PowerResizer Alternatives
PowerResizer is described as 'utility that provides many facilities in moving or resizing windows in a Microsoft Windows desktop environment' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to PowerResizer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, PortableApps.com and Windows Explorer apps. The best PowerResizer alternative is WindowGrid, which is free. Other great apps like PowerResizer are Preme for Windows, altdrag, RBTray and WinDock.
PowerResizer 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 PowerResizer.WindowGrid
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo65 WindowGrid alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Window Manager
- Windows
WindowGrid is a modern window management program that allows the user to quickly and easily layout their windows on a dynamic grid.
- - WindowGrid is the most popular Windows alternative to PowerResizer.
- - WindowGrid is the most popular free alternative to PowerResizer.
WindowGrid Features
DiscontinuedNo updates since 2016, bug reports on maintainers' BitBucket page go unresponded to. https://bitbucket.org/joshua_wilding/windowgrid-binaries/issues?status=new&status=open
Preme for Windows
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo59 Preme for Windows alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
Preme is a free software for Windows which lets you add cool desktop features and enhances the desktop functionality.
Preme for Windows Features
altdrag
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo80 altdrag alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
- Windows
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.
- - altdrag is the most popular Open Source alternative to PowerResizer.
altdrag Features
DiscontinuedThe last version (1.1) is from 2015.
RBTray
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo51 RBTray alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
Allows almost any program to be minimized to the system tray by right clicking its minimize button.
RBTray Features
DiscontinuedLast update is from 2015 but the project has been forked: https://github.com/benbuck/rbtray
WinDock
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo18 WinDock alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Window Manager
- Windows
WinDock is a window manager ideal for large, or multi-monitor setups.
Features: -Easy and intuitive drag-and-drop action to simplify moving and resizing Windows. -Highly customizable docking rules that specify how you want your windows to behave. -Multiple rule profiles/layouts.
WinDock Features
GridMove
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo53 GridMove alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
- Windows
GridMove - A window management tool that can quickly arrange your windows into desktop grids.
GridMove Features
KDE Mover-Sizer
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo85 KDE Mover-Sizer alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
- Windows
KDE Mover-Sizer is a lightweight program enabling KDE-style alt-click moving and resizing for Windows XP, 7, 2000, 2003, Windows Server, and Vista.
KDE Mover-Sizer Features
Ghoster
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo42 Ghoster alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Window Manager
- System Tweaker
- Windows
Dims all windows except the active one.
Features:
- Place a transparent image across the screen.
- Highly configurable.
MoveInactiveWin
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo82 MoveInactiveWin alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Window Manager
- Windows
Sometimes a lot of deskop clutter can hide a window (eg, open file, programs, files-explorer, dialogs)
MoveInactiveWin Features
WinSize2
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo21 WinSize2 alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
- Windows
WinSize2 can move windows automatically to a predefined place and / or resize the width and/or height to a predefined size.
WinSize2 Features
DiscontinuedNo updates since "V 2.38.04 (2011-06-10)". See http://winsize2.sourceforge.net/en/
allSnap
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo27 allSnap alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Window Manager
- Windows
allSnap is a small system tray app that makes all top level windows automatically align like they do in programs such as Winamp or Photoshop.
allSnap Features
DiscontinuedWas discontinued at the release of Windows 7 (2009).
Bluetile
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo63 Bluetile alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
- Linux
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 PowerResizer.
Bluetile Features
DiscontinuedThe 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.