macOS defaults

Appearance

Position ​

Set the Dock position

  • Tested on macOS:
    • Ventura
    • Monterey
    • Big Sur
    • Catalina
    • Mojave
  • Parameter type: string
    • left
    • bottom
    • right

Set to left ​

Put the Dock on the left of the screen

bash
defaults write com.apple.dock "orientation" -string "left" && killall Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock "orientation" -string "left" && killall Dock

Example output with value set to left

Set to bottom (default value) ​

Put the Dock on the bottom of the screen

bash
defaults write com.apple.dock "orientation" -string "bottom" && killall Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock "orientation" -string "bottom" && killall Dock

Example output with value set to bottom

Set to right ​

Put the Dock on the right of the screen

bash
defaults write com.apple.dock "orientation" -string "right" && killall Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock "orientation" -string "right" && killall Dock

Example output with value set to right

Read current value ​

bash
defaults read com.apple.dock "orientation"
defaults read com.apple.dock "orientation"

Reset to default value ​

bash
defaults delete com.apple.dock "orientation" && killall Dock
defaults delete com.apple.dock "orientation" && killall Dock

Set value from UI ​

  1. Access Dock settings from macOS UI
  2. Set "Position on the screen" dropdown value