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I've used osx for maybe 15 minutes in my life, but I distinctly remember this question. So like... I know everyone else probably already knows, but is there ac

I've used osx for maybe 15 minutes in my life, but I distinctly remember this question. So like... I know everyone else probably already knows, but is there actually a way to do it?

Grakel 5y ago
I have been told multiple times, "there's no reason anyone would want to do that." Totally nuts.
dfabulich 5y ago
Hold option (alt) and click the green button in the bar at the top of the window. (As you hover the button, a pop-up will appear, calling the option "Zoom," which means to "maximize.")
- bhj 5y ago
  It really means "tell the app to size its window to fit the content" so the effect is not always to fill the screen. It's so inconsistently implemented that they might as well just make it work like maximize on Windows.
- zapzupnz 5y ago
  Or just double click the titlebar, less effort.
zapzupnz 5y ago
You could use an app like BetterSnapTool or Tiles. With both, you can set up Aero Snap-like hot edges to change window size. With BST, you can also set right or middle clicking on the traffic lights to do custom actions, including Windows-style maximise. The odd few times I need Windows-style maximise, usually in non-native apps that don't properly support AppKit/UIKit resizing behaviour (I'm looking at you, Teams, Discord, etc.), I'll use Tiles to do it. Free app. https://folivora.ai/bettersnaptool https://folivora.ai/bettersnaptool https://freemacsoft.net/tiles/ https://freemacsoft.net/tiles/