Docky is one of the most famous animated application launch bars for your Ubuntu desktop,comparable to the dock in Mac OS X or Rocket Dock (for Windows). Some of "Docky's" amazing features include themes, plugins, 4 different hiding modes, advanced indicators, zeitgeist integration, and window management and much more.

Docky is a full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier and quicker. Docky is fully integrated into the GNOME Desktop and features a no non-sense approach to configuration and usage. It just works.

If you're a GNOME Do user, you will have probably heard of Docky when it was introduced as a theme in Do 0.8. Docky has split from Do into a separate project and has become a full featured dock.

Since the news of Do and Docky's mutual decision to split to better serve users of both apps, a lot of readers have been left confused, worried and annoyed. Docky Creator Jason Smith Tells Us Why Docky Is Going To Get Even More Awesome.

Docky is a full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier and quicker.

Docky, the new GNOME Do interface in the form of a dock, is getting more and more used and causes sensation among GNU / Linux users.

As with a few other of my favourite Linux applications, Docky has an incredibly insightful and focused team who hare a passion for making Docky awesome – as proven by its breathtakingly fast development speed! So, to Docky – my favourite application of 2009!

Reminder for the unaware that Docky, which can easily be substituted with another dock, brings with it a whole stack of problems

Ever wanted a linux dock that did parabolic zoom (the fisheye effect). Ever wanted a dock that you just knew how to use? Ever want a dock that actually knew what to populate it with? Well the waits out with newest release of Gnome Do and Docky.