Keep your go-to Mac windows at the edge of the screen

How it works

The macOS Dock holds apps, not specific windows. Tidest’s Window Dock holds the exact windows you return to — a project folder, a terminal, a reference page — in a panel that slides out from the screen edge. Turn on Keep and a docked item outlives its window, so one click opens the same place again.

1. Press Option + W, click a window
2. Click the Window Dock to drop it
3. Pin it to enable Keep
4. Close the original Finder window
5. Click the kept item in the Window Dock
6. Reopen the saved folder path

Details

Press Option + W once to start picking up a window — you can release the keys while you choose. Click a highlighted window to pick up its preview, move to the Window Dock, and click to drop it in. The original window stays put. Press Esc or the shortcut again to cancel.

Move your pointer to the screen edge to slide out the Window Dock; it tucks away when you leave. Click any docked item to switch to its window. Drag the dock to the left or right edge, drag items to reorder, or drag an item out to remove it without closing the window.

Dock Windows is on by default. Turn it off or change the shortcut in Settings.

Close a window, reopen where you left off

Pin a docked item to enable Keep. Finder records the current folder or Recents view; after you close the window, the item shows Closed, and clicking it opens a new window at the last saved path. Unpinned items are removed when their window closes.

macOS Terminal keeps the directory of the active tab, and Chrome or Safari keep the window’s tab URLs, order, and active tab. Other apps reopen the app itself. Running commands, SSH sessions, and in-page state aren’t restored.

Your docked list, order, and previews stay on your Mac and come back when Tidest restarts. Saved locations update as you work. macOS may ask for Automation access to read Finder, Terminal, or browsers; declining only affects that save or reopen.

Good for

• Keeping project folders in Finder one click away
• Returning to a Terminal directory or a set of browser tabs after closing the window
• Switching between a few windows you use all day without searching for them