Release notes

What's new in Doca

What changed in each version. Doca updates itself: new versions show up in Settings › Updates.

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1.0.26

November 3, 2026Latest

Island always visible

With nothing going on, the Island no longer disappears from the middle of the bar.

Idle, it shows today's next appointment from your Calendar widgets, or "Nothing going on".
On hover, it opens with the day, the environment and a "Quick timer" row with 5 min, 15 min and 25 min.
To go back to the old behavior: Settings › Island › Island always visible.

A livelier Island

It opens by growing, with a light spring, and closes by shrinking, instead of jumping between sizes.

With music, the open Island shows the elapsed time, a bar and the length; a click on the bar jumps to that point.
When you change the volume or the screen brightness, the Island shows the level in a small bar for a moment. To turn it off: Settings › Island › Volume and brightness.

Tidier dock corner

Start stays fixed at the beginning of the dock, with a divider after it. The time sits above the date, and the tray arrow, network, volume and battery are together in a single chip.

Settings easier to find

The new Position & space page brings together the edge, the monitors, Reserve screen space and Automatically hide the dock. The taskbar moved to Windows taskbar, and the Settings search understands more words, like "maximize", "hide" and "clock".

Also in this version

Quick timer on the top bar A button next to the clock starts a 5, 15 or 25 minute timer that runs on the Island and lets you know when it ends, no dock widget needed.
Top bar with a new finish A thin line along the bottom, the environment as a stroke in its color, and the date more subtle next to the time.
Reserved space without leftovers The dock no longer sits over maximized windows after a Store update attempt, and leftover reservations from earlier runs are cleared.
Security Doca now uses .NET 10.0.14, which fixes a flaw in the Brotli decompressor.

1.0.25

November 2, 2026

Commands in search (Ctrl+Space)

With the box empty, search lists what you can do.

Prefixes to narrow the search: ? only files, . only apps and programs, = only math and conversions, @ only Doca settings and environments.
Click or Enter on a prefix puts it in the box; typing then searches only there.
Actions that run right away: open Doca Settings and go to another environment.

Start button always there

It stays in the dock in the Full, Compact and Minimal styles, and no longer comes back faded after a change. With a dock on each monitor, Start opens over the dock you clicked.

Also in this version

Music on the Island The top bar no longer covers the cover and the buttons when the Island opens, and the focus no longer flickers over the buttons.
Music widget with the magnifier The next and previous buttons answer where they appear on the magnified widget, and the magnifier stays on the whole widget, buttons included.

1.0.24

October 31, 2026

Smarter search (Ctrl+Space)

Apps and programs now come before files, and the look matches Settings.

Quick actions on the selected row: open, open the folder, copy the path, preview and, for apps, run as administrator.
Prefixes: ? searches only files and . only apps and programs.
The window drags by its empty area and remembers where you left it.
The list updates in place, without flickering on every key, and the shortcut doesn't open search over a full-screen video or game.

Dock opacity

The control fades only the background, and 0% makes the dock almost invisible. Icons and widgets always stay at 100%, and the clock, the arrow and Settings get a small backing so they stay readable.

Settings reorganized

The Island, the top bar and the live harbor got their own sections. Backups became a simple block in General, with Back up and Restore, and the drop zone is now visible in General.

Also in this version

Dock on top, done right The dock only goes behind a truly full-screen app and comes back when it leaves. Win+D no longer hides the dock, the Island, the top bar and the live harbor.
Drop files on the Island Drag a file to the top and the Island drops down with "Drop files here"; when you let go, the file goes to the drop zone.
Tray icon menu It opens on the first try, on top, and closes together with the tray flyout. Apps like Discord now find their own icon in Doca's tray.
Faster intro The pauses are shorter and the parts show the action on their own, like the pointer sweeping across the dock.
Magnifier no longer sticks Icons no longer stay enlarged when the mouse leaves the dock quickly.
Live harbor whale It now swims head first.
Buoy The dock text is dark on the orange now, easier to read.

