Put Quicktime in the dock

I understand that Apple has made QuickTime available through iCloud, however, it would be nice to be able to place access to QuickTime in the dock. This is legacy software still used by many people.

Posted on Dec 24, 2024 3:40 PM

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Dec 25, 2024 8:10 AM in response to David Barker

You are only viewing a folder in iCloud called QuickTime Player. Go to your Applications folder and sort by name to see the files alphabetically and you should find it there. Drag that one to the Dock. For me it is in the Applications folder, but as jeffreythefrog mentioned, check your Utilities folder.

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Dec 25, 2024 9:44 AM in response to David Barker

When you open Quicktime from your Applications folder you are presented with the screen to open a movie file. In the last screenshot you provided, it shows you looking in the Applications folder where they are all greyed out because none of those are movie files that can be opened. You can navigate to a different folder in that screen to open a movie file or create a new one by clicking the cancel button and choosing the option in the menu bar like you will see here.


By the way, I am on Sequoia 15.2 as well.

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Dec 25, 2024 7:55 AM in response to jeffreythefrog

I have Sequoia, OS 15.2. Apple only allows my Macbook Pro to access QuickTime ver. 10 through iCloud and it is not downloaded into my Applications folder. This is my understanding. I could put the icon into the dock, but when I click on it, this is what I see. The button to "Open" is greyed out and not available.


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Dec 25, 2024 8:03 AM in response to David Barker

yes, sorry. I should have mentioned that sometimes you will find QTP in the "utilities" folder found in your applications folder.



so you can open the utilities folder and drag QTP from there and drop it on your dock.


and FWIW I use ver. 10 on sequoia as well and have no issue adding QTP to the dock. no iCloud in use.

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Dec 25, 2024 9:19 AM in response to jeffreythefrog

My laptop is a bit messed up. I bought received this one week ago from a vendor on eBay and am returning it. The right [SHIFT] key was not making capital letters for all letters. I popped off the right [SHIFT] key cap, cleaned the pressure switch which fixed this issue.


Then yesterday, the laptop would stop charging and would start charging again after a minute. I tried two different USB-C cables, and two different chargers, charged on each of the four USB ports, and the same thing happened every time.


Here is a screenshot of what happens clicking on the QT icon in the Applications folder, and then making sure I have selected "Applications" on the window that pops up. I appreciate all of your comments and help.


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Dec 25, 2024 9:55 AM in response to Mac Jim ID

Okay, I am officially an idiot. Selecting the folder where I have the videos works fine.


However, due to the other issues I have been experiencing, which I believe are real defects, I will be returning the laptop to the eBay seller. Thank you and Merry Christmas, Mac Jim ID.

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