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24 alternatives to AppGrid, macOS window manager with Vim–like hotkeys

macOS window manager with Vim–like hotkeys. Contribute to mjolnirapp/AppGrid development by creating an account on GitHub.

AppGrid is a macOS window manager that uses Vim-like hotkeys for organizing windows on the desktop. Launched in 2018, it allows users to quickly position and resize application windows through keyboard commands… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. AppGrid, macOS window manager with Vim–like hotkeys launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Control window layout using Ctrl + Numeric Keypad on macOS - janten/keypad-layout

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello, I’ve just released version 3.0 of WindowKeys, a small utility for macOS that gives you full control over the native window tiling system introduced in macOS Sequoia. Originally, WindowKeys was built to solve one very specific problem: assigning custom keyboard shortcuts to window tiling actions — especially useful if you use a third-party keyboard that can’t trigger system shortcuts. Over time it evolved beyond just shortcuts, and now 3.0 adds a few frequently requested features: - Move windows between displays (or iPad) - Repeat last tiling action for each app - Redesigned Shortcut…

    2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

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    Window manager for Mac

    2017 · magnet.crowdcafe.com · its alternatives →

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    Easily organize windows with just a few clicks

    2023 · thelasso.app · its alternatives →

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    a tiling window manager for macos. Contribute to acsandmann/rift development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Snap▲115

    Effortless window management for power users on macOS

    2025 · freethinkel.dev · its alternatives →

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    Grid▲89

    The fast, easy way to organize windows on your Mac

    2020 · macgrid.app · its alternatives →

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    SnapGrid▲175

    Collect, organise, and analyize UI screenshots

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Spectacle▲458

    Move and resize windows with ease on Mac.

    2014 · spectacleapp.com · its alternatives →

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    A tiny window management app for the Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Versatile window tiling for X11 with powerful keyboard controls - jakebian/snaptile

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Tiling Window Manager for windows 10, Inspired by i3wm - McYoloSwagHam/win3wm

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A window manager app using shortcuts for macOS

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Hookshot▲122

    Cursor movement window snapping on macOS

    2020 · hookshot.app · its alternatives →

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    A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript - kasper/phoenix

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TabTab▲271

    Supercharged windows & tabs manager for Mac

    2024 · tabtabapp.net · its alternatives →

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    Veeer▲317

    A lightweight window manager for your OSX.

    2018 · veeer.io · its alternatives →

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    Position macOS windows like a goddamn wizard ✨

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript - kasper/phoenix

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    It is like Apple's App switcher, but for Layouts on macOS

    2022 · layoutswitcher.carrd.co · its alternatives →

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    A lightweight, X11 tiling window manager that behaves like vim - HarveyHunt/howm

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Create a layer of shortcuts with xkb for Xorg and Wayland

    2020 · cedaei.com · its alternatives →

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