Berth compared
Berth beside Apple’s Dock and the docks you might buy instead. Sources and dates are under the table.
Berth never asks for Screen Recording or Accessibility. Window previews and other apps’ badges need them or private frameworks, so Berth leaves them out.
| Berth | Apple’s Dock | DockFix | Dockset | Sidebar | CoolDock | Dockspace | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profiles you switch | YesBy shortcut, display or Focus | NoOne dock | Theme presets | YesBy shortcut, menu bar or Focus | Not stated | YesBy shortcut or hovering the dock | Not stated |
| Widgets | Yes12 built in, plus the notch | No | Yes | Yes | YesMedia and calendar | Yes160+ in 20 categories | YesAs tiles in Apple’s Dock |
| Never asks for Screen Recording or Accessibility | Yes | Part of macOS | Its site says it needs neither; our check disagreesnote 1 | NoAsks for both, for previews and badges | NoAsks for both | NoAsks for Accessibility, for widgets | Not stated |
| Window previews | NoLeft out by design | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Price | €10 once | Included | €14.99 once | From US$14.99 once | €19.99 once, or €12.50 a year | €29.99 once, or €14.99 for one year | Free, or $9.99 once for Pro |
| Requires | macOS 13 or later | Part of macOS | macOS 14 or later | macOS 13 or later | macOS 13 or later | macOS 14 or later | macOS 14 or later |
Compare Berth with
Berth and DockFix
- Profiles you switch
- Berth: YesBy shortcut, display or Focus
- DockFix: Theme presets
- Widgets
- Berth: Yes12 built in, plus the notch
- DockFix: Yes
- Never asks for Screen Recording or Accessibility
- Berth: Yes
- DockFix: Its site says it needs neither; our check disagreesnote 1
- Window previews
- Berth: NoLeft out by design
- DockFix: Yes
- Price
- Berth: €10 once
- DockFix: €14.99 once
- Requires
- Berth: macOS 13 or later
- DockFix: macOS 14 or later
Berth and Dockset
- Profiles you switch
- Berth: YesBy shortcut, display or Focus
- Dockset: YesBy shortcut, menu bar or Focus
- Widgets
- Berth: Yes12 built in, plus the notch
- Dockset: Yes
- Never asks for Screen Recording or Accessibility
- Berth: Yes
- Dockset: NoAsks for both, for previews and badges
- Window previews
- Berth: NoLeft out by design
- Dockset: Yes
- Price
- Berth: €10 once
- Dockset: From US$14.99 once
- Requires
- Berth: macOS 13 or later
- Dockset: macOS 13 or later
Berth and Sidebar
- Profiles you switch
- Berth: YesBy shortcut, display or Focus
- Sidebar: Not stated
- Widgets
- Berth: Yes12 built in, plus the notch
- Sidebar: YesMedia and calendar
- Never asks for Screen Recording or Accessibility
- Berth: Yes
- Sidebar: NoAsks for both
- Window previews
- Berth: NoLeft out by design
- Sidebar: Yes
- Price
- Berth: €10 once
- Sidebar: €19.99 once, or €12.50 a year
- Requires
- Berth: macOS 13 or later
- Sidebar: macOS 13 or later
Berth and CoolDock
- Profiles you switch
- Berth: YesBy shortcut, display or Focus
- CoolDock: YesBy shortcut or hovering the dock
- Widgets
- Berth: Yes12 built in, plus the notch
- CoolDock: Yes160+ in 20 categories
- Never asks for Screen Recording or Accessibility
- Berth: Yes
- CoolDock: NoAsks for Accessibility, for widgets
- Window previews
- Berth: NoLeft out by design
- CoolDock: Yes
- Price
- Berth: €10 once
- CoolDock: €29.99 once, or €14.99 for one year
- Requires
- Berth: macOS 13 or later
- CoolDock: macOS 14 or later
Berth and Dockspace
- Profiles you switch
- Berth: YesBy shortcut, display or Focus
- Dockspace: Not stated
- Widgets
- Berth: Yes12 built in, plus the notch
- Dockspace: YesAs tiles in Apple’s Dock
- Never asks for Screen Recording or Accessibility
- Berth: Yes
- Dockspace: Not stated
- Window previews
- Berth: NoLeft out by design
- Dockspace: Yes
- Price
- Berth: €10 once
- Dockspace: Free, or $9.99 once for Pro
- Requires
- Berth: macOS 13 or later
- Dockspace: macOS 14 or later
Berth and Apple’s Dock
- Profiles you switch
- Berth: YesBy shortcut, display or Focus
- Apple’s Dock: NoOne dock
- Widgets
- Berth: Yes12 built in, plus the notch
- Apple’s Dock: No
- Never asks for Screen Recording or Accessibility
- Berth: Yes
- Apple’s Dock: Part of macOS
- Window previews
- Berth: NoLeft out by design
- Apple’s Dock: No
- Price
- Berth: €10 once
- Apple’s Dock: Included
- Requires
- Berth: macOS 13 or later
- Apple’s Dock: Part of macOS
Other docks’ facts are from these pages, checked on 5 October 2026 and 11 October 2026: DockFix (dockfix.app, FAQ, changelog), Dockset (dockset.app, manual), Sidebar (sidebarapp.net, FAQ, changelog, prices; Setapp), CoolDock (cooldock.app; Peerlist; a review on Mause Reviews) and Dockspace (getdockspace.app, blog). Prices are as each page states them. “Not stated”: their pages do not say.
1 DockFix’s site, dockfix.app, says it “requires no special permissions” (5 October 2026). Installed on a Mac, DockFix 5.2.0 declared Screen Recording for window thumbnails, used Accessibility to raise windows and called the private SkyLight and MediaRemote frameworks. Our check: 29 September 2026.
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