Optimal Layout AlternativesWindow Managers and other similar apps like Optimal Layout

Optimal Layout is described as 'Powerful Mac OS X application for managing your applications windows. Optimal Layout gives you keyboard shortcuts to instantly organize your windows and simple ways to layout windows with your mouse' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Optimal Layout for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, PortableApps.com, File Explorer and Linux apps. The best Optimal Layout alternative is BetterTouchTool. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try AquaSnap or SmartSystemMenu. Other great apps like Optimal Layout are WindowGrid, Divvy, RBTray and Moom.

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  1. BetterTouchTool icon
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    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.

    75 BetterTouchTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • BetterTouchTool is the most popular Mac alternative to Optimal Layout.

    • BetterTouchTool is the most popular commercial alternative to Optimal Layout.

    • BetterTouchTool is Paid and ProprietaryOptimal Layout is also Paid and Proprietary
    • BetterTouchTool is LightweightOptimal Layout is not according to our users
  2. AquaSnap icon
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    Optimize your desktop environment with this management tool offering window docking, snapping, multi-monitor support, and keyboard shortcuts for enhanced productivity.

    93 AquaSnap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
    • AquaSnap is the most popular Windows alternative to Optimal Layout.

    • AquaSnap is the most popular free alternative to Optimal Layout.

    • AquaSnap is Freemium and ProprietaryOptimal Layout is Paid and Proprietary
  3. SmartSystemMenu icon
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    SmartSystemMenu extends system menu of all windows in the system. It appends next custom items to menu:

    44 SmartSystemMenu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Open Source alternative to Optimal Layout.

    • SmartSystemMenu is Free and Open SourceOptimal Layout is Paid and Proprietary
  4. WindowGrid icon
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    WindowGrid is a modern window management program that allows the user to quickly and easily layout their windows on a dynamic grid.

    70 WindowGrid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Divvy icon
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. RBTray icon
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    Allows almost any program to be minimized to the system tray by right clicking its minimize button.

    45 RBTray alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  7. Moom icon
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    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.

    80 Moom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. TaskSpace icon
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    TaskSpace is a simple Windows application intended to group ANY applications in a single window(task space) to provide fast and easy access to multiple applications simultaneously(no Alt+Tab switching and/or searching for a program in the taskbar is required).

    20 TaskSpace alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
  9. altdrag icon
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    AltDrag allows you to move and resize windows much easier. When you have it running you can simply hold down the Alt key and then use your mouse to drag any window, and it doesn't matter where in the window you click.

    86 altdrag alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. GridMove icon
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    GridMove - A window management tool that can quickly arrange your windows into desktop grids.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Amethyst icon
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    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.

    100 Amethyst alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. HyperDock icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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