1.0.23

October 25, 2026

Live harbor characters

The harbor got a cast, all redrawn in finer pixel art and animated frame by frame.

On the water, besides the boats: a raft, a whale and an octopus. A seagull passes in the sky now and then. On the pier, next to the lighthouse, the dockworker, a seagull, a cat or a crab.
On automatic, each place follows the season: a pumpkin at Halloween, Santa's sleigh and a Christmas boat in December, a balloon in June.
When an app needs you, the seagull flies over its icon and lands.
To choose: Settings › Extras › Live harbor characters, with a tab for the water, the sky and the pier.

Doca reminders

Now and then, at most once a day, Doca gives you a nudge.

When you come back after a few days, it tells you everything is just as you left it.
During the trial, it shows you the environments you haven't met yet.
When the trial ends and you're still around, it reminds you of the license and, after a few days, stops insisting.
Never at night or in full screen. To turn them off: Settings › General › Doca reminders.

Also in this version

A second trial chance If Doca gives you more trial days, it lets you know and unlocks everything again, with your environments as they were.
Offers in Settings When there's a sale, like Black Friday, a card at the bottom of Settings shows the offer, and the harbor boat sails in its colors.
Lens straight to the screen Icon magnification is now drawn by the Windows compositor itself, frame by frame, without waiting on the rest of Doca.
Faster environment switching The new environment comes in while the glass changes width, and the switch got a quarter shorter.
Tray for other apps Apps with a tray icon, like Mutto, can find their own icon on the dock and on the top bar, and ask Doca to show it.

1.0.22

October 23, 2026

A new tour

The first time, Doca introduces itself on your own dock, in a harbor at night.

You pick your moments, and each one becomes an environment with your apps.
Spin the wheel over the dock to switch environments, see the widgets and choose the theme, the edge and the Windows taskbar right there.
To see it again: Settings › "Show the welcome again…".

Smooth transitions

The dock changes width gradually when an app opens or closes, when you switch environments or add a widget, instead of jumping.
Changing edges (bottom, left, right): the dock slides out of one and in from the other.
The taskbar showing or hiding: the dock slides to its new place.
The Island and the top bar slide down when they appear and up when they leave.

Also in this version

Updates itself from the Store The Store version checks every few hours, downloads and installs the new version while you're away from the computer, and Doca comes back open.
Folder name on a badge The name sits on a badge over the icon, and the dock no longer changes height with folders.
No more jolts Turning on the Island and switching to an environment with a folder no longer make the dock jump up and back.

1.0.21

October 22, 2026

No more flicker

Adding a widget to the dock no longer makes every widget disappear and come back.
Choosing a theme in Settings no longer makes the page jump to the top.
The music strip in the preview no longer flickers when the preview is redrawn.

Also in this version

Folders with a name on the dock Each pinned folder shows its name below the icon, so you can tell them apart without hovering.
Pin a folder from Settings "Choose a folder…" opens the folder picker; before, you could only choose files.
The right song in the preview After skipping to the next track, the strip below the preview shows the new song as soon as the player reports it, without leaving and coming back.
Opens with Windows right away In the Store version, Doca opens as soon as you sign in to Windows, without waiting in the startup apps queue.
Different scales The top bar, previews, panels, stacks, search and Start open at the right size on a monitor with another scale.
Media Player on the Island Music playing in Windows Media Player shows up with its name.

1.0.20

October 20, 2026

The dock on several monitors, without hiccups

What froze or cut off the dock on the second screen is fixed.

Each monitor keeps its own dock position, even after a restart.
The dock on the other screen shows up whole, even with different scales.
The clock and the music keep going on the second screen's dock too.
The dock on the sides no longer goes past the edge of the screen.

Run as administrator

In an app's right-click menu, on the dock and in Start.

