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On a mac I can't live without "Magnet" [1]. It lets you do organize your windows in half/thirds of screens with simple keystrokes. That should be part of the OS

by jek0 6y ago

On a mac I can't live without "Magnet" [1]. It lets you do organize your windows in half/thirds of screens with simple keystrokes. That should be part of the OS. [1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/magnet/id441258766?mt=12 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/magnet/id441258766?mt=12

anaganisk 6y ago
Ah the next stop would be outrage by Magnet folks, writing a blogpost on how Apple stole their app features and sent them out of business.
- Veen 6y ago
  It’s a risk every Mac and iOS developer takes and is aware of. Sherlocking has been a thing for decades.
  - Hamuko 6y ago
    It's not even a software development exclusive problem. You might create a product, sell it on Amazon and then notice Amazon sell its own AmazonBasics version of it after a while.
theshrike79 6y ago
I use Rectangle [0] for the same purpose, it has a few more bells and whistles and is open source. It does have a bit of a debounce problem on multiple screens though (one tap might move the window two positions). [0] https://rectangleapp.com https://rectangleapp.com
maxwelldone 6y ago
I've been using Magnet forever and believe I bought it on sale for a dollar or very cheap. One of my best purchases.
fit2rule 6y ago
I use a hammerspoon script called "MiroWindowsManager", which works very well: local hyper = {"ctrl", "alt", "cmd"} hs.loadSpoon("MiroWindowsManager") hs.window.animationDuration = 0.3 spoon.MiroWindowsManager:bindHotkeys({ up = {hyper, "up"}, right = {hyper, "right"}, down = {hyper, "down"}, left = {hyper, "left"}, fullscreen = {hyper, "f"} }) https://www.hammerspoon.org/Spoons/MiroWindowsManager.html https://www.hammerspoon.org/Spoons/MiroWindowsManager.html
akra 6y ago
Will try it out. Having said that it is on my Linux machine "for free". I'm not even quite sure if I'm allowed to use these paid apps on the Macbook Pro I've been given.
sreeramb93 6y ago
I used Magnet extensively when I used a mac. There is no linux equivalent.
- benhurmarcel 6y ago
  The feature is typically included in the desktop environment on Linux (and Windows).
- 12ian34 6y ago
  have you tried i3 [1]? [1]: https://i3wm.org/ https://i3wm.org/
- smoldesu 6y ago
  There are... hundreds of Linux equivalents. Magnet is a pretty boring Window manager anyways.
belthesar 6y ago
For Linux users on Gnome looking for similar functionality, I use the gTile extension to accomplish this. When I first got my ultrawide display on macOS, Divvy was critical to be able to do this. gTile was a similar enough replacement to get me my workflow back.
nunez 6y ago
I use ShiftIt which supports keybindings, is free, and can be installed from Homebrew

by jek0 6y ago

anaganisk 6y ago

Ah the next stop would be outrage by Magnet folks, writing a blogpost on how Apple stole their app features and sent them out of business.

Veen 6y ago
It’s a risk every Mac and iOS developer takes and is aware of. Sherlocking has been a thing for decades.
- Hamuko 6y ago
  It's not even a software development exclusive problem. You might create a product, sell it on Amazon and then notice Amazon sell its own AmazonBasics version of it after a while.

theshrike79 6y ago

I use Rectangle [0] for the same purpose, it has a few more bells and whistles and is open source. It does have a bit of a debounce problem on multiple screens though (one tap might move the window two positions). [0] https://rectangleapp.com https://rectangleapp.com

maxwelldone 6y ago

I've been using Magnet forever and believe I bought it on sale for a dollar or very cheap. One of my best purchases.

fit2rule 6y ago

I use a hammerspoon script called "MiroWindowsManager", which works very well: local hyper = {"ctrl", "alt", "cmd"} hs.loadSpoon("MiroWindowsManager") hs.window.animationDuration = 0.3 spoon.MiroWindowsManager:bindHotkeys({ up = {hyper, "up"}, right = {hyper, "right"}, down = {hyper, "down"}, left = {hyper, "left"}, fullscreen = {hyper, "f"} }) https://www.hammerspoon.org/Spoons/MiroWindowsManager.html https://www.hammerspoon.org/Spoons/MiroWindowsManager.html

akra 6y ago

Will try it out. Having said that it is on my Linux machine "for free". I'm not even quite sure if I'm allowed to use these paid apps on the Macbook Pro I've been given.

sreeramb93 6y ago

I used Magnet extensively when I used a mac. There is no linux equivalent.

benhurmarcel 6y ago
The feature is typically included in the desktop environment on Linux (and Windows).
12ian34 6y ago
have you tried i3 [1]? [1]: https://i3wm.org/ https://i3wm.org/
smoldesu 6y ago
There are... hundreds of Linux equivalents. Magnet is a pretty boring Window manager anyways.

belthesar 6y ago

For Linux users on Gnome looking for similar functionality, I use the gTile extension to accomplish this. When I first got my ultrawide display on macOS, Divvy was critical to be able to do this. gTile was a similar enough replacement to get me my workflow back.

nunez 6y ago

I use ShiftIt which supports keybindings, is free, and can be installed from Homebrew