Faster MacOS dock transitions
Note
Check out https://macos-defaults.com/ for documentation of more defaults
commands
The default show/hide transition of the MacOS dock is too slow for my taste.
I’d rather it just appear immediately so I don’t have to hunt around with my cursor to find the trigger zone.
There are a couple settings we can adjust:
- “autohide-delay” is how long it takes before the transition starts
- ”autohide-time-modifier” is how long the transition takes
Set them to an -int
or -float
value (in seconds) of your preference.
I like to eliminate the transition entirely:
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -int 0
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -int 0
killall Dock
Much snappier!
To restore the original settings:
defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-delay
defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier
killall Dock