the file from the shelf.
Fixes an issue where downloads area was excluding folders.
Fixes an issue that reset the shelf material on docking with external monitors.
Fixed dragging issue with Finder getting into a wrong state.
Fixed an issue with
Fixed an issue with drop shelves duplicating the clipboard content (e.g., screenshots) when clipboard history is enabled in the right/bottom shelf
Fixes to the near cursor shelf behaviours and glitches.
Core performance improvements and general bug fixes
To make the row cards legible in white/light mode, the list view cards are now rendered in dark mode.
Fixed favicon related issues in Clipboard History.
Fixed minor glitch in text marquee in drop shelf.
Fixed wider right-click context menu issue.

4.0

(1 Reviews of Dockside)

Comments
User Ratings

zlazkow

Apr 8, 2026

2.5.1

5.0

Version: 2.5.1

Similar to Yoink. Dockside places two areas, on both sides of the Dock. One area is Downloads and screenshots, on the right side. One the left side all the rest - images, files, folders, apps, etc. Also "Recents" area can be added, but I haven't tried it yet. Still trying, so far looks very good. I like it.