On pinned apps, open windows and Start search results.
Windows asks for the usual confirmation and the app opens elevated.

Also in this version

Less memory over time Settings and the widget gallery open and close as often as you like without Doca growing; reopening is instant.
Faster environment switching The dock only swaps the icons that change, without redrawing everything.
A packed dock without stutters With lots of windows and pinned apps, the dock stays light.
Third-party widgets with the right name The gallery shows the name from widget.json, and a script that fails shows its message.
The whole Island Sometimes it came back small, with the music's cover and buttons cut off; now it comes back at the right size.
The tray at the right scale With monitors at different scales, it opens at the right size right away.

1.0.19

October 19, 2026

Tray arrow on the top bar The app icons sit behind an arrow, like on the dock, and it opens the same tray, with click, right-click and each app's menu working the same way.
Switching environments from the top bar, every time Sometimes clicking an environment in the list didn't switch; now it always does.
Translator without red underlines Windows spell check flagged every word of text in another language.

1.0.18

October 18, 2026

Translator

A new widget, under Tools. Type or paste some text and it shows up in the other language as you type.

Twelve languages, with "Detect language" as the source; the swap button flips both and moves the translation to the top box.
"Paste and translate" grabs what's on the clipboard, and "Copy" sends the translation back. The tile shows the last translation.
Free and with no account: the text goes to MyMemory, which translates about 5,000 characters a day.

The Island tells you more

For a few seconds, without opening anything in front of you.

Download finished, with the file name and buttons to open it and show it in its folder.
Screenshot saved (Win + PrtScn, Snipping Tool), with the same buttons.
Battery: when you plug in or unplug the charger, and when it runs low (20%, 10% and 5%).
Next event: ten minutes before, the event from your Calendar widgets; close to the time, it shows up ahead of the music.
Each one has its own switch in Settings › Extras.

A more useful top bar

Like the Mac menu bar.

The tray icons (the apps' ones) on the right, with the usual click, right-click and double-click.
Network, volume and battery next to the clock; clicking opens Quick Settings. The clock opens Windows notifications and calendar.
The environment name becomes a menu: click it and switch environments from there.

Store updates without opening the Store

The Microsoft Store version of Doca checks once a day, downloads the new version quietly and tells you; "Update now" installs it and Doca reopens on the new version. "Check for updates…" does the same right away.

Settings rearranged

Every option where you expect it.

Appearance: the theme and, right below, the widget style; "Customize this theme" is tucked behind a button.
Extras: the Island, the living harbor and the drop zone on one page.
General takes in what used to be About: language, startup, license, updates, privacy and help.

Also in this version

Icon menu without closing Doca Right-clicking an app with an odd recent item in its jump list closed Doca; now the menu opens without that item.
Island in place after restarting the PC With Doca opening after your other apps, Windows pushed the Island below the safe area and it stayed there; now it goes right back to the top.
Ideas and feedback always in sight At the bottom of the Settings sidebar, opening the suggestions board.

1.0.17

October 16, 2026

Widgets with a new look, in two styles

Choose in Settings › Appearance; it applies to every widget.

Glass: smoked glass with a touch of each widget's color and its icons in that color. Subtle on any wallpaper.
Vivid colors: each widget in its own color, with its icon large and faded in the background.
The window that opens on click was redone for every widget: no title (the content says what it is), with the main number large, rings, charts and chips. The clock with its moving dial, the stopwatch and timer in rings, the countdown in blocks, activity with the processor over the last minute, network with the traffic chart, device batteries in bars, holidays with the next one up front, disks in rings, Claude with the limit and the budget. In the footer, the keys (Esc closes, E edits).
Widgets with nothing to show yet (no city, no team, no links) explain what's missing and have the button that opens their settings.

Widget gallery

Pick and adjust in one place, from "Widgets…", from "Adjust widget…" and by clicking a widget in Settings.

