WindowSpace Alternatives

WindowSpace is described as 'Powerful desktop enhancement utility for large monitors, widescreens and multi-monitor systems. Once installed, it allows you to manipulate windows in many new amazing ways – snap windows to the screen edges and other windows, move and resize them with keyboard' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to WindowSpace for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, PortableApps.com and File Explorer apps. The best WindowSpace alternative is DisplayFusion, which is free. Other great apps like WindowSpace are AquaSnap, WindowGrid, Snap It! and Divvy.

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  1. Shiftit icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    • Shiftit is Free and Open SourceWindowSpace is Paid and Proprietary
  2. SMBAct icon
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    SMBAct is the all-in-one cross-platform solution that allows you to keep your windows and applications well-organized and significantly simplify the process of interaction with them.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • SMBAct is the most popular Linux alternative to WindowSpace.

    • SMBAct is Paid and ProprietaryWindowSpace is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. DeskScope icon
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    DeskScope is an easy-to-use window manager with the Desk View™, an interactive view of the desktop. DeskScope creates mini-windows on the Desk View to represent desktop applications and Windows 11 apps.

    78 DeskScope alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. ActiveDock 2 icon
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    ActiveDock 2 is a customizable alternative to the standard macOS Dock, offering advanced features for app launching, window management, appearance customization, and more. It fully replaces the classic Apple Dock and Launchpad while preserving their familiar look and behavior...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Control windows using hotkeys.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. WinDock icon
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    WinDock is a window manager ideal for large, or multi-monitor setups.

    Features: -Easy and intuitive drag-and-drop action to simplify moving and resizing Windows. -Highly customizable docking rules that specify how you want your windows to behave. -Multiple rule profiles/layouts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Plumb icon
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    Plumb is designed to reduce the time spent manually moving windows on your desktop. With higher resolution and larger monitors becoming the norm it’s common to have several applications open at any given time — none of which really need 100% of the screen.

    46 Plumb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Deskovery icon
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    Deskovery is an OS X window manager. Windowshade, align, resize, change transparency of your windows.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. QuickTile icon
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    A lightweight utility for allowing you to quickly snap windows to a tiling grid under your existing Linux window manager. Can be triggered via keyboard shortcuts, the command line, or D-Bus calls.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
     
  10. Multi Dock icon
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    MultiDock is a simple application that allows you to organize frequently used applications, documents and folders using small panels (Dock’s).

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Chameleon Window Manager will allow you to control the windows of your programs using customizable buttons added to the title bars of the windows (Always on Top, Minimize to Tray, Minimize to Caption, Specify Transparency, Position window at left/right of screen).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
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