Show more recent apps in your Mac’s Dock

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The ‘recently used apps’ feature in the Mac Dock displays up to three apps you have recently opened but haven’t permanently added to the Dock, making it easy to relaunch them quickly.

This section appears to the right of your pinned apps, separated by a divider, and updates automatically as you use different applications. You can use a terminal command to place your more recently used apps in the Dock.

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