Multiple dock icons created with multiple monitors

[jakeleventhal]

Description

I open the screen record window, then select window, and then 3 doc icons appear

Reproduction

Described above

Additional Context

• Cap version: 0.4.84
• Operating system, version: macOS 26.5 (25F71)
• Device (optional): MacBook Pro 16-inch, 2021

cap-desktop.log.2026-05-19.zip

[linear]

CAP-712

[tembo]

Looking at this, the issue is related to how the target select overlay creates separate windows for each monitor. In apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/target_select_overlay.rs:55-81, when you open the target select (window selection mode), the code enumerates all connected displays and creates a TargetSelectOverlay window for each one:

let display_ids = if let Some(display_id) = resolved_specific_display_id.clone() {
    vec![display_id]
} else if let Some(display) = focused_target.as_ref().and_then(|t| t.display()) {
    vec![display.id()]
} else {
    let displays = Display::list();
    if displays.is_empty() {
        vec![Display::primary().id()]
    } else {
        displays.into_iter().map(|display| display.id()).collect()
    }
};

Each overlay window then triggers dock visibility sync in apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/windows.rs:1621 via schedule_macos_dock_visibility_sync(), which was added in #1777 to debounce dock visibility updates. However, since TargetSelectOverlay isn't included in the activates_dock() check at windows.rs:826-837, these windows shouldn't be activating the dock at all.

Worth noting issue #1843 was also reported today about "Always show dock icon not working" - both issues may share a root cause in how the dock visibility state is being managed. The relevant dock visibility logic is in apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/permissions.rs:152-170 (sync_macos_dock_visibility).

If you're investigating this, focus on:

• permissions.rs:145-149 - prepare_macos_panel_window sets activation policy to Accessory before creating overlay windows
• permissions.rs:152-170 - sync_macos_dock_visibility determines whether to show/hide the dock icon
• windows.rs:826-837 - activates_dock() defines which window types should show the dock icon