Talk Integrations#

Talk lets DockFlow, ExtraDock, and ExtraBar work together on your Mac. Connections stay on your Mac and are encrypted. Both apps check that the other one is a genuine Appit Studio app, and nothing is shared until you click Connect.

Talk is currently in beta.

Open Settings → Talk Integrations. The Integration Library lists the apps DockFlow finds on this Mac. Click Setup Guide for step-by-step help inside the app.

What you need#

You need either ExtraDock 5 or ExtraDock 4, not both. Keep one copy of each app, in your Applications folder.

Connect ExtraDock#

1. Make sure ExtraDock is installed and up to date. It doesn't need to be open: DockFlow opens it in the background while connecting.
2. In the Integration Library, click ExtraDock 5 or ExtraDock 4. It should say Ready to connect.
3. Leave Show and hide your docks with presets and Keep the dock list up to date turned on. Without the first one, presets can't change your docks.
4. Click Connect and wait while it shows Connecting securely. There are no codes to compare.
5. When the status reads Connected, click Done.

Then choose the docks for each preset in the preset's ExtraDock section. See ExtraDock in Presets.

You can also start from ExtraDock: Settings → Integrations → Talk Integrations → DockFlow → Connect. It creates the same connection.

Connect ExtraBar#

ExtraBar can show a DockFlow widget with your active preset, switch presets in one click, and move the Dock back to its locked display.

1. Click ExtraBar in the Integration Library, or start in ExtraBar under Settings → Talk Integrations → DockFlow

2. Choose what ExtraBar may do:

   • Read your presets and active preset — Always required
   • Switch presets and move the Dock to its locked display — Optional
   • Receive live preset updates — Optional
3. Click Connect. When it's done, the entry says Access saved.
4. In ExtraBar, add the widget: Manage Bar → Add → DockFlow

This lets ExtraBar use DockFlow. It does not give DockFlow control of your bar.

Connection status#

The status on each library entry tells you what to do:

• Connected — Working
• Access saved — The connection is set up but not active right now, usually because the other app isn't running. It reconnects by itself once the app is open.
• Ready to connect — Click it and choose Connect
• Not installed — Install the app, or move it to your Applications folder, then click Refresh
• Update available — The other app is too old for Talk. Update it, then click Refresh.
• Choose one app copy — More than one copy was found. Keep the one in Applications, move the others to the Trash, then click Refresh.
• App could not be verified — That copy isn't an official Appit Studio build, or it was changed. Download a fresh copy from the app's website.

Manage a connection#

Open an entry to see its details:

• Update Access — Save changed permissions
• Disconnect — End the current session
• Forget Connection — DockFlow stops using this connection. You can also remove DockFlow's access in the other app.
• Reload Saved Access — Shown when saved access needs attention. Your saved connection is kept.

Apps with access#

Apps with access lists apps you've allowed to read or switch your DockFlow presets, for example ExtraBar.

• Click Permissions to see what an app can do. To change permissions, reconnect from that app's integrations.
• Click Remove to take away its access. Connecting again will require your approval.

When an older app connects, DockFlow may show an Allow Access to DockFlow window with a verification code. Check that the code matches the other app, tick The code matches, and click Allow. Click Don't Allow to refuse.

Troubleshooting#

Presets don't show or hide my docks

• ExtraDock has to be running when you switch presets. DockFlow doesn't open it for you at that moment.
• Open the ExtraDock entry and make sure Show and hide your docks with presets is on. If you changed it, click Update Access.
• Open the preset's ExtraDock section and check that the right docks are ticked.
• If you have both ExtraDock 4 and 5, presets follow the one you connected last.

Stuck on "Connecting securely"

Click Cancel. Open ExtraDock and make sure it starts normally, for example that it isn't waiting on a license or update window. Then click Connect again.

Start fresh

1. In ExtraDock, open Settings → Integrations → Talk Integrations, find DockFlow under Apps with access, choose Remove, and confirm
2. In DockFlow, open the ExtraDock entry and choose Forget Connection, then confirm
3. Click Connect again

If it still doesn't work, export logs from Diagnostics and send them to support.