Rookie Help: How to set the windows of multiple instances of the same app on the Dock not to be merged into one icon on Mac?
by Poster
Apr 25, 2025
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For example, Cursor, I open multiple windows at the same time, and then it's very troublesome to switch back and forth, because only one Cursor icon will be displayed in the Dock, and then click this icon to select the window of the corresponding instance. In this way, it takes two steps of interaction to cut from other applications, even using gestures is very troublesome, and it's very tiring to cut more times. Similarly, there are multiple browser windows of Chrome, which is killing me...
I asked Deepseek and gave several methods to try, but none of them seemed to work:
1. "Mission Control" setup ❌
2. defaults write com.apple.dock "expose-group-apps"-bool false ❌
I used 7 + Taskbar Tweaker under Windows before, which can implement multiple instances of the same application. Each instance displays an icon on the taskbar, and then it is very fast to switch Windows back and forth. You only need to click the mouse. How about Mac I feel like there is no similar solution. This Dock seems to have not exposed the API. You can build your own wheel control, which is difficult to support. How did the bosses solve this problem?
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Anonymous8013 Apr 25, 2025Try command + `
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Anonymous8449 Apr 25, 2025Don't bring the habit of win to Mac. At least as far as I know, nothing is going to magic modify the dock to support your needs But the system comes with shortcut keys, which is what # 1 said. At the same time, many third-party tools can support you to cut the window itself, such as alttab
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Anonymous5927 Apr 25, 2025The open source and free AltTab is designed to solve your need.
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Anonymous3530 Apr 27, 2025https://github.com/ejbills/DockDoor/raw/main/resources/dockPeek1920.png Try DockDoor https://github.com/ejbills/DockDoor