Alternatives to MaxTo
A Windows utility that divides monitors into custom zones and snaps windows into them. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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MaxTo
A Windows utility that divides monitors into custom zones and snaps windows into them.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as MaxTo.
PowerToys
Microsoft’s own bundle of more than thirty Windows utilities, from window layouts to a key remapper.
PowerToys includes FancyZones window layouts alongside over thirty other utilities, and is free and open source under MIT, maintained by Microsoft.
AquaSnap
Adds magnetic window snapping, docking, tiling and stretching to Windows, going well past what Aero Snap does.
AquaSnap adds magnetic snapping, docking, tiling and stretching instead of fixed zones, with keyboard shortcuts and some multi-monitor features limited to Pro.
DisplayFusion
Multi-monitor management for Windows: a taskbar on every screen, wallpaper spanning, title bar buttons and hotkeys for moving windows.
DisplayFusion focuses on multi-monitor management with per-screen taskbars, title bar buttons and window position hotkeys, with key features in the paid Pro version.
Actual Window Manager
A paid Windows utility bundling over 50 window management tools, including multi-monitor and virtual desktop features.
Actual Window Manager bundles over 50 paid window tools including multi-monitor and virtual desktop features, and its large feature set takes time to configure.
Sizer
Resizes and repositions any window to exact pixel dimensions from a right-click menu or a hotkey.
Sizer sets windows to exact pixel sizes and positions from a menu, hotkeys or macros, is free but closed source, and the current build is a preview.
komorebi
Automatic tiling window management for Windows, with virtual workspaces and multi-monitor support.
komorebi tiles windows automatically with virtual workspaces per monitor instead of fixed zones, and commercial use on managed devices needs a paid licence.
GlazeWM
An i3-style tiling window manager for Windows and macOS, configured in one YAML file.
GlazeWM is a free open source i3-style tiling manager configured in one YAML file, with multi-monitor support and per-application window rules.
FancyWM
Dynamic tiling window manager for Windows 10 and 11.
FancyWM arranges windows automatically into keyboard-driven panels on Windows 10 and 11, is free, and uses a source-available PolyForm Perimeter licence.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
PersistentWindows
Restore Windows window positions after monitor changes.
Dual Monitor Tools
Suite of Windows utilities for working with several monitors.
AltSnap
Move and resize any Windows window by holding Alt and dragging anywhere inside it.
WindowTop
A Windows utility that pins windows on top, adjusts their opacity and turns them into picture-in-picture views.
whkd
A simple hotkey daemon for Windows that runs commands when configured key bindings are pressed.
