SuperdockComparison
Superdock vs ActiveDock
Short answer. ActiveDock is a launcher-flavoured Dock replacement with groups, folders, icon themes and a start menu. Choose Superdock if you are on macOS 14 or later, want Apple's exact Dock, and want each Chrome profile as its own tile plus a dock on every display..
vsActiveDock is a launcher-flavoured Dock replacement with groups, folders, icon themes and a start menu. Superdock keeps Apple's Dock and adds the behaviours a browser-heavy workflow needs.
Side by side
 Superdock | ActiveDock | |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Replaces the Dock with a pixel-matched copy of Apple's | Replaces the Dock with a launcher-style dock |
| Price | Dock free; Chrome profile icons $7.99 once (up to 5 Macs) | Not stated on its site |
| One Dock icon per Chrome profile | Yes, one icon per profile in one Chrome process | No |
| Window previews on hover | Yes | Yes |
| Alt-Tab window switcher | Yes, Option-Tab or Command-Tab | Not stated on its site |
| Dock on every display | Yes, a dock on every display, per-display running apps | Partly: multiple monitors supported, one panel at a time (a separate MultiDock app adds more) |
| Looks like Apple's Dock | Yes, measured against Apple's Dock on macOS 26 | No, its own themes and start menu |
| Clickable dock ends | Yes, Show Desktop / Mission Control / Stage Manager | No |
| Minimum macOS | macOS 14 | macOS 11.5 |
| Open source | No (closed source, notarized) | Not stated on its site |
We make Superdock. Facts about ActiveDock come from its own website as read on 3 September 2026; "not stated" means the page did not say. Tell us at hello@superdock.app if something is out of date.
Choose ActiveDock if
You want a start menu, app groups and icon themes, and support back to macOS 11.5.
Choose Superdock if
You are on macOS 14 or later, want Apple's exact Dock, and want each Chrome profile as its own tile plus a dock on every display.
Try both
Superdock is free to download and the Chrome profile icons are free for 14 days. Run one dock at a time: two apps watching windows at once can freeze the desktop.
Frequently asked questions
Does ActiveDock show a dock on every display?
Its FAQ says multiple monitors are supported but several simultaneous panels need its separate MultiDock app. Superdock puts a dock on every display in one setting.
Download free The dock is free. Chrome profile icons: 14 days free, then $7.99 once. macOS 14 or later.