Alternatives to BetterSnapTool
A Mac utility that snaps windows to halves, quarters or custom areas by dragging them to screen edges. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
BetterSnapTool
A Mac utility that snaps windows to halves, quarters or custom areas by dragging them to screen edges.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as BetterSnapTool.
Rectangle
Snap macOS windows to halves, thirds, quarters and corners with keyboard shortcuts or by dragging to an edge.
Rectangle is free and open source under MIT, snapping Mac windows to halves, thirds, quarters and corners by shortcut or dragging, with installation through Homebrew available.
Magnet
A Mac app that snaps windows into halves, thirds, quarters and full screen by dragging or shortcut.
Magnet is also paid and snaps Mac windows to halves, thirds, quarters and full screen, supports up to six displays, and is only sold through the Mac App Store.
Rectangle Pro
A paid macOS window manager that moves and resizes windows with cursor throws, shortcuts and snap areas.
Rectangle Pro is paid and closed source, adding window throws to 16 positions, custom snap targets and workspace layouts that trigger on display changes.
Moom
A Mac window manager for moving, zooming and snapping windows and restoring saved window layouts.
Moom is a paid Mac window manager with a pop-up palette on window buttons and saved layouts for different display setups, sold as a one-time purchase with upgrade fees.
Loop
An open-source macOS window manager that moves and resizes windows through a radial menu.
Loop is free and open source under GPL-3.0 and positions Mac windows through a radial menu or keyboard shortcuts, requiring macOS 13 or later.
Swish
A macOS app for snapping, resizing and controlling windows with trackpad and mouse gestures.
Swish snaps and resizes Mac windows with trackpad and mouse gestures such as swiping on the title bar, and is paid after the trial.
Mosaic
A paid Mac window manager that applies layouts by dragging windows onto a panel.
Mosaic is paid after a 7-day trial and applies custom Mac window layouts by dragging windows onto a panel, with gutters, groups and Touch Bar support.
Cinch
A small Mac utility that snaps windows to half or full screen by dragging to an edge.
Cinch is a simpler paid Mac utility that only snaps windows to half or full screen by dragging, with listed compatibility ending at macOS 14 Sonoma.
Also worth comparing
These listings name BetterSnapTool as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Easy Move+Resize
A small macOS utility that moves and resizes windows with a modifier key and mouse drag.
BetterSnapTool offers modifier-key move and resize plus drag-to-edge snapping and custom snap areas, but it is paid and closed source rather than free.
SizeUp
A keyboard-driven macOS window manager that resizes and positions windows into halves, quarters and other displays.
BetterSnapTool is a paid tool focused on drag-to-edge and custom snap areas, with keyboard shortcuts and modifier-key move and resize.
Swift Shift
A macOS app that moves and resizes windows using the mouse together with modifier keys.
BetterSnapTool is a paid closed source Mac utility with drag-to-edge snapping, custom snap areas and modifier-key move and resize, adding the snapping Swift Shift lacks.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
