Mac OS X: Disabling bouncing Dock icons

If you’re using Mac OS X and you’d prefer that Dock icons don’t bounce when they require your attention, enter these commands in a Terminal window to disable the feature:

defaults write com.apple.dock no-bouncing -bool TRUE
killall Dock

To re-enable the feature, enter these commands:

defaults write com.apple.dock no-bouncing -bool FALSE
killall Dock

To keep Dock icons from bouncing when an application launches, click on the Apple menu in the top left corner of your screen and select Dock->Dock Preferences, then uncheck the “Animate opening applications” checkbox.

After making the change, application icons will display a pulsing blue light while they’re launching. To reverse the change, simply check the checkbox again.

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