New applications appear with .app in Applications folder

All new apps I've installed appear as appname.app in the Applications folder on the dock.
I want these to appear with just the app name, not the extension, but where can I change the shortcut name?
transparency is good, what's happened here?
thx kindly

Finder -> Preferences -> Advanced and uncheck the box at 'Show Filename Extensions'.
Regards
TD

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Another option is to use spotlight to open applications. I'm a fast typer so I've noticed its faster for me to type in the name of something rather than navigate for it in the Applications folder. You can also use some handy spotlight flags to limit your search.
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