Categories and search (Ctrl+K) on the left, the widgets drawn for real in the middle and the chosen one large on the right.
Size, color, style, the widget's options and which environments it shows in; the preview updates right away and "On the dock" shows the ones you already have.
The cards follow the window's width, and the descriptions fit in two lines.

Charts in widgets

The dollar curve (and the other currencies') on the Exchange rates tile, with 7 or 30 days; their window with the big value, the period, the chart and the arrow keys to switch currency. The equalizer on the music cover while it plays and the RR bar on Valorant.

Less memory

Doca gives back to Windows what's left over after starting and after closing Settings, the gallery or a widget's window; in normal use, the memory in use drops to less than half. The gallery only draws the widgets in view, and the Claude · Usage widget (which could go past 600 MB) reads Claude Code's logs one line at a time and keeps each reply only once.

Dock on several monitors

Changing the dock's position (from right to bottom, for example) now applies to the docks on every monitor; before, one of them could stay on the old edge, cut off.

No dark band above the dock

With monitors at different scales (100% and 150%, for example), the space reserved for the icons to grow could show as a dark band behind the dock, even at rest.

Now playing without flickering

With music playing, the widget switched to "Nothing playing" whenever another app registered an empty media session. It now shows the one that is really playing. And clicking it opens the music window, with the controls and "Open the player".

Tray arrow menu with an icon's menu

Right-clicking an icon opens the app's menu and the arrow menu stays open. An option that opens a window closes both; one that only does something (like Quit) closes just the menu; clicking outside closes both; clicking the arrow menu closes just the menu.

The end of the trial in a Doca window

Near the end (3 days left, last day) and when the trial is over, instead of a Windows notification that was easy to miss.

It shows the price, a one-time purchase, and what you've built: your environments, widgets and dock apps, which stay the same when you buy.
The buttons to buy and to paste your key are right there. The dock's lock opens the same window.

Also in this version

No white background behind the dock After plugging or unplugging a monitor (or changing the scale), the dock could show a white or gray rectangle outside the glass.
Instant play and pause The music button switches on click, without waiting for the player.
Analog clock centered at the small size.
The trial days left the dock menu They are still in Settings › License and in the notice near the end.
Widget help text Notes longer than one line no longer overlap.
Readable sticky note The window title in vivid colors and the "Write here…" hint are dark on the yellow paper.
3 more trial days At the end of the trial, once, tell us what's holding you back and get 3 more days.
When uninstalling The site version opens a short, anonymous page asking why, to help make Doca better.

1.0.16

October 15, 2026

Full screen respected in the Microsoft Store version too

The 1.0.15 fix reaches the Store version: with Doca opened (or reopened) in the middle of a full-screen game or video, the dock, the Island, the top bar and the lighthouse get out of the way.

1.0.15

October 15, 2026

Full screen respected from the start

With Doca opened (or reopened) in the middle of a full-screen game or video, the dock, the Island, the top bar and the lighthouse get out of the way, like the Windows taskbar.

Also in this version

Fixes Internal adjustments that make the app more stable.

1.0.14

October 14, 2026

Island at the top of the screen

A notch in the middle of the top edge, on a glass bar like the dock's, with the environment and the front app on the left and the date and time on the right.

It shows your music, the app asking for you, notifications and the timer. Hover it and it grows with the cover, the details and the buttons; nothing opens by itself.
With music playing, an app asking for attention shows for a few seconds, then stays as an orange chip on the corner until you open the app (or for 3 minutes).
Notifications reach it too: Windows toasts, an app's message counter and the notification sound of sites like WhatsApp Web.
No window sits under the Island, not even the ones already open before Doca. Full-screen games and videos get the whole screen, without it.

Widgets for your apps

Everything is read on your own PC, no account or key.

Steam: your game covers, last played first; one click launches the game.
Valorant: a tracker with your rank and RR, recent matches (agent, map, K/D/A and RR), fun facts like win streak and best map, a link to tracker.gg and the live score.
OBS Studio: the tile turns red while recording, with the time; record, pause and stream from the dock.
Docker: your containers by project, with start and stop.

