img RocketDock Animated Mac-style dock for Windows

RocketDock 1.3.5
RocketDock  1.3.5

You may be a true Windows OS fan, but every time you peep at a Mac computer, you end up wishing you could have Windows together with the Mac OS theme.

Well, you certainly can’t fail to get a compatible Mac OS theme for your Windows operating system. However, installing a full Mac OS theme might cause your computer to be slightly slower, especially if your system’s specs are on the low side.

Mac OS is famously known for one thing: Its stylish quick-launch bar that makes it unique from the other operating systems.

RocketDock is your best alternative to the quick-launch bar in Mac OS. It lets you access your favorite apps much quicker than you would have accessed them if you were using the start menu.

Customizing RocketDock is also fairly simple.

When installed, RocketDock comes with its own icons such as “My Documents”, “Trash”, or “My Computer”. To replace these icons with your own apps, you only need to right-click on them and delete them.

To add your own apps, you only have to drag them to the RocketDock quick launch bar.

RocketDock also allows you to further customize the feel of the quick-launch bar by giving you the option of choosing between up to 13 RocketDock skins that will complement the look of your Windows desktop.

Perhaps the one good thing about RocketDock is that it doesn’t use up a big chunk of your computer’s memory unlike other Windows theme customizations.

Pros and Cons

Pros

- Doesn’t choke up the system’s resources

- Very easy to install, customize, and use

- It offers many methods of customizing the look of the quick-launch bar

- It’s a free application

Cons

- The icons placed on the quick-launch bar only act as links. They thus can’t do more functions

RocketDock is a smooth, skinnable, easy-to-use program dock and application launcher that gives your PC desktop the feel of a Mac, keeping your favorite programs and folders close at hand in an animated quick-launch bar. Installation is fast and simple, and adding shortcuts is as easy as drag and drop. You can choose from a selection of premade skins (or make your own), customize fonts and icons, and choose where it appears and whether it's constantly visible or auto-hidden. Best of all, RocketDock uses very few system resources so it doesn't impact performance. This desktop dress-up is worth a try.

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Size

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Version

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Works under:

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Program available in

In English

Program license

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