AeroSnap Alternatives

AeroSnap is described as 'offers the snap feature of Windows 7 on Windows XP and Vista. It is a simple application that allows you to resize, arrange or maximize your desktop windows with just dragndrop' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to AeroSnap for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best AeroSnap alternative is BetterTouchTool. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try AquaSnap or WindowGrid. Other great apps like AeroSnap are Divvy, Shiftit, Moom and GridMove.

AeroSnap alternatives are mainly Window Managers but may also be System Tweakers or Desktop Environments. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of AeroSnap.

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AeroSnap

Free • Proprietary
Window Manager

AeroSnap offers the snap feature of Windows 7 on Windows XP and Vista. It is a simple application that allows you to...

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BetterTouchTool
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Paid • Proprietary
Window Manager
Mac
73 BetterTouchTool alternatives
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.
- - BetterTouchTool is the most popular Mac alternative to AeroSnap.
- - BetterTouchTool is the most popular commercial alternative to AeroSnap.
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BetterTouchTool Features
1. Support for scriptingBetterTouchTool supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Touch Bar Manager
Snap windows
Graphical User Interface
MultiTouch
Mouse Gestures
AquaSnap
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Freemium • Proprietary
Window Manager
Windows
PortableApps.com
84 AquaSnap alternatives
Aquasnap is a powerful window manager that helps you arrange and organize multiple applications on your desktop with minimum effort. It allows you to achieve maximum multitasking, especially if you own a high-resolution monitor or a multi-monitor setup.
- - AquaSnap is the most popular Windows alternative to AeroSnap.
- - AquaSnap is the most popular free alternative to AeroSnap.
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AquaSnap Features
1. Support for Multiple MonitorsAquaSnap supports the use of multiple displays.
2. PortableAquaSnap can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Snap windows
Window organizer
Window docking
Shortcut keys
Dock
WindowGrid
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Free • Proprietary
Window Manager
Windows
65 WindowGrid alternatives
WindowGrid is a modern window management program that allows the user to quickly and easily layout their windows on a dynamic grid.
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WindowGrid Features
1. PortableWindowGrid can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightWindowGrid consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Support for Multiple MonitorsWindowGrid supports the use of multiple displays.
Window organizer
Snap windows
Visual Organization
Organization
Discontinued
No updates since 2016, bug reports on maintainers' BitBucket page go unresponded to. https://bitbucket.org/joshua_wilding/windowgrid-binaries/issues?status=new&status=open
Divvy
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Paid • Proprietary
Window Manager
Mac
Windows
84 Divvy alternatives
Divvy is an entirely new way of managing your workspace. It allows you to quickly and efficiently "divvy up" your screen into exact portions.
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Divvy Features
1. Support for Multiple MonitorsDivvy supports the use of multiple displays.
Window organizer
Snap windows
Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 1.5.2, released in August 2019, can be still downloaded and bought from the official website and from the Appstore.
Shiftit
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Mac
68 Shiftit alternatives
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...
- - Shiftit is the most popular Open Source alternative to AeroSnap.
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Shiftit Features
1. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Shiftit without registration.
Window move resize
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Window organizer
Discontinued
This project is looking for a new maintainer. Until that transition is completed, there will likely not be further development on this project.from https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt/blob/master/README.md
Moom
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Paid • Proprietary
Window Manager
Mac
68 Moom alternatives
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.
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Moom Features
Visual Organization
Snapping
Snap windows
GridMove
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Windows
53 GridMove alternatives
GridMove - A window management tool that can quickly arrange your windows into desktop grids.
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GridMove Features
Window organizer
MaxTo
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
18 MaxTo alternatives
MaxTo is a small Windows program that divides your monitors into regions. When you maximize a window, it will no longer fit the entire screen, but only the region it was maximized into. Your windows are neatly organized into the grid you have defined when they are maximized.
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MaxTo Features
Window organizer
Snap windows
Window docking
Ghoster
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Free • Proprietary
Window Manager
System Tweaker
Windows
42 Ghoster alternatives
Dims all windows except the active one.

Features:
- Place a transparent image across the screen.
- Highly configurable.
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Bluetile
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Linux
63 Bluetile alternatives
Bluetile is a tiling window manager for Linux, designed to integrate with the GNOME desktop environment. It provides both a traditional, stacking layout mode as well as tiling layouts where windows are arranged to use the entire screen without overlapping.
- - Bluetile is the most popular Linux alternative to AeroSnap.
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Bluetile Features
Snap windows
Discontinued
The last commit on this software is ten years ago and the GNOME desktop has moved on. Notably, it is now difficult to replace the default window manager in GNOME.
KWin
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Shell Extension
Linux
BSD
36 KWin alternatives
KWin is a window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland compositor. It is an integral part, and the default window manager of the Plasma Workspaces, but it can also be used on its own or with other desktop environments.
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KWin Features
Extensible window manager
Cinch
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Paid • Proprietary
Window Manager
Mac
58 Cinch alternatives
Cinch is Aero Snap for Macs- it offers simple, mouse-driven window management by defining the left, right, and top edges of your screen as hot zones. Cinching to the left or right edges of the screen will resize the window to fill exactly half the screen, allowing you to easily...
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