Get Mac Like Dock on Your Windows Desktop with XWindows Dock

One thing i like most in the MAC OS is adorable Dock feature, which is a smart application launcher with some good feature and graphics. With the help of that Dock you can arrange your most used app icons and removed the cluttered icons from your Desktop. One of the best and awesome application launcher in MAC OS which give you some of the best features. But in Windows you can’t find such kind of launchers or docks. If you’ve been looking for one for your windows, here is the guide which allows you to add MAC OS like dock on your windows desktop. To get the look you have to install the free application XWindows Dock on your PC. XWindows Dock application is a dock clone that perfectly resembles its OS X brother.

With the help of this free small application you can add all your most used application on your Dock and customize the dock as per you need. The application has some extra features too which allows you to change the look of the Dock skins, icons color and more. Which means you can easily change the icons of the app with some of the best PNG files and icons packs.

Get Mac Like Dock on Your Windows Desktop with XWindows Dock
Get Mac Like Dock on Your Windows Desktop with XWindows Dock

How to Get Mac Like Dock on Your Windows Desktop

First you have to download and install XWindows Dock application on your windows machine, you can find the download link at the end of this post. Once the installation is complete on your Windows run the application from your desktop or your program menu. Now you can see the new Dock launched or your windows desktop, To customize the dock as per you need right click on the Dock and hit the preference button.

XWindows Dock Settings
XWindows Dock Settings

From this screen you can change the look of dock easily. Here you can find lots of option like position of the Dock on your screen, Shows In 2D mode or #D mode, Lock the Items, Show the shadow and more. Not only this you can add more skin to the dock from the Skin page and add more plugin on your dock to customize the XWindows Dock.

XWindows Dock Preferences
XWindows Dock Preferences

To add your favorite application on the docks, just drag and drop the application icon on the dock. You can also re-size the dock on your desktop and change ths icons size from the settings of the dock.

Drag And Drop Icons On Dock
Drag And Drop Icons On Dock

XWindows Dock provides fully compatibilities with Windows Vista and Windows 7. Probably works fine on Windows XP. One of the best and easy way to add a MAC like Dock on your windows desktop.

Download XWindows Dock App here

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