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Autohide ​

Autohides the Dock. You can toggle the Dock using ⌥ alt+⌘ cmd+d.

  • Tested on macOS:
    • Ventura
    • Monterey
    • Big Sur
    • Catalina
    • Mojave
  • Parameter type: bool

Set to false (default value) ​

Always display the Dock

bash
defaults write com.apple.dock "autohide" -bool "false" && killall Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock "autohide" -bool "false" && killall Dock

Set to true ​

Autohide the Dock when the mouse is out

bash
defaults write com.apple.dock "autohide" -bool "true" && killall Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock "autohide" -bool "true" && killall Dock

Read current value ​

bash
defaults read com.apple.dock "autohide"
defaults read com.apple.dock "autohide"

Reset to default value ​

bash
defaults delete com.apple.dock "autohide" && killall Dock
defaults delete com.apple.dock "autohide" && killall Dock