Dock Master is now Dock Composer

After more than a decade of hosting Dock Master, I’m excited to share some big news — Dock Master has evolved into a brand new app: Dock Composer.

Over the past few years, I’ve been steadily working on a complete rewrite in my spare time. Dock Composer is now a fully native macOS app with a heap of new features, making it easier than ever to build and customise your Dock.

You can grab it today from the Mac App Store.

Why Dock Composer?

Many schools and workplaces rely on MDM solutions to configure the Dock. While they get the job done, they often come with frustrating limitations:

• No support for home directory relative paths (like ~/Downloads)
• Limited flexibility for shares, websites, or custom folders

Dock Composer solves all of these problems. It lets you:

• Use home directory relative paths (perfect for ~/Downloads)
• Add apps that aren’t installed locally
• Include network shares with custom labels
• Include website links with custom labels and icons
• Set folder attributes (sort by, display as, view content as)
• Create removable dock items, giving users more flexibility

All of this is wrapped up in a clean, modern macOS app that makes profile and package generation intuitive and fast.

Simple, fair pricing

Dock Composer does everything Dock Master did and more — and it’s yours for a one-time purchase. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases.

Get involved

I’d love for you to give it a try and let me know what you think. If you have feedback or feature requests, please reach out — your input helps shape the future of Dock Composer.

I can’t wait for you to try it!