Rectangle
Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas (by rxhanson)
PlayCover
PlayCover is a project that allows you to sideload iOS apps on macOS (currently arm, Intel support will be tested) (by iVoider)
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| Rectangle | PlayCover | |
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| 583 | 23 | |
| 20,089 | 3,908 | |
| - | - | |
| 8.3 | 4.2 | |
| 8 days ago | 7 months ago | |
| Swift | Swift | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Rectangle
Posts with mentions or reviews of Rectangle.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-02.
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this is my first ever macbook after using windows all my life, im really nervous, any tips or apps etc i should download..?
Congrats on the new Mac! I have to recommend Rectangle its a free, customizable way of snapping and arranging windows through shortcuts. Some people are keen on Alfred, be sure to take a look it can get quite useful.
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Supersize my M1 MBP
Rectangle - Alternative app for window management
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What is your preferred way to switch apps and windows?
Have you tried any 3-rd party software like AltTab or Rectangle?
- Mercredi Tech - 2023-02-01
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Long time iOS user, first time trying a Mac! Any tips and tricks/must know about?
Rectangle for snapping windows and resizing them with hotkeys. Very convenient and it's free to boot.
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Long time Vim user, loving Emacs so far!
- emacs-plus link: https://github.com/d12frosted/homebrew-emacs-plus#options-2 - rectangle app: https://rectangleapp.com
- Best apps for a newbie to not miss ? I am going to use my first ever MBP I need recommendations please to make most of the machine
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No Start Menu for You
For window management and tiling, I think Rectangle is better than most of the alternatives I've used. And its OSS https://rectangleapp.com/
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Getting a mac soon, what are some of the most useful apps for work?
I'd still recommend finding replacements parts your workflow if you were accustomed to them on windows. apps like rectangle give you snap windows which is probably the biggest pain point coming from windows.
PlayCover
Posts with mentions or reviews of PlayCover.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-30.
- uYouPlus crashing at startup on M1 - libcolorpicker.dylib issue
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List of Emulators for Mac M1
Playcover (Allows you to side-load most iOS apps on arm, different versions may work better)
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MacBook apps you can't live without!
PlayCover (free) - brings back the function of side-loading iOS apps on ARM Macs brew install playcover
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Rectangle and PlayCover you can also consider the following projects:
Amethyst - Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad.
yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning
KeyMapper - **DEVELOPMENT STOPPED**.📱 An Android app that change what the buttons do on your devices!
alt-tab-macos - Windows alt-tab on macOS
linux
HomeBrew - 🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)
i3 - A tiling window manager for X11
simple-bar - A yabai status bar widget for Übersicht
OpenEmu - 🕹 Retro video game emulation for macOS
AlDente-Charge-Limiter - macOS tool to limit maximum charging percentage
Watusi-for-WhatsApp - Your all-in-one tweak for WhatsApp Messenger!