The Key To A Simple Dock Is Overflow

Sick of your dock been crammed with dozens of applications when you typically only use around 5 at any given time, and the others are used less frequently but you still want quick access to them? Thought you were, let’s fix this cluttered dock problem once and for all.

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Overflow 2.0 is made by Stunt Software, the same people who made On The Job. Overflow is designed to minimize the clutter in your dock and provide a small, well designed application/folder/file launcher at your fingertips.

The basic window of Overflow is just that, basic, clean, and easy to use. You can create different categories in the sidebar to accommodate different file types for easy access, and change preferences such as icon size, if the text shows under the icon or not, and a few different design elements.

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To add something to Overflow, go into the category you wish to add it too, click edit, and drag and drop the icon onto a free “crate”.

Want to see what Overflow can do for you before you go off and download it? Check out a short video tutorial here.

Comments

  1. #1

    Latrent

    Good to see ya again, Glenn.

    This is the app I’ve waiting for. I had rigged up something using a folder of Aliases (which also included other folders of Aliases) and dropped it onto the Dock. So of course I had to hold the mouse button down and wait for menu to appear before I could traverse all the shortcuts I had installed. With Overflow it’s a breeze. However, since I’m using a MacBook I had to reassign the hotkey to something other than F1, which dims the screen. (I thought Alt-O seemed appropriate.) Anyway, that’s my two cents.

  2. #2

    Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com

    Might I add, Overflow is free for the next few hours over at MyDreamApp.com

    Direct link: http://mydreamapp.com/live/

  3. #3

    codie westphall

    this is one of the most slickest and usefull apps i have used to stop clutter, i think its the 1st to stop clutter in the dock too as i like to have my dock an average size to see most of my lovely icons yet i also find that if i havnt got a certain program in the doc im less inclind to use that app, hopefully this will solve my problems for using the simplist things like dictionary etc

  4. #4

    Mike Vitoroulis → mikevitoroulis.net

    I honestly don’t see what all the fuss over Overflow is lately. It IS a nice application, but honestly…Quicksilver has done it for me for the past 2 years. I can see the organization to be a big plus but I still think Quicksilver is a lot better not only as a application launcher, but as a application too.

  5. #5

    Savadeep Speaks! » Overflow: a victim of trumping by CDE? → savadeep.iblogs.com/2006/10/27/overflow-a-victim-of-trumping-by-cde

    [...] It was of today that I was a reader of this article that is a discusser of the Overflow softwares for Mac OS X. My word! I am most surprised that such an application be needed on Mac OS X! For in my thinkings, the Common Desktop Environment that I used many ages ago on Sun Solaris was but of a very similar functionality. In my thinkings, the CDE way may even be of a nature better! [...]

  6. #6

    Samtherocker → web.mac.com/samtherocker2002

    Hmmm…

    I think it should be, ‘The Key To A Simple Dock Is Quicksilver’. Overflow is very nice but its not as nice as Quicksilver. (And its no where near as fast either.)

  7. #7

    John Doe

    I have used both Quicksilver and Overflow, and find the latter much more elegant. What Overflow lacks in features it makes up for in simplicity.

  8. #8

    Mario Aeby → blog.eMeidi.com

    Hmmm … I’m sceptic because this looks like going from a Dock with one level to a more Windows-like Start menu with multiple levels. I don’t know whether this is really desirable …

  9. #9

    Wayne B

    Wow, I really feel sorry for you OSX users.

    What else about OSX is so poorly designed that you need to purchase additional software just to feel productive?

  10. #10

    Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com

    @ Mario.

    That’s the thing, when Overflow is open and you hit edit, you can resize it to your liking. So it could be one huge row, or 3 smaller row’s. It’s up to the user.

  11. #11

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    [...] Sick of your dock been crammed with dozens of applications when you typically only use around 5 at a time? Let Overflow fix this cluttered dock problem…read more | digg story Links [...]

  12. #12

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    [...] Sick of your dock been crammed with dozens of applications when you typically only use around 5 at a time? Let Overflow fix this cluttered dock problem…read more | digg story [...]

  13. #13

    Glenn Wolsey | New Years Checklist: Digital Clean Up → www.glennwolsey.com/2006/12/30/new-years-checklist-digital-clean-up

    [...] Scan your dock and drag out any applications you use very rarely. If you have applications in your dock that you dont use much, but still want super fast access too, consider installing OverFlow. Another task to complete is zapping un-used applications with AppZapper. [...]

  14. #14

    Stefaan → www.istm.be

    Hey Glenn, you should check out Todos. By pressing a hot-key, all your applications appear. It even sits in the menubar and you can choose which apps to ignore.

    Oh, and it’s free :)
    http://dbachrach.com/opensoft/index.php?page=Todos

  15. #15

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