Spectacle Alternatives

Spectacle is described as 'Using Spectacle you can view multiple documents side-by-side, move windows to other displays, or even focus your full attention to a single task' and is a popular Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Spectacle for Mac, Windows, PortableApps.com and Windows Explorer. The best Spectacle alternative is Rectangle, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Spectacle are BetterTouchTool, AquaSnap, WindowGrid and Divvy.

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Spectacle

Free • Open Source
Window Manager

Using Spectacle you can view multiple documents side-by-side, move windows to other displays, or even focus your full...

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Rectangle
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Freemium • Open Source
Window Manager
Mac
64 Rectangle alternatives
Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts. Rectangle is a window management app based on Spectacle, written in Apple Swift.
- - Rectangle is the most popular Mac alternative to Spectacle.
- - Rectangle is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Spectacle.
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Rectangle Features
1. Ad-freeRectangle doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. LightweightRectangle consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Window Resizing
Usability
Window move resize
Snap windows
Low memory usage
Comments about Rectangle as a Alternative to Spectacle
Almost everyone thinks Rectangle is a great Spectacle alternative.
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It does the same job, is free and open source, love it, RIP Spectacle.
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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 commercial alternative to Spectacle.
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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 Spectacle.
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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

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Most users think WindowGrid is a great Spectacle alternative.
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.

Comments about Divvy as a Alternative to Spectacle
Most users think Divvy is a great Spectacle alternative.
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No keyboard shortcut cycling.
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Magnet
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Paid • Proprietary
Window Manager
Mac
67 Magnet alternatives
Every time you multitask with many apps open, you need all the windows arranged accordingly. Magnet makes this process swift and easy.
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Magnet Features
Global hotkey
Support for Hotkeys
Window organizer
Snap windows
Preme for Windows
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
59 Preme for Windows alternatives
Preme is a free software for Windows which lets you add cool desktop features and enhances the desktop functionality.
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Preme for Windows Features
Touch Bar Manager
Touchbar integration
Configurable
altdrag
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Windows
80 altdrag alternatives
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.
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altdrag Features
1. Portablealtdrag can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Window Resizing
Snap windows
Discontinued
The last version (1.1) is from 2015.
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...
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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

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Shiftit uses commands that have fewer conflicts with other applications.
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Tiles
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Free • Proprietary
Window Manager
Mac
3 Tiles alternatives
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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Tiles Features
1. LightweightTiles consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Customizable
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
HyperDock
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
61 HyperDock alternatives
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.
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HyperDock Features
Dock
Discontinued
The last version (1.7) is from January 2017, but it's still available to download.