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I posted this yesterday in the thread about the Rust-written window manager, but it's relevant here as well. There are plenty of apps that provide varying leve

I posted this yesterday in the thread about the Rust-written window manager, but it's relevant here as well. There are plenty of apps that provide varying levels of window-manager functionality to OS X. I would try a couple out and see which feels right to you. I have tried most of them, and personally prefer Moom. http://manytricks.com/moom/ http://manytricks.com/moom/ http://mizage.com/divvy/ http://mizage.com/divvy/ http://ianyh.com/amethyst/ http://ianyh.com/amethyst/ http://spectacleapp.com/ http://spectacleapp.com/ https://github.com/fjolnir/xnomad https://github.com/fjolnir/xnomad https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?m.. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?m.... https://github.com/sdegutis/mjolnir https://github.com/sdegutis/mjolnir

pmoriarty 12y ago
Is Moom any better than Spectacle?
- tekknolagi 12y ago
  I don't think so. I went from Moom to Spectacle something like a year ago and haven't looked back.
bluetidepro 12y ago
Moom is by far the best I have tried, also. I really love that app.
dilap 12y ago
FWIW, I'm a very happy user of bettersnaptool
Carrok 12y ago
For another option, I prefer Window Tidy. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/window-tidy/id456609775 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/window-tidy/id456609775
bnycum 12y ago
Minus Mjolnir, I've tried the rest and still prefer Slate[1] but it hasn't been updated since Feb 2013. Actually I had never heard of Mjolnir before now. I like Slate's ability to define a config file that is just a little more powerful than the competition, plus it's easy to sync across machines. I haven't updated to Yosemite, but Slate works wonderfully on Mavericks. [1]: https://github.com/jigish/slate https://github.com/jigish/slate
- 0942v8653 12y ago
  Mjolnir might still be worth trying. I'm not sure how you got Slate to work with Mavericks, but Mjolnir is very similar, under active development, and has Lua instead of JS as its scripting language.
  - tjl 12y ago
    Unfortunately, the lead developer has decided to work on a closed-source alternative to Mjolnir so a new fork has been made.
    - cmsj 12y ago
      said fork is Hammerspoon - http://www.hammerspoon.org/ http://www.hammerspoon.org/
    - 0942v8653 12y ago
      It looks like he thought about merging them for at least a few minutes[0]. [0]: https://botbot.me/freenode/hammerspoon/2014-11-25/?msg=26223605&page=1 https://botbot.me/freenode/hammerspoon/2014-11-25/?msg=26223...
  - punjabisingh 12y ago
    There are some minor issues, but Slate generally works under Mavericks and Yosemite. Check out: https://github.com/jigish/slate/issues/405 https://github.com/jigish/slate/issues/405
- ianyh 12y ago
tjl 12y ago
My preference at the moment is Optimal Layout. http://most-advantageous.com/optimal-layout/ http://most-advantageous.com/optimal-layout/ but, I haven't spent much time with Mjolnir.
simi_ 12y ago
I swear by Spectacle. After trying a number of other wms, this is the one I ended up using for more than a year now. It strikes a good balance for me between features and simplicity, and the keyboard shortcuts are intuitive and don't clash with other apps (like iTerm, Fantastical, etc).
- ecnahc515 12y ago
  You should try BetterTouchTool. It can do everything spectacle can, but has a lot more features, and support for trackpad gestures, and other nice things. It even has draggable window snapping like Windows/Ubuntu Unity.
  - simi_ 12y ago
    That's what I used for about a year before Spectacle, but it's too heavyweight for my taste.
  - lukeholder 12y ago
    I swear by BetterTouchTool +1
  - edu 12y ago
    Check BetterSnapTool!
- taude 12y ago
  I was going to add the URL for spectacle. Spectacle brought Windows 7-esque screen snapping to OS X for me. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spectacle/id487069743?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spectacle/id487069743?mt=12
- inDigiNeous 12y ago
  Thanks, Spectacle seems something like I've been looking for, but didn't realize exists! :)
tomphoolery 12y ago
The only one here I've been able to try was Divvy. Thought it was pretty useful in the pre-multidrag days.
wcummings 12y ago
Hyperdock is another
deepvibrations 12y ago
Have you tried TotalSpaces? It is my personal favourite so far, though I haven't tried all the others you listed, so would love to hear some other opinions on it...Thanks :)

pmoriarty 12y ago

Is Moom any better than Spectacle?

