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1 more ways to get Swish
Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask swish
About Swish
Swish adds about 30 gestures for managing windows, the Dock and the menu bar on a Mac. Swiping on a window's title bar snaps it into 2x2, 3x2 or 3x3 grids, pinching closes or makes a window fullscreen, and swiping moves windows between screens based on their physical position.
It works with the Magic Trackpad, Magic Mouse and keyboard shortcuts, and dragging a divider resizes several snapped windows together. Gestures can be switched on or off individually. Swish is sold as a one-time purchase and is also part of the Setapp subscription.
Strengths
- Snap windows by swiping on the title bar
- Supports trackpad, Magic Mouse and keyboard
- Moves windows between monitors by physical layout
Limitations
- macOS only
- Paid after the trial
- Most useful with a trackpad or Magic Mouse
Details
- Pricing
- PaidCosts $16 with a free trial, or included in a Setapp subscription.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Highly Opinionated
- Platforms
- macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Mac users who want to manage windows with trackpad gestures
- Categories
- Window tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Swish
Compare allSoftware that can replace Swish for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
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.
Swish as an alternative
Listings that name Swish as an alternative.
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 necessarily 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.
