MacDock 1.4 ©August 2023 by Mike Dedicated to those of us still using these machines 40 years later...

What's new this release:

• MacDock now resizes to fit the number of apps you have running so it never takes up more spaces than it needs!
• Small Dock option replaces the old "Hide Dock" option. When your desktop is cluttered the small dock will help you do more with less space and without the old tuck-away feature
• Fixes compatibility with older Macintoshes with old ROM that doesn't support DeviceManager (e.g. SE and older)

System Requirements:

• System 7.x - MacOS 8
• AppleScript with Finder Scripting Extension for full features

Description: MacDock is like the Dock in modern macOS but for System 7 and 8. To use it, simply launch the program. MacDock will be visible at the bottom of your screen.

You will see your running applications on the list (limited to 7 applications).

• Clicking on any of them switches you to the app.
• Cmd + clicking reveals that application in the Finder
• Option + clicking hides the current application and switches to the clicked application (only when clicking from a non-MacDock application)

Options:

• Small Dock (Cmd+S) - Toggles the small dock
• Show Self in Dock (Cmd+D) - Shows MacDock app in the dock

Updates: Follow along at https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/macdock-dev-progress-like-todays-macos-dock-but-for-system-7.2583/

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Release Notes

• v.1.4 -- 9/17/2023
  • MacDock now resizes to fit the number of apps you have running so it never takes up more spaces than it needs!
  • Small Dock option replaces the old "Hide Dock" option. When your desktop is cluttered the small dock will help you do more with less space and without the old tuck-away feature
  • Fixes compatibility with older Macintoshes with old ROM that doesn't support DeviceManager (e.g. SE and older)
• v1.32 -- 8/29/2023
  • Added support for MacOS 8 (by fixing an OS 8-specific issue occuring when "Show In Dock" was selected, causing a blank Dock)
• v1.31 -- 8/21/2023
  • New icon! It's not Susan Kare but it's nice :-D
  • Fixed an issue on color screens where applications that only have a black & white icon that caused those apps to show up as generic app icons
  • Fixed versioning in the About... box.
• v1.3 -- 8/18/2023
  • Added support for color
• v1.2 -- 7/6/2023
  • Added command + click to reveal app in Finder
• v1.1 -- 5/8/2023
  • No longer keeps After Dark screensavers from triggering when idle
  • Reduced CPU utilization to 1/10th - 1/100th by being selective about when to redraw the Dock and its icons
  • Added "About MacDock..." dialog
• v1.0
  • Initial release