The macOS Dock holds apps, not the window you were working in

Clicking Finder or Terminal in the system Dock opens the app, not necessarily the deep project folder or working directory you closed ten minutes ago. And keeping ten windows open all day just so you do not lose your place clutters both your desktop and your window switcher.

Tidest adds a slide-out Window Dock on the left or right edge of your screen specifically for individual windows — and for whole multi-window groups.

Dock a window with Option + W and pin it to enable Keep

Press Option + W once, click a highlighted window to pick up its preview, and click the Window Dock to drop it in. Whenever you move your pointer to the screen edge, the dock slides out so you can switch to that window with a click.

Click the pin icon on a docked item to enable Keep. As you work, Tidest updates the saved location on your Mac. When you close the original window, the docked item stays in the list marked Closed; clicking it opens a new window at the saved location.

  • Finder: reopens the last saved folder path or Recents view.
  • macOS Terminal: opens a new window in the active tab’s local directory.
  • Safari and Chrome: restore the window’s tab URLs, tab order, and active tab.
  • Window groups: pin a multi-window layout from Arrange Windows (Option + Shift + Q) to restore the entire workspace together.

What stays local and what is not restored

Your docked list, order, window previews, and saved paths or tab URLs are stored only on your Mac and come back when Tidest restarts. They are never uploaded to Tidest servers.

For apps other than Finder, macOS Terminal, Safari, and Chrome, clicking a kept item reopens the application itself. Running terminal commands, active SSH sessions, and unsaved in-page form state are not restored.