Sidebar Alternatives

Sidebar is described as 'Enhances macOS Dock with customizable Sidebar, offering multi-screen support, window previews, and WindowSnap for managing window positions' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Sidebar for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and KDE Plasma apps. The best Sidebar alternative is WindowSill, which is free. Other great apps like Sidebar are RocketDock, Cairo-Dock, DockProfiles and Docky.

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  1. PyPanel icon
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    PyPanel is a lightweight panel/taskbar written in Python and C for X11 window managers. It can be easily customized to match any desktop theme or taste. PyPanel works with EWMH compliant WMs (Openbox, PekWM, FVWM, etc.) and is distributed under the GNU General Public License v2.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. Wise HotKey icon
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    Launch applications and system tools, Control Panel items, folders on your computer, and website addresses using simple key combinations.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Radian icon
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    Radian is a simple radial application launcher. The interface is triggered by a continuous right-click and is divided into four slices. Each slice can be configured differently.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4.  6 likes

    DockBarX is a lightweight taskbar / panel replacement for Linux which works as a stand-alone dock (called DockX), as an an Avant Window Navigator applet, as a Xfce4 panel applet1, as a matepanel applet2 or as a legacy gnome2 panel applet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Y'z Dock icon
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    Y'z Dock is a program launcher like the dock in MacOS X. This application is currently in beta, so please send all reports to the author. In order to add icons, drag and drop a file (.exe, shortcut, etc.) straight from Explorer to the dock area.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Promptu icon
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    Say goodbye to repetitive, time-consuming tasks, like hunting through your programs, folders, files, and bookmarks for the ones you need. Promptu lets you associate meaningful names with programs, folders, files, bookmarks, etc, and access them almost instantly from your...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7.  3 likes

    Tired of digging into crowded Start Menu? JetStart offers you a quick access to categorized Start Menu shortcuts, recently launched programs and system commands.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. KSmoothDock is a cool desktop panel with parabolic zooming effect for KDE Plasma 5, with the focus on smooth zooming effect and being simple and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
     
  9. Crystal Dock is a cool dock (desktop panel) for Linux desktop, with the focus on attractive user interface, being simple and easy to customize, and cross-desktop support.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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