# Window management for Mac

> Snap, tile and resize windows with shortcuts or drag zones.

From dockpicks (https://dockpicks.com/), a hand-picked, independent directory of Mac apps. Web page: https://dockpicks.com/window-management/

Group: Essentials. 7 apps, listed best first. Prices are the vendor's wording, checked October 2026, and can change.

Built into macOS: macOS window tiling. Since macOS Sequoia 15, macOS can tile windows on its own: drag a window to an edge or corner, use the green button's layouts, the Window menu, or keyboard shortcuts for halves, quarters and fill. That covers basic side-by-side work. Third-party tools add thirds and custom sizes, saved layouts, more shortcuts, or full automatic tiling.

## 1. Rectangle

Free keyboard shortcuts and snap areas for windows

- Price: Free
- Pricing model: Free. No payment needed for the full app.
- Usable without paying: Yes
- Open source: Yes, MIT (https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle)
- Developer: Ryan Hanson
- Website: https://rectangleapp.com/
- Facts checked: 2026-10-24
- On dockpicks: https://dockpicks.com/window-management/#rectangle

Moves and resizes windows with keyboard shortcuts or by dragging them to screen edges and corners. Repeating a shortcut cycles through sizes.

Our take: The default recommendation: free, simple and actively maintained. If you only need halves and quarters, try the built-in tiling first, since it now covers that.

## 2. Moom

Window layouts, snap zones and a pop-up palette

- Price: $15 one-time
- Pricing model: Paid. A one-time purchase. A free trial may exist.
- Usable without paying: No
- Open source: No
- Developer: Many Tricks
- Website: https://manytricks.com/moom/
- Facts checked: 2026-10-24
- On dockpicks: https://dockpicks.com/window-management/#moom

Moves and zooms windows through a pop-up palette on the green button, snap zones, keyboard control and chained actions. It can save and restore whole window layouts, for example when you plug in an external display.

Our take: Best for people who switch between a laptop screen and external displays and want layouts restored with one action. It takes some setup to get the most out of it.

## 3. Rectangle Pro

Rectangle plus window throws, custom sizes and layouts

- Price: $9.99
- Pricing model: Paid. A one-time purchase. A free trial may exist.
- Usable without paying: No
- Open source: No
- Developer: Ryan Hanson
- Website: https://rectangleapp.com/pro/
- Facts checked: 2026-10-24
- On dockpicks: https://dockpicks.com/window-management/#rectangle-pro

A paid superset of Rectangle that adds a window throw gesture with 16 positions, custom sizes and positions, snap targets anywhere, saved app layouts and iCloud settings sync.

Our take: For Rectangle users who want saved layouts and more control without moving to a full tiling manager. One license works on 3 devices.

## 4. Loop

Radial-menu window manager, free and open source

- Price: Free
- Pricing model: Free. No payment needed for the full app.
- Usable without paying: Yes
- Open source: Yes, GPL-3.0 (https://github.com/MrKai77/Loop)
- Website: https://github.com/MrKai77/Loop
- Facts checked: 2026-10-24
- On dockpicks: https://dockpicks.com/window-management/#loop-window-manager

Hold a trigger key and move the cursor in a direction to move and resize the window, with a live preview. It also supports keyboard shortcuts, repeatable cycles and stashing windows at the screen edge.

Our take: A nice free alternative to Rectangle if you prefer mouse or trackpad gestures to memorizing shortcuts. The radial menu and preview can both be customized or turned off.

## 5. Magnet

Simple drag-to-snap tiling from the Mac App Store

- Price: $4.99 on the Mac App Store
- Pricing model: Paid. A one-time purchase. A free trial may exist.
- Usable without paying: No
- Open source: No
- Website: https://magnet.crowdcafe.com/
- Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/magnet/id441258766
- Built-in may be enough: macOS window tiling already covers what most people use this for
- Facts checked: 2026-10-24
- On dockpicks: https://dockpicks.com/window-management/#magnet

Snaps windows into halves, quarters and thirds by dragging them to screen edges, with keyboard shortcuts and a menu bar menu. Supports up to six external displays.

Our take: Easy to set up and cheap, but built-in macOS tiling now does most of what people bought it for. Its main remaining extra is thirds.

## 6. BetterSnapTool

Cheap snapping with custom snap areas

- Price: $1.99 on the Mac App Store
- Pricing model: Paid. A one-time purchase. A free trial may exist.
- Usable without paying: No
- Open source: No
- Developer: folivora.AI GmbH
- Website: https://folivora.ai/bettersnaptool/
- Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580
- Facts checked: 2026-10-24
- On dockpicks: https://dockpicks.com/window-management/#bettersnaptool

Snaps windows by dragging them to corners or the top, left or right side of the screen, and lets you define custom snap areas anywhere. It also offers keyboard shortcuts and moving or resizing windows while holding a key.

Our take: A low-cost upgrade over built-in tiling if you want your own snap zones. From the makers of BetterTouchTool, which includes similar window features if you already own it.

## 7. AeroSpace

i3-style automatic tiling window manager

- Price: Free
- Pricing model: Free. No payment needed for the full app.
- Usable without paying: Yes
- Open source: Yes, MIT (https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace)
- Website: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace
- Facts checked: 2026-10-24
- On dockpicks: https://dockpicks.com/window-management/#aerospace

A tiling window manager inspired by i3 that arranges windows automatically in a tree and uses its own virtual workspaces. It is configured with a plain text file and controlled from the keyboard and command line.

Our take: For developers and keyboard-heavy users who want every window tiled automatically. It does not require disabling SIP, but it is beta software, is not notarized, and has a real learning curve.