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Show recently used apps in a separate section of the Dock.

  • Tested on macOS:
    • Sonoma
    • Ventura
    • Monterey
    • Big Sur
    • Catalina
    • Mojave
  • Parameter type: bool

Set to true (default value)

Display recent apps in the Dock

bash
defaults write com.apple.dock "show-recents" -bool "true" && killall Dock

Example output with value set to true

Set to false

Do not display recent apps in the Dock

bash
defaults write com.apple.dock "show-recents" -bool "false" && killall Dock

Example output with value set to false

Read current value

bash
defaults read com.apple.dock "show-recents"

Reset to default value

bash
defaults delete com.apple.dock "show-recents" && killall Dock

Set value from UI

  1. Access Dock settings from macOS UI
  2. Set "Show recent applications in Dock" dropdown value