Easy Move+Resize
A small macOS utility that moves and resizes windows with a modifier key and mouse drag.
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About Easy Move+Resize
Easy Move+Resize brings a behaviour common in X11 and Linux window managers to the Mac. Hold Cmd and Ctrl, click anywhere inside a window with the left mouse button and drag to move it; do the same with the right mouse button to resize it.
There is no need to aim for a title bar or a window edge, which suits large screens and people used to Linux desktops. The source is on GitHub.
Strengths
- Move or resize from anywhere inside a window
- Familiar behaviour for Linux window manager users
- Small, single-purpose app
Limitations
- No snapping or tiling layouts
- Only moves and resizes; no keyboard-driven arrangement
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree, with source code on GitHub.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Daniel Marcotte
- Platforms
- macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Mac users who want Linux-style modifier-drag window moving
- Categories
- Window tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Easy Move+Resize
Compare allSoftware that can replace Easy Move+Resize for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Swift Shift
A macOS app that moves and resizes windows using the mouse together with modifier keys.
Swift Shift also moves and resizes windows from anywhere with modifier keys, adds a Homebrew cask and pay-what-you-want pricing, and likewise has no tiling or snapping.
BetterSnapTool
A Mac utility that snaps windows to halves, quarters or custom areas by dragging them to screen edges.
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.
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