tekknolagi 12y ago
I don't think so. I went from Moom to Spectacle something like a year ago and haven't looked back.

bluetidepro 12y ago

Moom is by far the best I have tried, also. I really love that app.

dilap 12y ago

FWIW, I'm a very happy user of bettersnaptool

Carrok 12y ago

For another option, I prefer Window Tidy. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/window-tidy/id456609775 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/window-tidy/id456609775

bnycum 12y ago

Minus Mjolnir, I've tried the rest and still prefer Slate[1] but it hasn't been updated since Feb 2013. Actually I had never heard of Mjolnir before now. I like Slate's ability to define a config file that is just a little more powerful than the competition, plus it's easy to sync across machines. I haven't updated to Yosemite, but Slate works wonderfully on Mavericks. [1]: https://github.com/jigish/slate https://github.com/jigish/slate

0942v8653 12y ago
Mjolnir might still be worth trying. I'm not sure how you got Slate to work with Mavericks, but Mjolnir is very similar, under active development, and has Lua instead of JS as its scripting language.
- tjl 12y ago
  Unfortunately, the lead developer has decided to work on a closed-source alternative to Mjolnir so a new fork has been made.
  - cmsj 12y ago
    said fork is Hammerspoon - http://www.hammerspoon.org/ http://www.hammerspoon.org/
  - 0942v8653 12y ago
    It looks like he thought about merging them for at least a few minutes[0]. [0]: https://botbot.me/freenode/hammerspoon/2014-11-25/?msg=26223605&page=1 https://botbot.me/freenode/hammerspoon/2014-11-25/?msg=26223...
- punjabisingh 12y ago
  There are some minor issues, but Slate generally works under Mavericks and Yosemite. Check out: https://github.com/jigish/slate/issues/405 https://github.com/jigish/slate/issues/405
ianyh 12y ago

tjl 12y ago

My preference at the moment is Optimal Layout. http://most-advantageous.com/optimal-layout/ http://most-advantageous.com/optimal-layout/ but, I haven't spent much time with Mjolnir.

simi_ 12y ago

I swear by Spectacle. After trying a number of other wms, this is the one I ended up using for more than a year now. It strikes a good balance for me between features and simplicity, and the keyboard shortcuts are intuitive and don't clash with other apps (like iTerm, Fantastical, etc).

ecnahc515 12y ago
You should try BetterTouchTool. It can do everything spectacle can, but has a lot more features, and support for trackpad gestures, and other nice things. It even has draggable window snapping like Windows/Ubuntu Unity.
- simi_ 12y ago
  That's what I used for about a year before Spectacle, but it's too heavyweight for my taste.
- lukeholder 12y ago
  I swear by BetterTouchTool +1
- edu 12y ago
  Check BetterSnapTool!
taude 12y ago
I was going to add the URL for spectacle. Spectacle brought Windows 7-esque screen snapping to OS X for me. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spectacle/id487069743?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spectacle/id487069743?mt=12
inDigiNeous 12y ago
Thanks, Spectacle seems something like I've been looking for, but didn't realize exists! :)

tomphoolery 12y ago

The only one here I've been able to try was Divvy. Thought it was pretty useful in the pre-multidrag days.

wcummings 12y ago

Hyperdock is another

deepvibrations 12y ago

Have you tried TotalSpaces? It is my personal favourite so far, though I haven't tried all the others you listed, so would love to hear some other opinions on it...Thanks :)