Organize Mac Dock

README.md

To run this, simply run ./organizeDock.js in a Terminal while in the directory that this script is saved.

organizeDock.js

#!/usr/bin/env osascript -l JavaScript

const app = Application.currentApplication();
app.includeStandardAdditions = true;

function run(input, parameters) {
  const appsToRemove = [
    'App Store',
    'Pages',
    'Notes',
  ];
  
  const sysEvents = Application('System Events');
  appsToRemove.forEach((app) => {
    try {
      sysEvents.processes['Dock'].lists[0].uiElements.byName(app).actions['AXShowMenu'].perform();
      delay(0.5);
      sysEvents.processes['Dock'].lists[0].uiElements.byName(app).menus[0].menuItems['Options'].click();
      delay(0.5);
      sysEvents.processes['Dock'].lists[0].uiElements.byName(app).menus[0].menuItems['Options'].menus[0].menuItems['Remove from Dock'].click();
      delay(0.5);
    } catch (err) {
      console.log(`Error removing ${app}`);
      console.log(err);
    }
  });
  
  const appsToOpen = [
    'Slack',
    'Activity Monitor',
  ];
  appsToOpen.forEach((app) => {
    try {
      Application(app).activate();
      console.log(`Opened ${app}`);
    } catch (err) {
      console.log(`Error opening ${app}`);
      console.log(err);
    }
  });
  
  return input;
}