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Docky vs Latte Dock

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When comparing Docky vs Latte Dock, the Slant community recommends Docky for most people. In the question“What are the best docks for Linux?” Docky is ranked 2nd while Latte Dock is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose Docky is:

For those that do not like the OSX dock look there is also a panel mode included that pushed the apps to the left side of the panel and elongates the dock to fill the entire bottom of the screen, just as a regular OS panel would.

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Pros

Pro
Panel mode

Pro
Drag and drop apps to the dock

Users can easily drag and drop apps to the dock for easy launching. Any app that is added will stay on the dock until removed manually. This makes for a great way to have all of ones most used apps in one place.

Pro
Many themes

There are several themes installed with the dock by default that aare easily switched in the settings. What is even better is that there are many themes available online for download as well. With the best part being thatt he themes are simple .svg files that are easily editable in Inkscape to customize to how one wants.

Pro
Highly Customisable.

Pro
Plugin Docklets

Docky provides simple applications that run inside of the dock such as a clock, weather forecaster and CPU monitor. These provide an easy way to see information without having to open up separate apps.

Pro
Highly customizable

Easy to use.

Pro
Looks good

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Cons

Con
Removing Docky icon is not as easy as it should be

gconf editor is required in order to remove the Docky icon from the dock, which seems unnecessary as the setting exists, it should be in the app settings instead of hidden away in gconf.