
In 10.15 Catalina, Apple simplified the interface. Release the button and then click a window on the other side of the screen to add it to Split View. As you hold the button, the window shrinks, and you can drag it to the left or right side of the screen. Click a window’s green full-screen button at the upper left. Starting with macOS 10.11 El Capitan, Apple gave us Split View. More on Magnet and Moom in a bit-let’s look at what macOS can do for you first. Magnet and Moom provide a capability I have envied in Microsoft Windows and Google’s ChromeOS: “window snapping.” When you drag windows to the edges of the screen, window snapping causes them to snap into particular positions and shapes. You can buy Moom for $10 directly from its developer, Many Tricks, or through the Mac App Store. I weaned myself off Magnet and went all-in with Moom because of its flexibility. Last I checked, the $1.99 app sat atop the Mac App Store’s productivity category.Īnother, Moom, lets you customize your window behavior. It was my favorite app of this kind for a long time. One window-positioning utility, Magnet, is a zero-configuration tool that anticipates what presets users want. There are many such apps out there, and even general-purpose utilities like Keyboard Maestro can help you move windows around. Third-party utilities give you even more window control. You’re probably aware of Split View, which puts two windows side-by-side in full-screen mode, and Apple has built in additional capabilities. You can automate such drudgery to a large degree. #1627: iPhone 14 lineup, Apple Watch SE/Series 8/Ultra, new AirPods Pro, iOS 16 and watchOS 9 released, Steve Jobs ArchiveĪutomate Window Positioning With macOS and Appsĭon’t squander precious time manually repositioning and resizing Mac windows over and over again.

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