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Rectangle

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Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts. Rectangle is a window management app based on Spectacle Wndow Manager, written in Swift (Programming Languages).

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License model

  • Freemium • Open Source

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Platforms

  • Mac
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4.9 / 5 Avg rating (22)
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Properties

  1.  Ad-free
  2.  Lightweight
  3.  No registration required
  4.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Window Resizing
  2.  Usability
  3.  Window move resize
  4.  Snap windows
  5.  Low memory usage
  6.  Support for Multiple Monitors

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Rectangle information

  • Developed by

    Ryan Hanson

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Freemium product.

  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $10 + free version with limited functionality.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.9 (22 ratings)

  • Alternatives

    69 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

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OS & Utilities

GitHub repository

  •  26,104 Stars
  •  789 Forks
  •  91 Open Issues
  •   Updated Dec 2, 2024 
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Our users have written 17 comments and reviews about Rectangle, and it has gotten 90 likes

Rectangle was added to AlternativeTo by ZetiX on Sep 30, 2019 and this page was last updated Aug 2, 2023.

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Comment summary: Rectangle is highly praised for its effectiveness as a window management tool on MacOS, offering features comparable to paid apps like Magnet, but as a free and open-source solution. Users appreciate its intuitive hotkeys, lightweight performance, and reliability, even preferring it over other paid options such as Mosaic due to its stability and feature set. Although most users find it nearly perfect, some express a desire for more customizable snapping options.
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Top positive comment •May 4, 2024

Open source and never crashed!

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Positive comment •Nov 3, 2023

FOSS, simple, convenient. I abandoned the closed source equivalent that I had paid money for, because I prefer FOSS whenever possible.

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Positive comment •May 10, 2023

Awesome. Super customisable... I'm not using my mouse at all anymore to move windows to different screens and screen locations.

I was worried about moving from Windows to the Mac because I'd miss WindowsGrid (which is better than the built in windows management on Windows). Rectangle is way better than WindowsGrid!

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Positive comment •Feb 7, 2023

Amazing alternative to Magnet. Just a really detailed free and open-source window manager give it a go I swear it will blow your mind that it is free.

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Positive comment •Feb 6, 2023

HOW IS THIS FREE? 😮 Seriously. I've been using Mosaic for probably a year or more now and it's so buggy, I find I have to redo an action over and over before it 'sticks'. Rectangle just WORKS and the hotkeys are far more intuitive than any other window management tool. Fantastic tool - very happy 😃

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Positive comment •Nov 3, 2022

Super intuitive hotkeys!

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SHAMIN MADHURANGA EDIRISOORIYA KATTADI ARACHCHIGE
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Positive comment •Oct 21, 2022

Window management is essential when you design a website to improve your productivity. I found Rectangle Mac very useful. Check it out, guys!

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What is Rectangle?

Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts. Rectangle is a window management app based on Spectacle Wndow Manager icon Spectacle Wndow Manager, written in Swift (Programming Languages) icon Swift (Programming Languages). Spectacle used its own keyboard shortcut recorder, while Rectangle uses MASShortcut, a well maintained open source library for shortcut recording in macOS apps. This cuts down dramatically on the number of bugs that were only in Spectacle because of the custom shortcut recorder.

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