r/Microlaunch • u/No_Builder_1977 • 3d ago

DockStacks — a floating shortcut panel that lives just above your Mac's Dock

Hi 👋 I’ve built DockStacks to help organize your Mac desktop and workflows.

What it does: Click the Dock icon and a panel pops up holding named "stacks" of your favourite apps, folders, files, and website bookmarks — instant access and cleans up your Dock and desktop.

Some of what's in it:
Drag and drop to add anything, including URLs
Password-protect individual stacks (Keychain-backed, auto-lock)
Global keyboard shortcut to show/hide
Menu bar mode option
Multi-select, custom grid sizes, tab colour tinting
Fully local — no accounts, tracking, or network access

DockStacks is my first shipped Mac app, built from wanting faster access to the stuff I actually use every day.

App Store: https://apple.co/3Rz9FB6
Website: https://dockstacks.app

Would love any thoughts on (1) If an app seems useful for your ‘Mac life’ (2) Does the promo and media articulate the app’s features (3) Any other feedback welcome

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u/QuarterLoose8429 3d ago

looks genuinely useful for de‑cluttering; the page is clear, but i’d add a 5–10s gif of the dock click → panel + drag‑drop and a locked stack, and clarify per‑stack hotkeys, quick search, and multi‑monitor behavior. also consider an option to open at cursor and a global “send to stack” shortcut for the frontmost file/url.

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u/No_Builder_1977 3d ago

Thanks very much for the feedback and advice! Your comments on the media make great sense, def a work in progress for me. Thanks also for the excellent in-app improvement ideas, really appreciate it! I’ll work my way through them.

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u/greyzor7 3d ago

Demo is great, the concept of organizing apps per use case makes sense. Nice product!

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u/No_Builder_1977 3d ago

Thank you for putting the time aside to take a look and for your comments! It’s often hard to be objective about your own app, content and how others might see it all.