Front and Center
Classic Window Layering for the Mac
Front and Center launched on January 17, 2020 with 72 votes, #537 of 3,486 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.
What it does
Front and Center lets you control the window layering policy on your Mac. In "Classic" mode, clicking on a window brings all the windows in that app to the front, just like it did in classic Mac OS. In "Modern" mode, only the clicked window comes to the front.
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Nuff said.But I do have a feature request. I am wondering if it is possible to have the window layering policy to be "per-display" for those of us with multiple displays. The idea is that the classic behavior can apply, but it only affects the display where the click event occurred. That way the window layering on other displays is not affected. I love this app when on a single display machine (such as a laptop) but when I am using it on my main setup I find that the "work flow" on my other display is disrupted by windows that I did not intend to be brought to the front on my secondary display. I am not sure if this is possible, but this may be something to look into. Other than that I love…from apps.apple.com
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