Sidebar The modern, most customizable Dock replacement for your Mac

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General

What's Sidebar?
What's the difference to other Dock replacement applications?
How can I update Sidebar?
How does the autostart feature work and why does Sidebar not appear in the list of auto start applications in the system settings?
Do you offer an overview of upcoming features?
Notification badges don't always show up immediately. Why?
How can I access the settings if I disabled the menu bar icon?
Why do my notification alerts (top right of the screen) sometimes vanish when opening a preview window and come back after closing it?
How can I keep an application in Sidebar even if it's closed?
How much CPU / RAM does Sidebar use and why?

Configuration

How can I restore the MacOS Dock without using the built-in option?
Why do you need Accessibility permissions?
Why do you need Screen Recording permissions?
What configuration options does Sidebar offer to adjust where applications are displayed on a multi-monitor setup?
How can I adjust the delay for when a preview window will be shown upon hovering over an application, or the delay for when it will be closed again?
How can I reorder applications, links, ... in Sidebar?
How to unhide an application in Sidebar?
What formatting options are available for custom date formats?
What is the difference between the "default overlapping prevention" and "strict overlapping prevention"?

Licensing / Payment

How does the licensing work? Do I have to be online to use the app?
How many devices can be used with a license?
Why do I need to register my device to a license?
Do you offer a one-time payment option rather than a subscription?
Will the one-time payment license also get all future updates?
So what's the difference between a one-time payment and a subscription then?
What's a plugin? And why is it not part of the core of Sidebar?
So you are disguising paid updates by calling them plugins?
When do you plan to release those plugins? And why should I subscribe if there's no benefit for now?
What is Stripe and why do you use it?

Security / Privacy

What data will be collected when using the app?
Why do you collect those data?
What data will be transmitted when using the app?
Will any other data (except for the ones mentioned above) leave my Mac?

Common issues

Sidebar is running (the menu bar icon is there), but I cannot see Sidebar anywhere. What should I do?
I cannot use my license / register my device. I always run into an error. What can I do?
Why is Sidebar so slow while running a game on MacOS (Game Mode)?
The Dock always comes up in Mission Control, is there a better way to hide it?
Why is there a tiny macOS Dock visible in some situations?
Some permissions (e.g. Automation) don't work, Sidebar never asks for them and they don't appear in System Settings. What's going on?

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