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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. Rectangle is an alternative that's actively supported: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by Hates_ · 2021-01-07 · in M1 Macs cannot support dual Extended displays through their Thunderbolt 3 ports
  2. spectacle is no longer maintained, but the open source alternative rectangle.app works just as well. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by jnskw · 2021-01-07 · in M1 Macs cannot support dual Extended displays through their Thunderbolt 3 ports
  3. Rectangle (the spiritual successor to Spectacle) is a great MacOS window manager. Highly recommended. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by ericzawo · 2020-12-16 · in I3: Improved Tiling Window Manager
  4. …(it may matter with Big Sur release). Rectangle is based on Spectacle and is actively developed: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by KORraN · 2020-11-12 · in macOS Big Sur
  5. …I highly recommend it, give it a try if you're interested! [0] https://rectangleapp.com or https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by luizfelberti · 2020-09-06 · in Hard to discover tips and apps for macOS
  6. …windows where you want them on the screen. It is crazy to me that this is not standard on macs. 0. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by ImaCake · 2020-09-06 · in SensibleSideButtons – side navigation for third-party mice in macOS
  7. …window manager "Rectangles". You can install it using Homebrew or download it from their website: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by cpeterso · 2020-05-29 · in But no, 80-column terminals in 2020 isn't “reasonable” any more
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    Rectangle: Open-source window management app for macOS
    story by tosh · 2020-05-24 · 0 comments
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    An open source macOS window management app
    story by harikb · 2020-01-08 · 0 comments
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    Rectangle: Swift Rewrite of Spectacle Window Management App for Mac
    story by domoritz · 2019-10-14 · 0 comments
  11. …reports and PRs are piling up. It looks like someone else is currently working on a Swift rewrite. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
    comment by ebg13 · 2019-08-06 · in Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?