DockDuck Documentation
Your Account & Trial
How signing in, the free trial, and your subscription work — and how to manage them from Settings.
What it is. DockDuck is tied to a free account that runs your trial, syncs your settings, and unlocks the app. When you’ll meet it. On first launch, the welcome flow asks you to sign in; everything below is how it behaves afterward and how to manage it later.
Signing in
The fastest path is the final step of first-launch onboarding. You can also sign in any time from Settings → Account:
Open Settings → Account and click Sign In.
DockDuck opens your browser to complete sign-in, then hands you back to the app — no password typed into the app itself.
Once you’re signed in, your trial (or subscription) is active and your settings sync.
The free trial
A new account starts a Pro Trial. While it’s active you have full access, and Settings → Account shows how many days remain (a banner also reminds you as the end approaches). When the trial ends, subscribe to keep going — the account page links out to Manage your subscription, billing, and devices.
Signing out locks the app
Your trial and subscription are tied to being signed in, so signing out locks DockDuck behind the paywall until you sign back in.
If you sign out (or the trial ends with no subscription), DockDuck shows a paywall with a Sign In button. Sign back in to resume your trial or restore a purchase — your files are never touched, only access to the app is gated.
Restoring a purchase
Already subscribed but on a new Mac or after signing out? Sign in with the same account and your subscription is recognized automatically — use Restore on the paywall or sign in from Settings.
Where to go next
- First launch — the welcome flow where you first sign in.
- Settings — the rest of DockDuck’s preferences.
- Privacy — what the account does and doesn’t collect.