Snard also comes in a menu bar version everything you can do using Snard in the Dock, as I described earlier, you can do from the menu bar.
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I've already mentioned a few of the best, Snard (earlier in this chapter) and MaxMenus (in Chapter 5). If you're the type who likes to access things through menus, there are plenty of menu-based utilities to access files, folders, and applications. I've divided this discussion into two groups of utilities: file access and launching utilities that are very different from the Dock, and utilities that are Dock-like in their solutions.
#Best alternative to dragthing software
So instead I'm going to talk about third-party software that do Dock-type things exceptionally well. I use the word in quotes because nothing is going to do everything the Dock can do and chances are you aren't unhappy with everything about it. With that in mind, let's look at some "alternatives" to the Dock. Putting such diverse functionality in one place, and keeping it easy to use, means that it isn't going to be as comprehensive at anything as some people would like.
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It launches, it switches, it stores, it controls, it slices, it dices. Part of the problem is that it's really a jack-of-all-trades. Many of these complaints revolve around its inflexibility: you can't move it to a second monitor, you're locked into a single view, and so on-everyone has a complaint or two about the Dock. I already mentioned one-it can't hold a lot of items without becoming overcrowded-but there are others as well. Despite its functionality and ease of use, there are some common complaints heard about the Dock.