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WindowGrid

 51 likes

WindowGrid is a modern window management program that allows the user to quickly and easily layout their windows on a dynamic grid.

WindowGrid screenshot 1

License model

  • FreeProprietary

Application type

Platforms

  • Windows  Vista/7/8/8.1/10
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

3.6 / 5 Avg rating (7)
51 likes
8comments
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Features

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Window organizer
  2.  Snap windows
  3.  Portable
  4.  Visual Organization
  5.  Support for Multiple Monitors
  6.  Organization

WindowGrid News & Activities

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Recent activities

  • App icon
    POX added WindowGrid as alternative to SnapZones
    about 1 month ago
  • alexcoere and r3v0000 liked WindowGrid
    about 1 month ago
  • bawldiggle commented on WindowGrid
    5 months ago

    I dont like "WindowGrid".

    (Issues on Bitbucket since 2016)[https://bitbucket.org/joshua_wilding/windowgrid-binaries/issues] ... have been ignored by the developer for the last 4 years.
    Last update was v1.3.1.1 ... (17-May-2016)

    22-Nov-2020

  • Lockszmith_ reviewed WindowGrid  
    5 months ago

    It's late 2021, and while the software hasn't been updated since 2016, it is still one of the first things I install on every machine I encounter (I actually made a scoop bucket for it):

    scoop bucket add szcoop https://code.lksz.me/szcoop/bucket scoop install WindowGrid

    This makes using multiple windows so much more comfortable I highly recommend it.

    To address some of the issues others have mentioned below, run this application 'as admin', this way it doesn't get stuck...

  • TBayAreaPat reviewed WindowGrid  
    5 months ago

    Outdated by numerous automated window sizer programs like Workspacer WM. Though WindowGrid still works, very few people would find advantage in using it vs newer programs. WindowGrid relies on hotkeys, which become a nuisance to remember, and it requires fumbling around that automated window sizers don't require. Few people would gain an extra benefit from using this program except perhaps people who do scripts and need precise window settings.

  • TBayAreaPat replied to a comment / review on WindowGrid
    5 months ago
  • App icon
    POX added WindowGrid as alternative to snApp
    11 months ago
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WindowGrid information

  • Developed by

    windowgrid.net
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.6
  • Alternatives

    66 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Category

OS & Utilities

Our users have written 8 comments and reviews about WindowGrid, and it has gotten 51 likes

WindowGrid was added to AlternativeTo by joshua_wilding on Nov 3, 2015 and this page was last updated Feb 27, 2021.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Felipe Vargas
  
Top positive commentApr 10, 2019

It's super simple, super easy, portable, ligth but still work perfect.

Move a window, hold Left Ctrl, rigth click to select te startint position, then resize. Love it

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TBayAreaPat
  
Top negative commentJul 22, 2022
• Edited Aug 29, 2024

Outdated by numerous automated window sizer programs like Workspacer WM. Though WindowGrid still works, very few people would find advantage in using it vs newer programs. WindowGrid relies on hotkeys, which become a nuisance to remember, and it requires fumbling around that automated window sizers don't require. Few people would gain an extra benefit from using this program except perhaps people who do scripts and need precise window settings.

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Lockszmith_
  
Positive commentSep 30, 2021
• Edited Sep 30, 2021

It's late 2021, and while the software hasn't been updated since 2016, it is still one of the first things I install on every machine I encounter (I actually made a scoop bucket for it):

scoop bucket add szcoop https://code.lksz.me/szcoop/bucket scoop install WindowGrid

This makes using multiple windows so much more comfortable I highly recommend it.

To address some of the issues others have mentioned below, run this application 'as admin', this way it doesn't get stuck when trying to manipulate elevated windows.

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bawldiggle
CommentNov 23, 2020
• Edited Nov 23, 2020

I dont like "WindowGrid".

(Issues on Bitbucket since 2016)[https://bitbucket.org/joshua_wilding/windowgrid-binaries/issues] ... have been ignored by the developer for the last 4 years.
Last update was v1.3.1.1 ... (17-May-2016)

22-Nov-2020

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stephen147
  
ReviewJul 21, 2019

If it had the ability to auto-resize the windows it would be all I'd need. But not bad. I'll give it a shot and see how it fairs out.

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fattredd
  
Positive commentJan 2, 2019

Great little piece of software. I have trouble using large or multiple displays without it. It makes snapping windows a breeze and is super fast to learn and use.

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s0me0ne
  
Negative commentDec 7, 2016

Took me a minute or two to figure out how it works, but it is really easy. It's just different because no one has come up w a cool easy way to do this before. :)

UPDATE: Oct 2018 I ended up uninstalling this as it doesn't seem to always stay running or doesn't always respond to the proper clicks to get it to work.

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What is WindowGrid?

WindowGrid is a modern window management program that allows the user to quickly and easily layout their windows on a dynamic grid. WindowGrid gives functionality to the normally useless right mouse button when moving a window. Doing this will enable the grid snap mode.

FEATURES

  • Simple to control
  • Portable and Installable
  • Works with aerosnap
  • Unintrusive
  • Grid overlay can be customised (dimensions, opacity and color)
  • Can auto update
  • Supports Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10
  • Supports x86 and x64
  • Written in C# and C++
  • Low memory usage

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