Free. No account. macOS 14 and later.
Berth replaces your Mac’s Dock with one that holds your apps and the things you check all day, and switches the whole thing in one click. Apps only or apps and widgets. It costs nothing.
Try it: choose a dock in the menu bar, or press ← →. Click the timer to start it.
Your choice
Save the Dock you have now. Make a Work layout, a Personal layout, a Studio layout. Switch, and Apple’s Dock changes in about a second.
Takes over from Apple’s Dock, starting with the apps you already have. Add widgets next to them, or keep it apps only. Quit Berth and Apple’s Dock comes right back.
Widgets
Click any widget to open it. Connect 35 services read-only, from Stripe and your bank to Google Analytics and Todoist. Keys stay in your Mac’s Keychain.
Switching
Pick the way that suits you. Use more than one.
# Switch from scripts, Raycast or a Stream Deck
$ open "berth://switch/Work"
$ open berth://next
$ open berth://previous
# Save the Dock as it is now into the active profile
$ open berth://saveCompared with Dockset
| Berth | Dockset | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | From $14.99 |
| Folders, files and links in macOS Dock profiles | Yes | Apps and spacers only |
| Dock size, position and auto-hide per profile | Yes | No |
| Open or quit apps when you switch | Yes | No |
| Previous dock returns when a Focus ends | Yes | No, the last dock stays |
| Widgets | 62 | About 25 |
| Connected widgets | 35 services: payments, banks, code, Google, audience and tasks | Stripe, Shopify, Paddle, AI usage |
| Clipboard history, drop shelf, quick actions | Yes | No |
| Guided setup with ready-made docks | Yes | No |
| Stacks above Apple’s Dock on the same edge | Yes, automatically | Hides when Apple’s Dock appears |
| Links and Terminal control | berth:// links | Not listed |
| Account | None | None |
Dockset is a good app, and it has more polish in places. Details from dockset.app, October 2026.
Not for dock profiles. It writes Apple’s Dock settings the same way the defaults command does. Calendar, Reminders and Now Playing ask for access the first time you add those widgets.
Nothing, unless you ask. Each profile can open its apps or quit the others. Quitting asks each app politely, so it can save your work first.
Yes. On first launch Berth saves your Dock as a profile called Everyday. Switch to it any time.
Your docks stay in a file on your Mac. Widgets only talk to the service they show: Open-Meteo for weather, Yahoo Finance for stocks, CoinGecko for crypto, and any service you connect yourself. Connected keys live in your Keychain and are only used to read numbers. Clipboard history stays in memory and skips anything a password manager marks private.
Click the widget, then Connect. Berth shows where to make a read-only key, you paste it once, and it tests the connection on the spot.
Export them as a JSON file in Settings → Backup and import it on the other Mac.
macOS does not let other apps host desktop widgets, so Berth draws its own.
Open Berth.dmg and drag Berth to Applications. It is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens like any other app. A short setup takes about a minute.
Choose “Use Berth’s Dock” in Berth’s menu to turn it off, or quit Berth. Apple’s Dock comes back right away, with your settings as they were.
A different dock for whatever you are doing.
Download Berth for MacFree · macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon