# Minimize animation effect

Change the Dock minimize animation.

• Tested on macOS:
  • Big Sur
  • Catalina
  • Mojave
• Parameter type: string
  • genie
  • scale
  • suck

# Requirements

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

# Set to genie (default value)

defaults write com.apple.dock "mineffect" -string "genie" && killall Dock

# Set to scale

defaults write com.apple.dock "mineffect" -string "scale" && killall Dock

# Set to suck

Suck is an secret value you can't find inside the System Preferences

defaults write com.apple.dock "mineffect" -string "suck" && killall Dock

# Read current value

defaults read com.apple.dock "mineffect"

# Reset to default value

defaults delete com.apple.dock "mineffect" && killall Dock