Everyday widgets

Five new ones in the Pieces box.

Exchange rates: dollar, euro, bitcoin and others in reais, with the day's change and the month in a chart.
Holidays: how long until the next one, with bridge days and long weekends.
Screen time: how long you've been on the PC today, the apps you used most and the week, with nothing leaving your PC.
Disk space: how much is left; it turns red when space runs low and opens the cleanup.
Football: your team, with live score, next match, recent results and league position, from the Brasileirão to the Champions League.

Smoother Living harbor with a new fleet

The boat speeds up and slows down gently and rocks on the water, without jumps, and the lighthouse glides when the dock changes size. The water under the dock is gone.

Pick the boat in Settings › Island & living harbor: sailboat, cargo ship, caravel, submarine, pirate ship, paper boat, or automatic, which turns into a pumpkin on Halloween and a Christmas boat in December.
Pick the lighthouse side too: the left or the right end of the dock.

Explore the features

At the end of the welcome, a tour walks through each feature (Island, Living harbor, Drop area, environments, search…), with something to try and the controls to make it yours. It lives in Settings › About.

Widgets with more character

Depth on the dock (gradient, glass sheen and a rim of light) and, in the click panel, a header in the widget's color. The GitHub widgets left the Pieces box (if you already use them, they stay).

Also in this version

What's new After an update, Doca shows the version's new features, one at a time, with how to use them.
Environments standing at the end of the dock The environment dots are stacked on the right side, after the clock.
Side docks on every monitor The Left or Right position now applies to every monitor, not just the main one.
Settings button on the dock A gear after the Recycle Bin opens Settings (you can remove it in Settings › Appearance).
Right-click on the dock opens Settings The long menu is gone, and Doca's tray icon kept only the essentials.
Animated wallpapers no longer flicker Opening the hidden icons made animated wallpaper apps reload the background (sometimes it went black).
Correct clock after a time zone change The dock's clock follows the Windows time zone even when it changes with Doca open.
Tray icon menus The little tray closes when an icon's menu opens; before, the menu stayed behind it.
Window previews They open without needing focus, also on the docks of other monitors, and always on top.
Hidden icons at the right size In the arrow's little tray, the same size as the Windows tray.
Updates icon In Settings › General, it showed up empty.

1.0.13

October 13, 2026

Media Island

With music playing or paused, a card floats next to the Island with the cover, the app, the title, the artist and the controls (previous, play/pause, next). One click on the card opens the player.

Also in this version

The Island keeps what needs you The pill shows the app asking for attention and the timers; the music has its own card.

1.0.12

October 13, 2026

Prettier Living harbor

The boat moves and rocks smoothly, without jumps or dashes, and the lighthouse glides when the dock changes size. The water at the bottom edge of the screen is gone.

Living harbor fleet

Sailboat, cargo ship, caravel, submarine, pirate ship, paper boat, pumpkin and Christmas boat; on automatic, the boat changes with the season (Settings › Island & living harbor).

Also in this version

Win+D doesn't hide the dock Showing the desktop no longer sends the dock behind it.
Island and Living harbor get their own page In Settings, and both options in the dock's right-click menu. When the Living harbor can't show, the page says why and a button fixes it.
Living harbor in every theme The tide, the lighthouse and the little boat didn't show in themes without the glass (shelf, solid background or no background).
The Island doesn't hide the music With an app asking for attention and music playing (or a timer running), the Island alternates between them.
Lighthouse light A halo on the lit lamp, a more visible blink and a flash of the beam every now and then.

1.0.11

October 13, 2026

Doca Island

A pill in the corner of the dock's band shows what's going on: an app asking for attention, the running timer, the music playing. One click opens the window, or pauses the timer or the music.

