You're writing, coding, or researching with an AI assistant open in a second window — and it keeps getting buried the moment you maximize your editor or browser. Always On Dock reserves it a permanent strip of screen, so it's always one glance away.
Multi-monitor setups solved this for a while — code on one screen, chat on the other. But plenty of people work on a single laptop screen, or want the AI panel on the same monitor as their main work without losing space to a second window fight. Every time you maximize your IDE, browser, or terminal, the AI window you were just using disappears behind it.
Copilot gets a built-in docked sidebar because Microsoft controls the shell. ChatGPT, Claude, and most other AI apps don't have that option — they're ordinary windows, and ordinary windows get buried.
The chat is always in view. Read a response while you keep typing in your editor, without switching focus.
Unlike an always-on-top window, nothing floats over your code or document. The docked panel and your work each get their own space.
Ctrl+Alt+F focuses the dock from anywhere, so you can paste a question without hunting for the window.
Always On Dock doesn't care which AI app it is — the ChatGPT desktop app, Claude's desktop app, a browser tab, or a local tool. If it's a normal Windows window, you can dock it. Pair it with a second or third docked window — say, your AI chat and a notes app — split vertically in the same strip.
Open Always On Dock, drag the ChatGPT window onto the dock strip by its title bar. It stays reserved from then on, even as you maximize other windows.
Yes — any Windows window can be docked, regardless of which AI product it belongs to.
Similar concept, but you choose the app, and it isn't limited to Copilot.
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Always On Dock is an independent product and is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, or Microsoft Copilot.