https://github.com/artlasovsky/toggle-macos-dock-icon

This SwiftUI app demonstrates how to dynamically toggle the visibility of the dock icon in macOS.
https://github.com/artlasovsky/toggle-macos-dock-icon

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This SwiftUI app demonstrates how to dynamically toggle the visibility of the dock icon in macOS.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/artlasovsky/toggle-macos-dock-icon
• Owner: artlasovsky
• Created: 2024-08-25T16:16:34.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-25T17:22:13.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-26T17:53:21.408Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: activationpolicy, appkit, dock, dock-icon, icon, macos, swiftui
• Language: Swift
• Homepage:
• Size: 15.6 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Toggle Dock Icon App

## Overview

This SwiftUI app demonstrates how to dynamically toggle the visibility of the dock icon in macOS.

## Features

- Toggle dock icon visibility

- Persist app window even when dock icon is hidden

## Important

Do not forget to add `Application is agent (UIElement)` property with value `YES` to `Info.plist`

## Note

When running the app in debug mode, Xcode windows will take precedence over the app's windows.

As a result, even after calling NSApp.activate() or NSWindow.makeKeyAndOrderFront(), the app's windows will remain behind the Xcode windows.

However, this issue only occurs when Xcode is the active application behind our app.

If a different application is in the background, the app's windows will behave as expected.

## Usage

- Use "Hide/Show Dock Icon" button to toggle dock icon visibility

- Try to use Option + B shortcut to increment the counter, to make sure that window still handle keyboard events

## Demo Video

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8f513a66-45e1-440c-8a0a-ac6bd3e1efaf