Split Screen Alternatives

Split Screen is described as 'allows you to effortlessly resize windows to exactly half your desktop at the touch of a simple keystroke. Gone are the days of trying to resize windows to fit nicely next to each other, with Split Screen it is as easy as pressing a button' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Split Screen for Mac and Windows. The best Split Screen alternative is Divvy. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try altdrag or Taekwindow. Other great apps like Split Screen are Moom, HyperDock, BetterSnapTool and KDE Mover-Sizer.

Split Screen alternatives are mainly Window Managers but may also be Application Launchers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Split Screen.

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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.
- - Divvy is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Split Screen.
- - Divvy is the most popular commercial alternative to Split Screen.
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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.
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.
- - altdrag is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Split Screen.
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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.
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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Dock
Discontinued
The last version (1.7) is from January 2017, but it's still available to download.
BetterSnapTool
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Paid • Proprietary
Window Manager
Mac
48 BetterSnapTool alternatives
BetterSnapTool is a utility that mimics Windows 7 Aero snap, allowing you to easily manage your window positions and sizes by either dragging them to one of your screens corners or to the top, left or right side of your screen.
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BetterSnapTool Features
1. Support for Multiple MonitorsBetterSnapTool supports the use of multiple displays.
Snap windows
Taekwindow
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Windows
73 Taekwindow alternatives
Taekwindow is a simple, lightweight and free Windows program that allows you to move and resize windows by dragging them with the Alt key, similar to many X11 window managers.
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Taekwindow Features
1. PortableTaekwindow can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
KDE Mover-Sizer
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Windows
85 KDE Mover-Sizer alternatives
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.
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KDE Mover-Sizer Features
1. Support for Multiple MonitorsKDE Mover-Sizer supports the use of multiple displays.
2. LightweightKDE Mover-Sizer consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Snap windows
MoveInactiveWin
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Free • Proprietary
Window Manager
Windows
82 MoveInactiveWin alternatives
Sometimes a lot of deskop clutter can hide a window (eg, open file, programs, files-explorer, dialogs)
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MoveInactiveWin Features
Window organizer
Cinch
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Paid • Proprietary
Window Manager
Mac
58 Cinch alternatives
Cinch is Aero Snap for Macs- it offers simple, mouse-driven window management by defining the left, right, and top edges of your screen as hot zones. Cinching to the left or right edges of the screen will resize the window to fill exactly half the screen, allowing you to easily...
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Easy Move+Resize
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Mac
53 Easy Move+Resize alternatives
Easy Move+Resize is based on behavior found in many X11/Linux window managers, adding easy modifier key + mouse drag move and resize to OS X.
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SizeUp
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Paid • Proprietary
Window Manager
Mac
56 SizeUp alternatives
SizeUp allows you to quickly position a window to fill exactly half the screen (splitscreen), a quarter of the screen (quadrant), full screen, or centered via the menu bar or configurable system-wide shortcuts (hotkeys).
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SizeUp Features
1. Split-screen multiplayerSizeUp can split the screen equally so that each player has their dedicated Point of View.
Fullscreen support
Tiling
Tuck
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
72 Tuck alternatives
Tuck is a handy menu bar application that allows you to quickly and simply clear multi-window clutter by hiding windows under your screen edges.
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Tuck Features
Hide apps
Snap windows
Window docking