Living harbor

A tide at the edge of the screen, and a lighthouse and a little pixel-art boat on top of the dock that crosses over when you switch environments. Optional, in Settings › Screen.

Also in this version

A packed dock fits the screen With many items, wide widgets turn compact before the dock gets cut off.
Window previews They show on hover, without clicking Doca first.
The arrow's little tray It no longer reopens empty, and opening an app from it closes it.
Claude widgets The 5-hour and weekly limits show "Waiting" until the numbers arrive, and the card explains where they come from (Claude Code in the terminal).
Create a widget The "How to create a widget" button opens the new guide on the site.

1.0.10

October 12, 2026

Full screen per monitor A full-screen app on one monitor only moves that monitor's dock out of the way; the others stay put.
The arrow's little tray It opens without the black background and only closes when you click outside it.
Appearance Icon size and the bar's padding are now separate settings.

1.0.9

October 11, 2026

Opens right at sign-in With "Open with Windows" on, Doca no longer waits in line behind the other startup programs and shows up as soon as you sign in.
Settings without flicker Changing an option updates the page in place, without reloading everything.
Your dock The workbench dock shrinks to fit, without scrolling.
Calendar widget A light card, readable on any wallpaper.

1.0.8

October 10, 2026

New welcome Full screen, building your real dock with the apps you use.
Your dock A workbench to drag apps, folders and widgets into the dock, with environments in tabs.
More hover effects Slide, grow, bounce, squeeze and fade, besides the lens.
Smoother lens It animates frame by frame, without a jump on entry.
Environment indicator On the dock.
Window previews Media controls for players, and the middle mouse button closes the window.
Reorganized Settings With groups and search.
Send feedback In the dock's menu.
Fix Opening an app from the dock no longer crashes Doca.

1.0.7

October 8, 2026

Email confirmed in the app In the site version, the welcome asks for your email and a 6-digit code, with 3 days of leeway to confirm.

1.0.6

October 8, 2026

A dock on every monitor With the apps open on that monitor, the same theme, the lens and environment switching.
Auto-hide across monitors The dock comes back when the pointer touches the edge, even with stacked monitors.
Alt+Tab The environments strip always shows.
Reserving screen space and full screen More reliable.
Fixes Pinning an open app doesn't duplicate its icon; a minimized window comes back from the dock; 12-hour clock; cropped icon; right-click menu in the little tray.

1.0.5

October 7, 2026

Free trial checked with the site Reinstalling or deleting the files no longer restarts the 7-day trial.

1.0.4

October 7, 2026

Online activation The key is checked when you activate and once a week; without internet, nothing locks up.
1 year of updates Included with the key bought on the site; after that Doca keeps working on the version you have.
A clock set back Doesn't give back trial days.
Windows key System shortcuts (Win+V, Win+., Win+Shift+S) go straight to Windows, and the key alone opens Doca Start.

1.0.3

October 7, 2026

Deactivated keys When a purchase is refunded, with a notice and the support contact.
Free trial It doesn't restart when you delete Doca's files.

1.0.2

October 7, 2026

Direct download From the site and via winget, besides the Microsoft Store, with a free trial and purchase on the site.
One-click updates In Settings › Updates.
Settings with five pages And a page for each environment, with its own look.
Right corner of the dock Choose between Full, Compact and Minimal; the tray lives behind the arrow, like Windows'.
Widgets grow with the lens Like the icons.
Fixes The file drop area no longer shows over full-screen apps; Edge and WebView2 windows no longer show up in the dock.

1.0.1

October 5, 2026

Doca Start An app menu above the dock, with search and your pinned apps; the Windows key can open Doca's.
Doca search With Alt+Space, apps, files, math, conversions and the web, with a file preview.
Arrange the dock your way Drag apps, widgets and stacks along the bar; drag an open app to pin it and pull it out to remove it; reorder with the keyboard or in Settings.
Anonymous usage statistics Only if you agree on first launch (you can turn them off in Settings).