Alternatives to Cinch
A small Mac utility that snaps windows to half or full screen by dragging to an edge. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Cinch
A small Mac utility that snaps windows to half or full screen by dragging to an edge.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Cinch.
Rectangle
Snap macOS windows to halves, thirds, quarters and corners with keyboard shortcuts or by dragging to an edge.
Rectangle is free and MIT-licensed, adding thirds, quarters and corners plus configurable keyboard shortcuts to drag-to-edge snapping, and supports macOS 10.15 or newer.
Magnet
A Mac app that snaps windows into halves, thirds, quarters and full screen by dragging or shortcut.
Magnet is also paid, adds halves, thirds, quarters and keyboard shortcuts, supports up to six external displays, and is only available through the Mac App Store.
BetterSnapTool
A Mac utility that snaps windows to halves, quarters or custom areas by dragging them to screen edges.
BetterSnapTool is paid and snaps windows to halves, quarters or custom areas by dragging to edges, with keyboard shortcuts and modifier-key move and resize.
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, positioning Mac windows through a radial menu or keyboard shortcuts, and requires macOS 13 or later.
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 and saved window layouts for different display setups, which suits laptops that switch monitors.
Swish
A macOS app for snapping, resizing and controlling windows with trackpad and mouse gestures.
Swish is paid after the trial and snaps Mac windows with trackpad and mouse gestures, moving windows between monitors by physical layout.
Rectangle Pro
A paid macOS window manager that moves and resizes windows with cursor throws, shortcuts and snap areas.
Rectangle Pro is paid and adds window throws to 16 positions, custom snap targets and layouts that trigger on display changes.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
SizeUp
A keyboard-driven macOS window manager that resizes and positions windows into halves, quarters and other displays.
Easy Move+Resize
A small macOS utility that moves and resizes windows with a modifier key and mouse drag.
Swift Shift
A macOS app that moves and resizes windows using the mouse together with modifier keys.
Mosaic
A paid Mac window manager that applies layouts by dragging windows onto a panel.
