Alternatives to Plank
Simple, lightweight dock for Linux styled after macOS-style launchers. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Plank
Simple, lightweight dock for Linux styled after macOS-style launchers.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Plank.
Latte Dock
Highly customizable dock replacement for the KDE Plasma desktop.
Latte Dock offers deeper customization of panels, indicators and layout than Plank, but it is tied to the KDE Plasma desktop environment.
DockbarX
Linux taskbar with window previews and Unity-style app grouping.
DockbarX works as a Linux taskbar with window previews and Unity-style app grouping, though this branch is a legacy 0.93 release that may lag newer desktops.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Ulauncher
Fast, extensible application launcher built for Linux desktops.
Albert
Extensible keyboard launcher for Linux and macOS inspired by Alfred.
Kando
Circular pie menu that launches apps, runs scripts and fires keyboard shortcuts.
RocketDock
Classic lightweight application launcher dock for Windows with skins.
MyDockFinder
Paid Windows dock and menu bar customization tool inspired by macOS.
nwg-drawer
A searchable full-screen application drawer for sway, Hyprland and other wlroots Wayland compositors.
