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ExtraDock: custom floating docks for macOS, $5K in 30 days

ExtraDock is a macOS app for creating custom floating docks across screens. Its $5K in the last 30 days is verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026.

What it actually sells

ExtraDock is a macOS app for creating unlimited custom floating docks across screens. Users can place floating docks anywhere on any screen.

The app is for macOS users who want multiple docks placed across screens. Docks can be positioned horizontally or vertically, assigned to specific screens, or left floating freely.

How it charges

The product's price could not be identified on the pages we read. Currency amounts appear on the pages, but none could be tied to ExtraDock's own pricing.

Month by month

Monthly revenue as read from the payment provider by TrustMRR, in US dollars, as of September 30, 2026.

MonthRevenue (USD)
2025-11$3,607
2025-12$2,276
2026-01$2,417
2026-02$1,867
2026-03$2,928
2026-04$2,144
2026-05$1,974
2026-06$4,466
2026-07$4,496
2026-08$6,536
2026-09$4,731

Where customers come from

The founder listed Newsletter, SEO, Content marketing, Blog, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, TikTok, X / Twitter, YouTube, Discord, Product Hunt, Influencers, and Press & PR as growth channels. The pages also show user-request-driven features, with over 90% of ExtraDock's features coming from user requests.

What stands out

ExtraDock supports dock colors, backgrounds, icon sizes, spacing, and scale. Its backgrounds include solid, transparent, and Liquid Glass options, and users can adjust icon size, gaps, and dock scale.

The app can automatically hide a dock when it is not in use, reappear on hover, collapse into a single button, hide during fullscreen activity, or stay always visible.

From the official site

A simple, lightweight way to create multiple docks on your Mac.
Auto-hide when not in use, reappear on hover Collapse a dock into a single button Hide on fullscreen, or always visible

Excerpts from the official website, fetched October 1, 2026.

Where it sits in the data

ExtraDock's $5K in the last 30 days is higher than 90% of the 5,602 projects with payment-verified revenue in our dataset; the median across them is $150. Within the “Utilities” category (433 projects) it is higher than 95% (category median $120). Snapshot: 2026-09-02 to 2026-09-30. The dataset only covers founders who chose to publish their numbers, so it leans toward businesses that work; use it for scale, not as an average.

Currency

All figures are in US dollars as published. A rough yuan or euro conversion is not applied here because prices, taxes and acquisition costs differ by country.

Could you build something like this?

My view: demand is clearest among macOS users who want more control over dock placement and appearance. The buyer is the individual user managing several screens, with distribution coming from the listed social, search, content, community, launch, and press channels.

My view: the difficult parts are macOS-specific behavior, reliable movement and visibility across screens, and the support load around display arrangements and fullscreen activity. Competition would come from other Mac utility and productivity products, while platform rules and review requirements would matter.

Verdict: Needs real work.

One thing to take from it

ExtraDock focuses on a specific Mac interface need: multiple customizable docks placed across screens. Its listed feature set includes automatic hiding, widgets, folders, a Pomodoro, and a virtual dock pet.

Sources

  1. ExtraDock official website, fetched October 1, 2026
  2. ExtraDock pricing page, fetched October 1, 2026
  3. TrustMRR: revenue verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026

Revenue, team and start-cost figures are what the founder reported at the interview date, not current figures and not a prediction of what you will earn. Product and pricing facts come from the business's own website as checked on 30 September 2026. Method & sources · Disclosure

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