Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it

1. RectanglePro-Community

   1 37 119 3.5

   Bug reports and discussion for the Rectangle Pro app

   

   I've also been hand-copying my Zooom2 app from machine to machine.

   On my new M1, I am using Hookshot (which apparently is now Rectangle Pro https://rectangleapp.com/pro ) – it has support for key combos to Move and Resize windows.

   The only downside is that Hookshot/Rectangle focuses the window when you do this, which Zooom2 did not.

2. InfluxDB

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   InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

   

3. Rectangle

   2 740 26,953 8.4 Swift

   Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas

   

   Personally I use Spectacle [0] and a few handy shortcuts to move and resize windows. For me, it's just enough customization without going over the board with scripting a window manager from scratch. As I just discovered, Spectacle is no longer actively maintained, but it still works just fine. The recommended alternative from their readme is Rectangle [1].

   [0] https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle

   [1] https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle

4. spectacle

   3 15 13,533 0.0 Objective-C

   Discontinued Spectacle allows you to organize your windows without using a mouse.

   Personally I use Spectacle [0] and a few handy shortcuts to move and resize windows. For me, it's just enough customization without going over the board with scripting a window manager from scratch. As I just discovered, Spectacle is no longer actively maintained, but it still works just fine. The recommended alternative from their readme is Rectangle [1].

   [0] https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle

   [1] https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle

5. Hummingbird

   4 3 228 1.1 Swift

   A macOS utility that makes window management a breeze (by finestructure)

   

   This method doesn't allow customizing the keys. Best app for this is https://github.com/finestructure/Hummingbird.

6. altdrag

   5 18 1,496 0.0 C

   :file_folder: Easily drag windows when pressing the alt key. (Windows)

   

7. desktoppr

   6 5 319 6.6 Swift

   Simple command line tool to set the desktop picture on macOS

   

8. macos-defaults

   7 16 1,338 7.7 HTML

   Incomplete list of macOS `defaults` commands with demos ✨ (by yannbertrand)

   

   I thought this was fairly well known with respect to the defaults customizations. There is a repo here: https://macos-defaults.com/#-what-s-a-defaults-command

   ...but it is missing a lot of them, which are scattered across the internet. Some others worth checking out are aggregated here:

   https://gist.github.com/romanhaa/9804183f242991007b316a59c4b...

9. SaaSHub

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   SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

   

10. HyperKey.spoon

    8 2 24 10.0 Lua

    This library allows you to bind keys to a modifier, and shows you a popup overlay of all your key binds when you hold down the modifier key.

    

    FYI, I ported the basic features to Hammerspoon (resize, drag) after Zooom2 was abandoned in this free OSS library: https://github.com/dbalatero/HyperKey.spoon

11. SkyRocket.spoon

    9 2 64 2.8 Lua

    Resize and move windows using the mouse and modifier keys. A Hammerspoon clone of Zooom/2 functionality.

    

    This free Hammerspoon plugin will also resize background windows: https://github.com/dbalatero/SkyRocket.spoon/

12. Amethyst

    10 150 15,336 7.8 Swift

    Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad.

    

    Amethyst is another great tiling manager, although it's much more focused on the i3-style tiling than just easy snapping. Used it for a while (although I really still don't like Mac's window management).

    https://ianyh.com/amethyst/

13. yabai

    11 226 25,876 8.6 C

    A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning

    

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