Swift Shift
A macOS app that moves and resizes windows using the mouse together with modifier keys.
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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask swift-shift
About Swift Shift
Swift Shift is a window management app for the Mac. Holding modifier keys lets you move or resize a window with the mouse, without reaching for the title bar or a window edge.
The source is on GitHub. It can be bought from the developer's site on a pay-what-you-want basis or installed with Homebrew using brew install --cask swift-shift. It suits people who want simple mouse-driven window control rather than a tiling layout.
Strengths
- Move and resize windows from anywhere with modifier keys
- Homebrew cask available
- Pay-what-you-want pricing
Limitations
- macOS only
- No tiling or snapping layouts
Details
- Pricing
- FreePay what you want at swiftshift.app; also installable with Homebrew.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Pablo Varela
- Platforms
- macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Mac users who want quick mouse-driven window moving and resizing
- Categories
- Window tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Swift Shift
Compare allSoftware that can replace Swift Shift for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Easy Move+Resize
A small macOS utility that moves and resizes windows with a modifier key and mouse drag.
Easy Move+Resize is a free open source macOS app that also moves and resizes windows with a modifier key and drag, without Swift Shift's pay-what-you-want pricing or Homebrew cask.
Rectangle
Snap macOS windows to halves, thirds, quarters and corners with keyboard shortcuts or by dragging to an edge.
Rectangle is a free open source Mac app that snaps windows to halves, thirds and corners with shortcuts or dragging, adding snap layouts that Swift Shift lacks.
Swish
A macOS app for snapping, resizing and controlling windows with trackpad and mouse gestures.
Swish is a paid Mac app that snaps and resizes windows with trackpad and mouse gestures, offering snapping that Swift Shift does not, but it is closed source.
Loop
An open-source macOS window manager that moves and resizes windows through a radial menu.
Loop is an open-source Mac window manager that moves and resizes windows through a radial menu and keyboard shortcuts, requiring macOS 13 or later.
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 with cursor throws, custom snap targets and workspace layouts, adding far more than modifier-drag moving.
BetterSnapTool
A Mac utility that snaps windows to halves, quarters or custom areas by dragging them to screen edges.
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 necessarily a direct replacement.
AltSnap
Move and resize any Windows window by holding Alt and dragging anywhere inside it.
Magnet
A Mac app that snaps windows into halves, thirds, quarters and full screen by dragging or shortcut.
JankyBorders
A lightweight macOS tool that draws colored borders around windows to highlight the focused one.
HazeOver
A macOS app that dims background windows automatically so the active window stands out.
Moom
A Mac window manager for moving, zooming and snapping windows and restoring saved window layouts.
