Download Harbor for Mac

Harbor for Mac

Version 1.0 · macOS 26 or later · Apple silicon

Download Harbor.dmg Buy a license, $19.99

Signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized. Harbor updates itself after that; you can turn this off in Settings › Updates.

System requirements

macOS	macOS 26 or later
Mac	A Mac with Apple silicon
Displays	Any number; each one can show its own page of widgets
Internet	Only for activating a license, updates, weather and the Claude usage widget. Everything else works offline.
License	$19.99 one-time purchase, up to 3 Macs, free 1.x updates

Install in a minute

Open the download. Double-click Harbor.dmg in your Downloads folder. A window opens with the Harbor icon and a shortcut to Applications.
Drag Harbor into Applications. Drop the Harbor icon on the Applications folder in that window. Harbor can’t update itself while it runs from the disk image, so this step matters.
Eject the disk image. In Finder’s sidebar click the eject button next to Harbor, or drag the disk to the Trash. You can delete Harbor.dmg afterwards.
Open Harbor. Open your Applications folder and double-click Harbor. The first time, macOS says Harbor was downloaded from the internet and asks if you want to open it: click Open.
Say hello. The Welcome window shows the basics. Leave Hide the macOS Dock while Harbor runs on, choose Open Harbor when you log in if you want it every day, and pick a look. You can change all of it later in Settings.

Permissions, only when needed

Harbor asks for access the first time a widget needs it, and works without any of it. You can change your mind in System Settings › Privacy & Security, or see everything in Harbor’s Settings › Permissions.

Calendars and Reminders: for the Calendar and Reminders widgets.
Location: for local weather. You can type a city instead.
Accessibility: to show minimized windows in the dock and bring back every window of an app.
Paste from Other Apps: for the Clipboard widget to keep your copy history (it stays on your Mac).
Automation: to empty the Trash from the dock, and to read and control Music and Spotify in the Now Playing widget.

Already bought Harbor?

Open Harbor’s Settings › License and choose Enter License, then paste the key from your purchase email (it looks like HARB-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX). Or sign in there with your purchase email. Lost the email? Get your key again.

How to get the macOS Dock back

Harbor hides the macOS Dock by setting it to auto-hide with a very long delay, and remembers your own Dock settings. Any of these puts it back:

Turn the option off. In Harbor, open Settings › General and switch off Hide the macOS Dock while Harbor runs. Your Dock returns right away with your own settings.
Quit Harbor. Click Harbor’s icon in the menu bar and choose Quit. The macOS Dock comes back as it was. If Harbor ever stops unexpectedly, its helper does this for you within a few seconds.
Show it now. Settings › About › Show the macOS Dock Now.
Use Terminal (if all else fails). Open Terminal (in Applications › Utilities), paste this line and press Return:
```
defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-delay; killall Dock
```
If the Dock still hides itself and you never used auto-hide before Harbor, also run:
```
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool false; killall Dock
```

Uninstall Harbor

Quit Harbor (menu bar icon › Quit). The macOS Dock comes back.
If you want to use the license on another Mac, first open Settings › License and choose Deactivate.
Drag Harbor from Applications to the Trash.
Optional: to remove your layout and settings too, delete the folder ~/Library/Application Support/Harbor (in Finder, choose Go › Go to Folder and paste the path).

Need help? See Support or write to support@harbordock.app.