# Autohide delay

Change the Dock opening delay.

• Tested on macOS:
  • Big Sur
  • Catalina
  • Mojave
• Parameter type: float

# Requirements

• com.apple.dock autohide must be set to true

# Set to 0.5 (default value)

By default, the Dock only opens if the mouse doesn't move for 0.5 seconds

defaults write com.apple.dock "autohide-delay" -float "0.5" && killall Dock

# Set to 0

Remove the autohide delay, the Dock appears instantly

defaults write com.apple.dock "autohide-delay" -float "0" && killall Dock

# Read current value

defaults read com.apple.dock "autohide-delay"

# Reset to default value

defaults delete com.apple.dock "autohide-delay" && killall Dock