DockDoor vs Mission Control Plus (2026): which should you pick?

Pick DockDoor if

• Fits if you've come from Windows and miss taskbar previews and Alt+Tab
• Works for people who keep many windows open in one app and lose track of them

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you're on Windows or Linux, as it only runs on a Mac with macOS 13 or later
• Not for you if you want a Dock per display, profiles or the widget library, because those are the separate $20 DockDoor Pro
• Not for you if you won't give a utility Screen Recording and Accessibility permission, which it needs to draw previews
• Watch out: the FAQ says some apps built with unusual UI frameworks show fewer windows or skip some actions
• Watch out: the Liquid Glass look needs macOS 26 or later

Pick Mission Control Plus if

• Fits if you use Mission Control a lot and want to close windows there
• Works for Mac users who'd like to quit apps from that view

Look elsewhere if

• Too light for window layouts, since it only acts inside Mission Control
• Not for you if you're not on a Mac, as no other system is listed
• Watch out: it needs Accessibility access in System Settings
• Watch out: the price is filled in by the vendor's payment script, so check the final amount at checkout

DockDoor

• macOS only: it needs macOS 13 Ventura or later, and the Liquid Glass look needs macOS 26 or later.
• It requires both the Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions to find windows and draw their previews.
• The FAQ says a few apps built with unusual UI frameworks may show fewer windows or skip some actions.
• Per-display Docks, profiles and the widget library belong to DockDoor Pro, a separate $20 app, not to this one.

Mission Control Plus

• Requires macOS 12 Monterey or later.
• Needs Accessibility access in System Settings.
• The price is filled in by the vendor's payment script; confirm the final amount at checkout.

DockDoor

Window previews on Dock icons

Pointing at an app in the Dock shows all of its open windows, including minimized and hidden ones and those on other Spaces and displays, as thumbnails, a list of titles or large previews.

Window controls on each preview

Buttons on a preview close, minimize or quit without switching apps, and further buttons close or minimize every window of that app at once.

Option-Tab window switcher

Holding Option and pressing Tab lists every open window, not just every app. Typing searches the list, and Command with W, M or Q closes, minimizes or quits.

Windows in Command-Tab

While Command-Tab is held, DockDoor shows the highlighted app's windows above the built-in app switcher so a specific window can be picked.

Folder Pop and music controls

Hovering a Dock folder lists its contents for opening or dragging, and hovering an app that is playing audio shows a player, with synced lyrics for Spotify and Apple Music.

AppleScript and command line

AppleScript commands open the switcher or a preview, focus, close, center or snap windows, and return lists of apps and windows as JSON for scripts.

Mission Control Plus

Close button

Shows a close button on the window under the pointer in Mission Control.

Keyboard shortcuts

Command-W closes, Command-M minimizes and Command-Q quits the pointed-at window or app.

Arrow-key navigation

Move between windows in Mission Control with the arrow keys.

Configurable

Each shortcut can be switched on or off in Preferences.

DockDoor

• DockDoor$0

  Dock previews, the Option-Tab window switcher, Command-Tab previews, gestures and widgets. Open source under GPL-3.0 and funded by donations.

Mission Control Plus

• LicenseUS$10.07

  per license, for 5 Macs; price as the checkout script shows it

  One license can be used on 5 Macs. Also included in a Setapp subscription.