# Autohide animation time
Change the Dock opening and closing animation times.
- Tested on macOS:
- Monterey
- Big Sur
- Catalina
- Mojave
- Parameter type: float
# Requirements
com.apple.dock autohide
must be set totrue
# Set to 0.5
(default value)
By default, the Dock opening and closing animations take 0.5 seconds
defaults write com.apple.dock "autohide-time-modifier" -float "0.5" && killall Dock
# Set to 2
Increase the Dock animation time
defaults write com.apple.dock "autohide-time-modifier" -float "2" && killall Dock
# Set to 0
Remove the Dock autohide animation
defaults write com.apple.dock "autohide-time-modifier" -float "0" && killall Dock
# Read current value
defaults read com.apple.dock "autohide-time-modifier"
# Reset to default value
defaults delete com.apple.dock "autohide-time-modifier" && killall Dock