Magnet (Windows Manager) Alternatives for Mac

    There are many alternatives to Magnet (Windows Manager) for Mac if you are looking to replace it. The most popular Mac alternative is Small Spectacle iconSpectacle, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Magnet (Windows Manager) and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Magnet (Windows Manager) are Small Rectangle iconRectangle (Free, Open Source), Small Shiftit iconShiftit (Free, Open Source), Small Divvy iconDivvy (Paid) and Small BetterSnapTool iconBetterSnapTool (Paid).

    The list of alternatives was last updated Feb 26, 2021
    Magnet (Windows Manager) info, screenshots & reviewsAlternatives to Magnet (Windows Manager)
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    • Spectacle

      No longer updated Mac utility to view documents side-by-side and move them between displays.
      Almost everyone thinks this is a great alternative to Magnet (Windows Manager).

      Discontinued

      As of October 2019, according to the official website, the app is no longer actively maintained. See https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle#important-note

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
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      Does what I need, very effective, customizable, very minimal UI. The only downside is the unintuitive name and bad logo.
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

      Easy to configure, easy to use, Very sweet. It would be great if it could support drag to edge and then snap feature.
      Positive comment • about 3 years ago • 3 users agree and 3 don't

    • Rectangle

      Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts. Rectangle is a window management app based on https://alternativeto.
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      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
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      AB6hyF0 Features: Magnet. Price: $0. Also open-source.
      Positive comment • 10 months ago

    • Shiftit

      ShiftIt is an application for OSX that allows you to quickly manipulate window position and size using keyboard shortcuts.

      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

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
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    • Divvy

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

      Discontinued

      There has been no updates since 2016

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    • BetterSnapTool

      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...
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    • Penc

      Touchpad-oriented window manager for Mac.
      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
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    • Moom

      Moom allows you to easily move and zoom windows to predefined areas of the screen, or to make them full-screen, using either the mouse or the keyboard.
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    • HyperDock

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

      Tiles is a window manager which allows you to easily reorganize windows by either dragging them to the edges of the screen, using keyboard shortcuts, or the menu bar.
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      • Mac
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        Works more or less the same as magnet but is free!
        Positive comment • 3 months ago

      • yabai

        yabai started as a C99 rewrite of chunkwm, originally supposed to be its first RC version.
        • Free • Open Source
        • Mac
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