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Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas

61 mentions on Hacker News by 54 people: 10 stories, 51 comments · first 2019-08-06 · latest 2026-06-23

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  1. …IDE: Zed https://github.com/zed-industries/zed Window management: Rectangle https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle Menubar system monitor: Stats https://github.com/exelban/stats Screen tweaks: MonitorControl https://github.com/MonitorC
    comment by unmanageduck · 2026-06-23 · in Ask HN: New clean macOS install. Must-have apps? Best browser?
  2. …shortcuts for navigating directly to a target, rather than sliding over sequentially). [0]: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle [1]: https://github.com/jurplel/InstantSpaceSwitcher Recent discussion on the latter:…
    comment by wbadart · 2026-05-30 · in It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12
  3. Had to look this up : https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle/wiki/Todo-Mode Interesting!
    comment by jmpz · 2025-10-13 · in Show HN: Rift – A tiling window manager for macOS
  4. Give https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle a try... or Magnet, if you prefer a paid app: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by solardev · 2025-08-23 · in From M1 MacBook to Arch Linux: A month-long experiment that became permanenent
  5. …I still have many gripes with it, especially the window management). Rectangle makes it better: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle That said, though, Macbooks are far and away the best laptop hardware you can get right now, and the…
    comment by solardev · 2025-08-23 · in From M1 MacBook to Arch Linux: A month-long experiment that became permanenent
  6. You might like https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by asteroidburger · 2025-08-23 · in From M1 MacBook to Arch Linux: A month-long experiment that became permanenent
  7. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle It says “based on” in the README, which could just mean “inspired by”, but it’s also in the license so I thought that it was an actual fork. Looking at the actual history would reveal the answer, but…
    comment by floriannn · 2025-03-12 · in The Future Is Niri
  8. …but it's less terrible than MacOs' mouse/touchpad chauvinism. https://github.com/sbmpost/AutoRaise https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by e12e · 2025-02-09 · in Kanata: Cross-platform multi-layer keyboard remapper with advanced customization
  9. …[1] https://github.com/kasper/phoenix [2] https://manytricks.com/moom/ [3] https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle [4] https://magnet.crowdcafe.com
    comment by joshstrange · 2024-04-26 · in Multiple Displays on a Mac Sucks
  10. Why would you pay for magnet when you can use rectangle, which is the same but open source? https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by mike31fr · 2023-12-01 · in Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS
  11. Reading the issues with Yabai losing windows and needing a restart.. Rectangle is another oss option: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle I bought Moom long before rectangle came out, both are pretty decent.
    comment by j45 · 2023-11-30 · in Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS
  12. …Rectangle and AutoRaise helps a lot, making the UX livable: https://github.com/sbmpost/AutoRaise https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by e12e · 2023-10-13 · in Framework 13 AMD 7040 Series: A Developer's First Impressions
  13. Highly recommend https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by geitir · 2023-08-23 · in macOS 13.5 no longer allows setting system wide ulimits
  14. …use it frequently to maximize the window to screen view without having it go full screen. [1] - https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by genmud · 2023-07-10 · in Ask HN: Favorite Mac Apps for Productivity?
  15. Spectacle is no longer maintained, per their website, and has been replaced by Rectangle: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by wildrhythms · 2023-06-17 · in Ask HN: Why does Apple refuse to add window snapping to macOS?
  16. Also Rectangle, which I moved to from Divvy: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by guitarbill · 2023-06-17 · in Ask HN: Why does Apple refuse to add window snapping to macOS?
  17. I use Rectangle for this. Works like a charm. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by victorbohr · 2023-06-17 · in Ask HN: Why does Apple refuse to add window snapping to macOS?
  18. I use two applications to do something like that. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos
    comment by meatjuice · 2023-04-08 · in Vim-like “jump” cursor for Mac OS Window Management
  19. Echoing what umberthreat34g said, check out Rectangle ( https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle ).
    comment by Aaron2222 · 2023-01-23 · in macOS CLI tool to configure multi-display resolutions and arrangements
  20. …[1] https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos [2] https://github.com/linearmouse/linearmouse [3] https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by emsixteen · 2023-01-18 · in No Start Menu for You
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    Ask HN: As an indie developer, how can you fight fraud?
    story by rxhanson · 2022-10-28 · 6 comments
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    Rectangle: Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts
    story by tosh · 2022-10-25 · 0 comments
  23. I use Rectangle and it's great for moving windows using the keyboard: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by 72deluxe · 2022-10-25 · in My next Mac might be the last
  24. …In fact, Lunar might be the first partially open source app I know that is not buildable. [1]: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by beltsazar · 2022-06-22 · in HDMI Firewall
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    Rectangle
    story by tosh · 2022-06-17 · 0 comments
  26. …I was using Spectacle as well. JFYI: As it is no longer maintained, I switched to Rectangle ( https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle ) and can highly recommend it.
    comment by mickimnet · 2022-05-27 · in Ask HN: How do you sync your computer’s development configurations/environment?
