BestDockLive widgets
Not shortcuts: tiles that update in place. Time left on a timer, the song playing, your next meeting, CPU load, a water goal.
A second Dock that never sits still.
BestDock adds a bar of live widgets to your Mac: clock, weather, music, calendar, system stats, your Claude sessions and about a hundred more. Your windows make room for it, just like they do for the macOS Dock.
14 days free, no account and no card. Requires macOS 14 or later.
Real captures. Scroll sideways on small screens.
Real window space
Windows make room for the dock.
Most widget bars float on top of your work and cover whatever is underneath. BestDock reserves its strip of the screen the way the native Dock does: maximized, tiled and newly opened windows stop above it instead of sliding behind it.
Pick how much breathing room you want, keep it after you drag a window, or fade the bar when a window passes over it. It needs the Accessibility permission to move windows, and nothing else.
Your size, by drag
Drag the grip at the end of the dock like the macOS Dock separator, or use ⌘ + scroll, pinch, or Settings. From 60% to 160%.
Profiles
Up to 8 profiles, each with its own widgets and settings. Switch with ⌃⌥⌘1…8, the dots on the dock, or a two-finger swipe.
7 layouts
Replace the Dock, sit above it, reveal on hover at the bottom or the top, pin it in six positions, or float it anywhere you like.
Multi-display
Show it on one screen (main, under the pointer or a chosen one) or on all of them, with its position remembered per display.
One row, or scroll
Keep everything in a single row that scrolls with the trackpad or mouse wheel, or let the widgets adapt to the space you have.
About 100 widgets, in nine groups.
Add what you need from a searchable gallery, reorder by dragging, and show some only when they matter: music playing, high CPU, low battery, a meeting about to start.
Time16
Productivity10
Apps & files15
System16
Media9
Utilities5
Weather & markets9
Business12
Developerincludes Claude sessions
10
Small things that add up
A water goal with reminders, a pomodoro timer, and a Claude sessions counter that tells you when a long run has finished. Each one updates in place, so you never open an app just to check.
Local-first. No telemetry.
BestDock runs on your Mac and keeps its settings in a file you can read. It does not phone home.
No analytics
The app sends no usage data. This website uses no trackers and no cookies.
Tokens in the Keychain
Credentials for integrations are stored in the macOS Keychain, never in the config file.
Permissions on demand
Accessibility, Calendar, Music and the rest are requested only when a feature needs them.
Offline licenses
Your license key is verified on your Mac. No activation server, no account, no sign-in.
Pay once. Keep it.
Try it for 14 days first. No key needed.
US$ 19 one time
- 14-day free trial, no card
- Yours to keep, no subscription
- 1 year of free updates
- Personal use on your own Macs
- 14-day refund
Secure checkout by Stripe. Your key is shown right after payment and emailed to you.
Questions
What do I need to run it?
A Mac running macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. Liquid Glass styling is used on macOS 26 and later; earlier versions get a clear or dark glass look.
Why does it ask for the Accessibility permission?
Only to move other apps' windows out of the dock strip (the "reserve space" feature) and for the window manager widget. macOS requires this permission for any app that repositions windows. BestDock does not read window contents. If you decline, the dock still works and simply floats over windows.
How does the trial work?
You get 14 days from the first launch with everything unlocked and no key. After that, enter a license key to keep using it.
Can I use my license on several Macs?
Yes, on your own Macs for personal use. One purchase covers the Macs you use yourself. It is not for resale or for deploying across a company.
What does "1 year of free updates" mean?
Every version published during the year after you buy is yours. Later versions are optional: the version you have keeps working, and you are never locked out.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. Within 14 days of purchase, write to the support address with the email used at checkout and you get your money back.
I lost my key.
Use the recovery page: enter your purchase email and we send the key again.
Is my data sent anywhere?
No. The app has no telemetry. Details are in the privacy policy.