Getting Started

Install TidyFrame, give it permission to move windows, and snap your first window in under a minute.

1. Install

1. Download the free trial from tidyframe.app.
2. Open the downloaded file and drag TidyFrame into your Applications folder.
3. Open TidyFrame from Applications. It needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later and runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

2. Allow Accessibility access

macOS only lets an app move and resize other apps' windows with Accessibility permission. TidyFrame uses it for that and nothing else: it never reads what's inside your windows.

1. On first launch, TidyFrame shows Allow TidyFrame to arrange your windows. Click Open Accessibility Settings.
2. In System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility, turn on TidyFrame in the list.
3. Come back to TidyFrame. It notices the permission and continues by itself.

3. Snap your first window

Click any window, then press ⌃⌥← (Control + Option + Left Arrow). The window fills the left half of the screen. Press ⌃⌥→ for the right half and ⌃⌥↩ to maximize.

You can also drag a window to a screen edge or corner, or rest the mouse on a window's green button to pick a layout from a menu.

Where to find TidyFrame

TidyFrame lives in the menu bar. Click its icon to snap the front window, open a workspace, or choose Settings… to open the main window. You can also click TidyFrame in the Dock. The main window has these pages:

• Home: snap the window behind TidyFrame by clicking a layout.
• Commands: every layout and its shortcut. Change shortcuts or create your own layouts.
• Workspaces: save and restore whole window setups.
• App Rules: give an app a layout every time it opens, or never move it.
• Preferences: language, appearance, launch at login, dragging and the green button menu.

Free trial

Every feature is free for 7 days. After that, TidyFrame costs $4.99 once, with no subscription. See License & Activation.