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Hi, meet HiDock!

It's a free Mac app that lets you set different Dock settings for different display configurations

hidock.app →

App icon for the app HiDock, against the default macOS Ventura background. The icon resembles an old school Apple display, with a aluminum frame, glossy black bezels, and what looks like the Snow Leopard wallpaper with a dock highlighted
Screenshot of HiDock, and with a subtitle that reads "Set different Docks settings for different displays"
Screenshot of HiDock, now in dark mode, with a caption that reads "Customize Size, Position, and Hidden Preference"
Another screenshot of HiDock, this time you can see a "Meet the Developer section", with a caption that reads "Runs in the background, no clutter or extra icons"

HiDock, for Mac

Custom Dock settings for different displays
HiDock, for Mac
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Nice! I like it so much I've submitted #HiDock for addition as a #macOS #Homebrew Cask: github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-c…

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Add HiDock 1.0.1,629 by mjgardner · Pull Request #139858 · Homebrew/homebrew-cask

Important: Do not tick a checkbox if you haven’t performed its action. Honesty is indispensable for a smooth review process. In the following questions is the token of the cask you're submit...
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And #HiDock is live in #Homebrew already: github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-c…

You can install it from the terminal now:

```
brew install hidock
```

Why? So you can quickly download, install, and update the #macOS software you need without having to individually download and run through different install processes from a bunch of different websites. (Yours is really nice, though!)

Plus it makes setting up a new #Mac with all your favorites a snap, as @caseyliss wrote here: caseyliss.com/2019/10/8/brew-b…


homebrew-cask/hidock.rb at master · Homebrew/homebrew-cask

🍻 A CLI workflow for the administration of macOS applications distributed as binaries - homebrew-cask/hidock.rb at master · Homebrew/homebrew-cask
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Tom Klaver :prami:
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@mjgardner @caseyliss That is super awesome! Is there a public directory of all apps (without installing)? Couldn't find it on the github page.

Also, my biggest request for setting up my machines is always to save and restore settings of my apps as well. Do you know a solution for something like that?

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• All #Homebrew formulae: formulae.brew.sh/formula/
• All #macOS Homebrew casks: formulae.brew.sh/cask/

In theory, an app should save your settings in ~/Library/Preferences for you to back up. In practice, some apps also have things in other places, which is why a cask author might customize its `zap` stanza to remove them when requesting a full uninstall: docs.brew.sh/Cask-Cookbook#sta…


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@caseyliss @mjgardner I was just thinking: it should be relatively "easy" to save/store app support files because uninstaller apps will find all those files and then delete them. Instead of deleting, an app (or Cask?) could save the app support files instead. Or am I thinking too far ahead?
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#macOS installer packages only record receipts for the files they install. You can read and uninstall those with the pkgutil command. But not every #Mac app comes in a package—some are app bundles inside of disk images or archive files (e.g. ZIP, tar.gz), others have more complicated processes. That’s why #Homebrew casks can get complicated and are ultimately full #Ruby scripts. docs.brew.sh/Cask-Cookbook

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@CallMeAl There was probably an issue with your download. First, run `brew update` twice and `brew doctor` and fix any warnings per the #Homebrew troubleshooting document: docs.brew.sh/Troubleshooting

Then follow the instructions under Homebrew’s Common Issues document and delete the download before trying again: https://docs.brew.sh/Common-Issues#cask—checksum-does-not-match

The cask’s SHA256 does match the file downloaded from @steve’s website: 874095f3eb1281a1ed4822d4875723daa5cfbb5a248e2c84102bfc58f2b4453e

macOS iTerm window showing Homebrew cask for HiDock 1.0.1 SHA256 checksums matching file downloaded

Troubleshooting

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