DockPeek v0.1.1 — auto-updates

DockPeek now updates itself. 🎉

This release adds in-app auto-updates (via Sparkle) so you won't have to come back to this page for future versions — DockPeek checks a signed appcast in the background and can install updates in place. You can also trigger it any time from the menu bar → Check for Updates….

Everything from v0.1.0 (live Dock-hover window previews) is here, plus:

✨ New

• Automatic updates with cryptographically signed (EdDSA) update verification.
• Check for Updates… in the menu-bar menu.

📦 Install

1. Download dock-preview-0.1.1.dmg below.
2. Open it and drag dock-preview to Applications.
3. Launch it — signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens with no Gatekeeper warning.
4. Grant Accessibility and Screen Recording in the onboarding window, then click Relaunch.

From here on, updates arrive in-app — no need to re-download manually.

Requirements

macOS 14+, Apple Silicon or Intel.

License

Free software under AGPL-3.0-or-later. Source & changelog: https://github.com/PrajjwalDatir/dock-preview-mac

DockPeek v0.1.0

DockPeek brings Windows-taskbar-style window previews to the macOS Dock. Hover any running app in the Dock and see a live preview of its windows — click one to jump straight to it.

No Dock injection, no SIP disabling, no system-wide hacks — just the Accessibility API to detect the hovered icon and ScreenCaptureKit to draw the thumbnails.

✨ Highlights

• Live window previews on Dock hover, for bottom, left, and right Docks
• App name + window count header; click a thumbnail to raise that window; Esc to dismiss
• Guided onboarding for the two required permissions, with a reliable Relaunch
• Menu-bar controls + Preferences: hover delay, thumbnail size, animation, launch-at-login, per-app on/off
• VoiceOver labels, and honors Reduce Motion / Reduce Transparency

📦 Install

1. Download dock-preview-0.1.0.dmg below.
2. Open it and drag dock-preview to Applications.
3. First launch: the app is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens with no Gatekeeper warning.
4. Grant Accessibility and Screen Recording in the onboarding window, then click Relaunch.

🔐 Permissions

• Accessibility — to read which Dock icon the cursor is over and its frame.
• Screen Recording — to capture window thumbnails via ScreenCaptureKit.

Captured images stay in memory to draw the preview. DockPeek makes no network requests and saves nothing to disk.

Requirements

macOS 14+, Apple Silicon or Intel.

License

Free software under AGPL-3.0-or-later. Source: https://github.com/PrajjwalDatir/dock-preview-mac

Full Changelog: https://github.com/PrajjwalDatir/dock-preview-mac/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md