Free Spectacle Wndow Manager Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Spectacle Wndow Manager for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best free Mac alternative is Rectangle, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Spectacle Wndow Manager and 13 are free and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Mac alternatives to Spectacle Wndow Manager are yabai, Slate, Mjolnir and Shiftit.

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  1. Rectangle icon

    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 language).

    76 Rectangle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    It does the same job, is free and open source, love it, RIP Spectacle.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Rectangle is a great Spectacle Wndow Manager alternative.

    • Rectangle is the most popular Mac alternative to Spectacle Wndow Manager.

    • Rectangle is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Spectacle Wndow Manager.

    • Rectangle is Freemium and Open SourceSpectacle Wndow Manager is Free and Open Source
    • Rectangle is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSpectacle Wndow Manager is not according to our users
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    yabai

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    yabai started as a C99 rewrite of chunkwm, originally supposed to be its first RC version.

    110 yabai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  4. Slate icon

    Slate

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    Slate is a window management application similar to Divvy and SizeUp (except better and free!). Originally written to replace them due to some limitations in how each work, it attempts to overcome them by simply being extremely configurable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
  5. Mjolnir icon

    Mjolnir

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    Lightweight automation and productivity power-tool for OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Shiftit icon

    Shiftit

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    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...

    76 Shiftit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    Shiftit uses commands that have fewer conflicts with other applications.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Shiftit is Free and Open SourceSpectacle Wndow Manager is also Free and Open Source
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    Amethyst

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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.

    101 Amethyst alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  9. Tiles icon

    Tiles

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  10. Window Collage icon

    Window Collage

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    Window Collage is free menubar app that can split the screen into your favorite layout, placing several windows in the best way to fit your work habits when you multitask.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Penc icon

    Penc

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    Penc is a window manager app for macOS designed for use with the trackpad. It lets you use trackpad gestures along with the Command key to move, resize and snap windows to the screen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  12. Keypad Layout

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    Keypad Layout is an easy to use, open source window layout manager for Mac that lets you control windows using using Ctrl + Numeric Keypad combinations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    Snap Assist

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    MacOS toolbar utility application that makes window management easier.

    58 Snap Assist alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
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    Autumn Window Manager

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    Autumn is a full customizable window manager for Mac with a built-in IDE for coders to configure everything with JavaScript or TypeScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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