  27. Spectacle is not being actively maintained, Rectangle is the spiritual successor https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by auslegung · 2022-05-14 · in MacBook Pro M1 Developer Setup 2022
  28. …open source app Rectangle, which sounds like the same thing minus a few features. I use it daily. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle/
    comment by varenc · 2022-05-05 · in Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
  29. …alternative from their readme is Rectangle [1]. [0] https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle [1] https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by Etheryte · 2022-05-05 · in Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
  30. …into debugging the problem), you instead opt for a paid app? What you do if you were using Linux? https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by a10c · 2022-04-26 · in Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
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    Rectangle: Open-Source Window Management for macOS
    story by sebiw · 2022-04-12 · 0 comments
  32. …So I switched to Rectangle, which has optional Spectacle-compatible keybindings. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle I also add RightZoom: https://www.blazingtools.com/right_zoom_mac.html With them, window management becomes basically as
    comment by lproven · 2022-03-21 · in Windows needs a change in priorities
  33. …Rectangle is not on the Mac App Store, though, if that's important to you. [1]: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle [2]: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle/blob/master/TerminalCo... [3]: https://rectangleapp.com/pro
    comment by rxhanson · 2022-03-17 · in Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas
  34. The Rectangle app has been a great window tiling system for me: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by snarkyturtle · 2022-03-07 · in macOS’s ancient problems still exist in 2022
  35. If you haven't seen it already, take a look at https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle for an OSX window utility. I've been having great success with it. Some placements may take a couple of shortcuts, but this is easy to memorise, for…
    comment by AOsborn · 2022-02-20 · in Ask HN: What do websites look like on super ultra wide screens?
  36. That's exactly how I feel too! For MacOS, I love Rectangle, which is both great and open source: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by hbbio · 2022-02-08 · in KDE: A Nice Tiling Environment and a Surprisingly Awesome DE
  37. …choice, similar to the 12x12. Hope that helps and you can reduce to one app instead of two. :-) 1. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle/blob/master/TerminalCo...
    comment by Brajeshwar · 2021-12-31 · in macOS Setup after 15 Years of Linux
  38. …hack to get window tiling, you might also want to... recover basic window management functionality: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle recover modifier key window drag: https://github.com/dmarcotte/easy-move-resize good luck.
    comment by pxc · 2021-11-05 · in From macOS to Arch Linux
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    Rectangle: Keyboard Shortcuts and Snap Areas for MacOS
    story by cbrookins · 2021-10-17 · 1 comment
  40. You could try out Rectangle [1]. Other alternatives would be magnet (paid) or veeer (free). [1]: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by hiichbindermax · 2021-09-12 · in Open source applications for macOS
  41. Spectacle has been succeeded by Rectangle: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle I've been using Rectangle for ~1.5 years now, and it's been pretty stable and gets regular updates and patches.
    comment by square_usual · 2021-09-08 · in Show HN: Web browser to help programmers think clearly
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    Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas
    story by quyleanh · 2021-08-16 · 0 comments
  43. …are pretty easy to configure and i've found it to work well even in multi monitor setups. [1] https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by anuragsoni · 2021-04-27 · in Apple's follow-up to M1 chip goes into mass production for Mac
  44. …source apps for Mac recently. My other favorites so far: https://github.com/iterate-ch/cyberduck https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle https://github.com/sfsam/Itsycal https://github.com/newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake
    comment by m12k · 2021-03-19 · in Xbar: The BitBar reboot. Put anything in your macOS menu bar
  45. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle works great for me!
    comment by theturtletalks · 2021-03-03 · in M1 MacBook Air hits 900 GFlops in the browser with Safari's experimental WebGPU
  46. …Rectangle. It meets 90% of my use cases as someone that prefers the way Windows handles windows. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by abdusco · 2021-02-11 · in Switching to Windows
  47. …It has had its time. It is done. It should leave. [1] https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by fnord123 · 2021-02-10 · in Hello system, a FreeBSD-based OS designed to resemble Mac
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    Todo Mode for Rectangle
    story by tosh · 2021-01-19 · 0 comments
  49. Yup, hence mentioned above Rectangle: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by KORraN · 2021-01-07 · in M1 Macs cannot support dual Extended displays through their Thunderbolt 3 ports
  50. …) is Spectacle's successor, works great, and its source is available as well ( https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle ).
    comment by sapsan · 2021-01-07 · in M1 Macs cannot support dual Extended displays through their Thunderbolt 3 ports