Enabling Automatically hide and show the dock
in System Settings > Desktop & Dock is a way to great way to gain more screen space.
The default delay when the dock appears, however, can hinder productivity.
Fortunately, It’s possible to reduce or even completely eliminate this animation delay.
How?
- First, Open the
Terminal
app. - Enter one of the commands below.
To fully disable the delay:
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -int 0; killall Dock
To minimize the delay (to 0.10s):
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.10; killall Dock
You can also customize the delay by changing the number 0.10
to your desired value.
To Restore the Default Settings
defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier; killall Dock
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