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Plank Alternatives

Plank Alternatives

Plank

Alternatives to Plank for Linux, Windows, KDE, Xfce, GNOME and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 9 apps similar to Plank.

Plank is meant to be the simplest dock on the planet. The goal is to provide just what a dock needs and absolutely nothing more. If you're looking for more info about Plank like screenshots, reviews and comments you should visit our info page about it. Below you find the best alternatives.

Best Plank Alternatives for Linux

Are you looking for alternatives to Plank? Please see our top picks. In this article, we provide the list of some Plank alternatives that will work on Windows and other platforms.

Docky

Docky

FreeOpen SourceLinux

Docky is a full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier and quicker. Docky is fully integrated into the GNOME Desktop and features a no non-sense approach to configuration and usage. It just works. Some of Docky's amazing features include themes, plugins, 4 different hiding modes, advanced indicators, zeitgeist integration, and window management.

Features:

  • Program Launchers
  • Launcher
  • Window docking
Cairo-Dock

Cairo-Dock

FreeOpen SourceLinuxXfce

Cairo-Dock is an animated application launch bar for the desktop, comparable to the dock in Mac OS X or Rocket Dock (for Windows). It is compatible with Compiz-Fusion, Beryl, Compiz and Xcompmgr, but it can also run without a composite manager (using fake transparency). Cairo-Dock can run under GNOME, KDE and XFCE.

Features:

  • Program Launchers
  • Launcher
Avant Window Navigator

Avant Window Navigator

Free PersonalOpen SourceLinux

Avant Window Navigator (AWN/Awn) is a dock-like navigation bar for the linux desktop that positions itself at the bottom of the screen. It can be used to keep track of open windows and behaves like a normal window list.

Features:

  • Window docking
  • Program Launchers
  • Launcher
Clipman

Clipman

FreeOpen SourceLinuxXfce

Clipman is a clipboard manager for Xfce. It keeps the clipboard contents around while it is usually lost when you close an application. It is able to handle text and images, and has a feature to execute actions on specific text selections by matching them against regular expressions. It can be used as an Xfce panel plug-in or as a standalone application using the system tray.

Latte Dock

Latte Dock

FreeOpen SourceLinuxKDE

Latte is a dock based on plasma frameworks that provides an elegant and intuitive experience for your tasks and plasmoids. It animates its contents by using parabolic zoom effect and trys to be there only when it is needed.

Dash to Dock

Dash to Dock

FreeOpen SourceLinuxGNOME

A dock for the Gnome Shell. This extension moves the dash out of the overview transforming it in a dock for an easier launching of applications and a faster switching between windows and workspaces.

KSmoothDock

KSmoothDock

FreeOpen SourceLinuxKDE

KSmoothDock is a cool desktop panel with parabolic zooming effect for KDE Plasma 5, with the focus on smooth zooming effect and being simple and easy to use. KSmoothDock is written in C++ and depends on Qt 5 and KDE Frameworks 5. For more information, please visit KSmoothDock's homepage: https://dangvd.github.io/ksmoothdock

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