Best window managers for Mac in 2026
Seven ways to organize windows on a Mac, from free to paid, and who each one is best for.
By Geethika Tatiparthi · October 22, 2026 · I make TidyFrame, one of the apps below. I've tried to describe every option fairly, including where others are the better choice.
Quick comparison
| App | Price | Saves multi-app layouts | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| macOS built-in (Sequoia+) | Free | No | Simple halves and quarters |
| Rectangle | Free, open source | No | Keyboard snapping at no cost |
| Loop | Free, open source | No | Mouse users who like a radial menu |
| Magnet | $4.99, Mac App Store | Not listed | Buying through the App Store |
| Moom 4 | $15, free trial | Yes | Power users who want many custom actions |
| Rectangle Pro | Paid one-time, free trial | Yes | Layouts triggered by monitor changes |
| TidyFrame | $4.99, 7-day free trial | Yes | Saving setups in one click, 34 languages |
Prices and features are from each app's website or listing in October 2026 and may change. All names are trademarks of their owners.
1. macOS built-in tiling
Since macOS 15 Sequoia you can drag a window to a screen edge or use shortcuts like fn ⌃ ← to fill half the screen. It's free and good enough for two windows side by side. It can't do thirds, remember where apps go, or save layouts. All built-in shortcuts are here.
2. Rectangle
A popular free, open-source app that snaps windows with keyboard shortcuts and screen edges. If you only need snapping and want to pay nothing, start here. It doesn't save multi-app layouts.
3. Loop
Free and open source, built around a radial menu: hold a key, move the mouse in a direction, and the window resizes. Great if you prefer the mouse. It doesn't save workspaces. Needs macOS 13 or later.
4. Magnet
A long-standing $4.99 app on the Mac App Store with snapping by shortcuts and screen edges. Easy to install and update through the App Store, and it supports macOS 13. Its description doesn't list saving multi-app layouts. TidyFrame vs Magnet.
5. Moom 4
From Many Tricks, $15 with a free trial, sold directly. It offers saved layouts, a customizable palette with dozens of actions, drop zones and chained actions. The most flexible option here, with more to learn. TidyFrame vs Moom.
6. Rectangle Pro
The paid big brother of Rectangle, with saved layouts that can apply automatically, for example when a monitor connects. A good fit if you want automation. TidyFrame vs Rectangle.
7. TidyFrame
A small menu bar app that snaps windows into halves, thirds, quarters and sixths, and saves your current windows as a workspace in one click. Press its shortcut later and every window goes back, opening closed apps if you want. Also: app rules, auto tidy, external and vertical displays, 34 languages, no account and no data collection. $4.99 once, 7-day free trial, macOS 14 or later. How workspaces work.
How to choose
- Only need snapping, free: Rectangle or Loop.
- Want the App Store: Magnet.
- Want your whole setup back in one key, simply: TidyFrame.
- Want maximum control and automation: Moom 4 or Rectangle Pro.
Questions
What is the best free window manager for Mac?
Rectangle and Loop are both free and open source. Rectangle uses keyboard shortcuts and screen edges; Loop uses a radial menu you control with the mouse. Neither saves layouts of several apps.
Which Mac window manager can save and restore layouts of several apps?
Moom 4, Rectangle Pro and TidyFrame can save a set of windows and restore it. TidyFrame saves the current windows as a workspace in one click and restores them with one shortcut.
Does macOS have a built-in window manager?
Since macOS 15 Sequoia, the Mac can tile windows into halves and quarters with keyboard shortcuts or by dragging to the screen edge. It cannot do thirds or sixths, remember where each app goes, or save layouts.
Why aren't most window managers on the Mac App Store?
Apple requires new Mac App Store apps to be sandboxed, and sandboxed apps can't use the Accessibility features needed to move other apps' windows. That's why Moom, Rectangle Pro and TidyFrame are sold directly. Magnet is one of the few older window managers still on the App Store.
Do window managers work with external monitors?
Yes. All the apps on this list work with several displays. TidyFrame also supports vertical monitors and can move a window to the next display with a shortcut.
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