# Hook: getting out of the Dock

**URL:** <https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/t/hook-getting-out-of-the-dock/4274>\
**Category:** Discussion & Help\
**Created:** [December 11, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/t/hook-getting-out-of-the-dock/4274 "2021-12-11T17:37:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mathew](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/user_avatar/discourse.hookproductivity.com/mathew/32/201_2.png) [@Mathew](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/u/Mathew)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/t/hook-getting-out-of-the-dock/4274/1 "2021-12-11T17:37:57Z")

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I thought I’d like Hook being in my dock. After a few months I find I really don’t want it there. I realize to make Hook show in the dock one uses this command in Terminal:

```auto
defaults write com.cogsciapps.hook background.app.mode 0

```

However now I don’t know what command to not have it show up. I’m assuming I’d use a command similar to above, but don’t know the details of what to change.

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**Author:** ![WJJP](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@WJJP](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/u/WJJP)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/t/hook-getting-out-of-the-dock/4274/2 "2021-12-11T19:39:38Z")

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```auto
defaults write com.cogsciapps.hook background.app.mode 1

```

Use `1`

Most default setting commands in Terminal use either `0` or `false`, or `1` or `true`

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**Author:** ![Mathew](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/user_avatar/discourse.hookproductivity.com/mathew/32/201_2.png) [@Mathew](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/u/Mathew)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/t/hook-getting-out-of-the-dock/4274/3 "2021-12-11T20:06:41Z")

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@WJJP Perfect! Thanks so much.

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**Author:** ![LucB](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/user_avatar/discourse.hookproductivity.com/lucb/32/2228_2.png) [@LucB](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/u/LucB)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 7:13am UTC](https://discourse.hookproductivity.com/t/hook-getting-out-of-the-dock/4274/4 "2021-12-13T07:13:36Z")

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For the record the

```
 defaults write com.cogsciapps.hook background.app.mode 1

```

command will also remove it from Force Quit menu and App Switcher.

We considered making it the default (and did so in a public beta) of Hook but we then decided against it.

Users can keep Hook in the Dock without putting it in foreground mode if they want. Just drag and drop it there. I think that’s good for onboarding but after that not as much.