# It opens like an app

> Cockpit and Dictation open in their own windows; Cockpit sits in ⌘Tab next to your other apps. You can keep it in the Dock too. The first menu item is "Open optionOS ⌘0", and reopening the app brings you to the Overview.

Canonical: https://optionos.app/whats-new/en/2026-09-23-optionos-mac-opens-like-an-app/
Published: 2026-09-23
Source: optionos-site:r19

Cockpit and Dictation open in their own windows; Cockpit sits in ⌘Tab next to your other apps. You can keep it in the Dock too. The first menu item is "Open optionOS ⌘0", and reopening the app brings you to the Overview.

### Cockpit in its own window

![Agent cards in the Cockpit window](https://optionos.app/whats-new/cockpit.fixture.png)
*Every agent is a card; state, wait time and context fill at a glance.*