How to Auto-Hide Your Dock in MacOS


If you’re using macOS Big Sur or later, then you can no longer use the easy keyboard shortcut to auto-hide your dock. See the steps below to find out to toggle on and off auto-hide in macOS. (It’s still easy!)
If you’re using a macOS prior to Big Sur
You can change this option in System Preferences or you can simply type cmd + option + d from anywhere. This shortcut will toggle your dock between permanently displayed and hidden.
If you’re using an older macOS, you could also auto-hide the dock using terminal or remove multiple menu bars and docks.


Find your “Dock & Menu Bar” icon near the top of System Preferences and select it.


When you check “Automatically hide and show the Dock”, your dock will now auto-hide by default. If you move your mouse to your dock’s location, however, it will appear.
Auto-hide Menu Bar on Mac
You can check the “Automatically hide and show Menu Bar” selection to auto-hide the menu bar in macOS Big Sur or later.
Something else that’s cool you can do is add spacers to your dock!


I always keep an eye on my MacBook’s battery percentage—especially since, as a developer, I run a lot of resource-intensive applications.
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