1B Dock guide
The complete 1B Dock guide
Everything you need to get the most out of 1B Dock and its top bar, on KDE Plasma and on Windows, with real screenshots. Pick a chapter or jump straight to a common task.
For 1B Dock 0.4 on KDE Plasma 6 (Wayland) and Windows 10 and 11.
Chapters
Ten short chapters, in the order you'll probably need them. Most settings are in the 1B Dock Settings window, which opens from the dock's menu.
- Chapter 1
Getting started
Install 1B Dock on KDE Plasma or Windows, open it for the first time and find its settings.
- Chapter 2
Your apps
Add, remove and reorder apps, use the right-click menu and the Trash.
- Chapter 3
Look and size
Theme, accent colour, icon size, magnification, position and background.
- Chapter 4
Hiding and windows
Always visible or hidden, window previews, the minimize effect and the Windows taskbar.
- Chapter 5
Widgets
Weather, disks, CPU and memory, and a clock right next to your apps.
- Chapter 6
Desktop widgets
Clock, weather, notes, a system monitor and more on your desktop, beneath your windows: add, move and set them up.
- Chapter 7
Top bar
Turn the top bar on or off, the menus of your apps, the 1B menu and system status.
- Chapter 8
Calendar and Control Centre
The wide calendar with your agenda and the weather, your Google, Outlook or iCloud calendars and the Control Centre.
- Chapter 9
Updates
How 1B Dock updates itself, installing a new version, and turning the checks off.
- Chapter 10
Troubleshooting
The dock doesn't appear, two bars at the top, missing app menus and going back to your old panel or taskbar.
Common tasks
Your desktop, untouched
Nothing is removed without you
1B Dock never deletes your Plasma panels, gives the Windows taskbar back when it closes, and installs updates only when you choose Install and Restart.