DockRestore

Remembers every window position and desktop on your external monitor, restores in one click

Problem

macOS users who unplug and replug an external display often find window positions and Mission Control desktop assignments scrambled. Tiling tools like Rectangle only handle how windows sit right now, not how to get them back later. One developer wrote their own menu bar tool precisely because this gap existed.

Solution

A lightweight menu bar app that saves layout snapshots per monitor setup—applications, windows, coordinates, and assigned desktops—and restores them automatically or in one click when the same display reconnects. Users can keep multiple layout profiles matched by display EDID.

Users

Mac laptop users with external monitors—developers, designers, and anyone switching between office and home desks.

MVP

Only single-external-monitor layout snapshots and one-click restore; auto-match by display ID; menu bar and hotkey triggers; open source or one-time purchase; no window tiling shortcuts.

Revenue

One-time purchase (a few to low teens USD), free tier limited to one layout; team licenses available.

Why now

Hybrid work makes monitor switching a daily annoyance, while tiling tools already own the split-screen mindshare—focusing on layout restore is a clear niche. It relies on system APIs that a solo developer can ship in weeks.