Alternatives to Swish
A macOS app for snapping, resizing and controlling windows with trackpad and mouse gestures. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Swish
A macOS app for snapping, resizing and controlling windows with trackpad and mouse gestures.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Swish.
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 and snaps windows with keyboard shortcuts or by dragging to an edge, but has no trackpad gesture controls like Swish.
Magnet
A Mac app that snaps windows into halves, thirds, quarters and full screen by dragging or shortcut.
Magnet is a paid Mac App Store app that snaps windows by dragging or shortcut into halves, thirds and quarters, rather than by trackpad swipes on the title bar.
BetterSnapTool
A Mac utility that snaps windows to halves, quarters or custom areas by dragging them to screen edges.
BetterSnapTool is a paid Mac utility using drag-to-edge snapping and custom snap areas instead of Swish's trackpad and Magic Mouse gestures.
Loop
An open-source macOS window manager that moves and resizes windows through a radial menu.
Loop is a free open source Mac window manager that picks positions from a radial menu with mouse or keyboard, requiring macOS 13 or later, instead of gestures.
Rectangle Pro
A paid macOS window manager that moves and resizes windows with cursor throws, shortcuts and snap areas.
Rectangle Pro is a paid closed source Mac window manager using cursor throws, shortcuts and snap areas, plus workspace layouts triggered on display changes, instead of gestures.
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 the window buttons and saved layouts for different display setups, rather than gesture-based snapping.
Swift Shift
A macOS app that moves and resizes windows using the mouse together with modifier keys.
Swift Shift is a free open-source Mac app that moves and resizes windows with modifier keys and the mouse, without snapping layouts.
SizeUp
A keyboard-driven macOS window manager that resizes and positions windows into halves, quarters and other displays.
SizeUp is a paid keyboard-driven Mac window manager for halves and quarters, with stated compatibility ending at macOS 14 Sonoma, replacing gestures with shortcuts.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Swish as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Cinch
A small Mac utility that snaps windows to half or full screen by dragging to an edge.
Swish is paid after the trial and snaps Mac windows with trackpad and mouse gestures, moving windows between monitors by physical layout.
Mosaic
A paid Mac window manager that applies layouts by dragging windows onto a panel.
Swish snaps and resizes windows with trackpad and Magic Mouse gestures instead of a layout panel, and is paid after the trial.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Easy Move+Resize
A small macOS utility that moves and resizes windows with a modifier key and mouse drag.
HazeOver
A macOS app that dims background windows automatically so the active window stands out.
Mission Control Plus
A macOS utility that adds close buttons and keyboard shortcuts to Mission Control.
