ActiveDock 2 Alternatives

ActiveDock 2 is described as 'Customizable alternative to the standard macOS Dock, offering advanced features for app launching, window management, appearance customization, and more. It fully replaces the classic Apple Dock and Launchpad while preserving their familiar look and behavior' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ActiveDock 2 for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, KDE Plasma and File Explorer apps. The best ActiveDock 2 alternative is Rectangle, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ActiveDock 2 are RocketDock, Compiz, DockProfiles and ObjectDock.

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  1. Gridy icon
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    Gridy adds an invisible grid to Windows, so that any window you move or resize is snapped to it. Snapping is enabled with mouse drag or keyboard a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Mosaico icon
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    Mosaico is a tiling window manager for Windows. It saves the position of the windows on your desktop so that you can restore them later. It also tiles them so that they fill the whole screen surface and you get more information at once.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. iSnap icon
     1 like

    Managing the windows on your computer has become a snap! With the iSnap app, you can organize various windows to fit perfectly on your screen and access them simultaneously!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Tabber icon
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    Activate wanted windows and apps with Tabber Window Switcher which is a Command+Tab alternative to switch windows. See contents of windows Real-Time when switching windows. Switch Apps and Windows with a shortcut or set a custom shortcut to switch windows or to switch apps.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. x11PyGrid icon
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    A small utility which allows you to easily organize your open windows by tiling, resizing and positioning them to make the best use of your desktop real estate. It's easy to configure and supports multiple monitors.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Handle windows, from the comfort of your home row.

    Using AppGrid is dead simple. Just use the global hot keys to move and resize your windows. The windows will automatically fit themselves to a simple but flexible grid.

    The default global hot keys are designed to be comfortable.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Keypad Layout is an easy to use, open source window layout manager for Mac that lets you control windows using using Ctrl + Numeric Keypad combinations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. yashiki icon
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    macOS tiling window manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Slicer icon
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    Slicer is an invaluable window management app for OS X.

    Watch a demo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u7nvEWjZuk

    Slicer lets you... ... Slice any window to 2/3, 1/3, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8th screen, etc ... Work beautifully on dual-monitor setups ... Mix and match applications in.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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