# Add an app to the Dock from CubbyPad

Use Add to Dock in an app’s context menu when you want a permanent Dock entry as well as its launcher position.

Last updated 26 October 2026

## Follow these steps

1. Find the intended application in CubbyPad.

1. Right-click its icon.

1. Choose Add to Dock.

1. Inspect the Dock and open the app from that entry to confirm the target.

## What to expect

The app has another opening route in the Dock. Its CubbyPad position is not a request to remove it from the grid or relocate its installation.

Pin only the applications you want in that always-visible area. The grid can keep the rest organized without making the Dock expand to include your entire library.

## If the result is different

If the Dock entry behaves unexpectedly, confirm the application and installation location you selected. Applications on disconnected external drives still require their files. CubbyPad’s own Dock-icon setting is under General and is separate from adding another app.

For the broader walkthrough, read [move apps and make folders](https://cubbypad.com/guides/folders/).

## Related answers.

[### Open Finder’s Get Info for an app

Choose Get Info from the app’s CubbyPad context menu to inspect its Finder information window.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/reveal-app-get-info/)[### Hide an app from CubbyPad’s pages

Hide from Grid removes an icon from browsing pages while keeping the app installed and available through search.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/hide-app/)[### Bring a hidden app back to the grid

Use Settings › Hidden Apps to restore an app you previously removed from CubbyPad’s browsing pages.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/restore-hidden-app/)

Source: https://cubbypad.com/help/add-app-to-dock/