Spectacle Wndow Manager Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Spectacle Wndow Manager for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Rectangle, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Spectacle Wndow Manager and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Spectacle Wndow Manager are BetterTouchTool, Magnet, Moom and Divvy.

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  1. Rectangle icon
     99 likes

    Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts. Rectangle is a window management app based on Spectacle Wndow Manager, written in Swift (programming language).

    78 Rectangle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about Rectangle as an Alternative to Spectacle Wndow Manager
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    Positive
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    It does the same job, is free and open source, love it, RIP Spectacle.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Rectangle is Freemium and Open SourceSpectacle Wndow Manager is Free and Open Source
    • Rectangle is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSpectacle Wndow Manager is not according to our users
  2. BetterTouchTool icon
     107 likes

    BetterTouchTool is a great, feature packed app that allows you to configure many gestures for your Magic Mouse (1 & 2), Macbook Trackpad and Magic Trackpad (1 & 2) and also Mouse Gestures for normal mice.

    76 BetterTouchTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Magnet icon
     28 likes

    Every time you multitask with many apps open, you need all the windows arranged accordingly. Magnet makes this process swift and easy.

    72 Magnet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  4. Moom icon
     24 likes

    Moom makes window management as easy as clicking a mouse button—or using a keyboard shortcut, if you're one of those types of people.

    81 Moom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Divvy icon
     65 likes

    Divvy is an entirely new way of managing your workspace. It allows you to quickly and efficiently "divvy up" your screen into exact portions.

    92 Divvy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Divvy as an Alternative to Spectacle Wndow Manager
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    Negative
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    No keyboard shortcut cycling.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Divvy is Paid and ProprietarySpectacle Wndow Manager is Free and Open Source
  6. yabai icon
     8 likes

    yabai started as a C99 rewrite of chunkwm, originally supposed to be its first RC version.

    112 yabai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Slate icon
     7 likes

    Slate is a window management application similar to Divvy and SizeUp (except better and free!). Originally written to replace them due to some limitations in how each work, it attempts to overcome them by simply being extremely configurable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Shiftit icon
     67 likes

    ShiftIt is an application for OSX that allows you to quickly manipulate window position and size using keyboard shortcuts. It intends to become a full featured window organizer for OSX. It is a complete rewrite of the original ShiftIt by Aravindkumar Rajendiran which is not...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about Shiftit as an Alternative to Spectacle Wndow Manager
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    Positive
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    Shiftit uses commands that have fewer conflicts with other applications.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Shiftit is Free and Open SourceSpectacle Wndow Manager is also Free and Open Source
  9. Mjolnir icon
     8 likes

    Lightweight automation and productivity power-tool for OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. BetterSnapTool icon
     25 likes

    BetterSnapTool is a utility that mimics Windows 7 Aero snap, allowing you to easily manage your window positions and sizes by either dragging them to one of your screens corners or to the top, left or right side of your screen.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Amethyst icon
     21 likes

    Amethyst is a tiling window manager for Mac similar to the xmonad tiling window manager popular on Linux. Amethyst is written in Objective-C and has configurable shortcuts, multi-monitor support, multiple layouts, and the option to float certain applications.

    103 Amethyst alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. HyperDock icon
     27 likes

    HyperDock adds Windows 7 like features and more to Mac OS X.

    Select individual application windows & tabs just by moving the mouse on a dock item, use mouse clicks to quickly open new windows and many more."

    Window Previews Ever wondered how to activate a single wind.

    12 HyperDock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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