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Mac App

Amethyst

An automatic tiling window manager that keeps your Mac windows tidy.

Visit Amethyst4.6

  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    macOS, Offline

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What is Amethyst?

Amethyst is a free, open-source window manager for macOS that arranges your windows into neat tiles automatically. Pick from layouts like tall, wide or grid, then move and resize windows with keyboard shortcuts, so you spend your time working in your apps instead of dragging them around the screen.

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Pros: what Amethyst does well

  • Tiles windows automatically as you open them
  • Many layouts to switch between
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Mac only
  • Shortcuts take a little learning

Who Amethyst is for

Mac users who work with many windows on screen at once.

Who can skip it

Anyone who works in one full-screen app at a time.

Amethyst alternatives

Not sold on Amethyst? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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AeroSpace

Focus: tiling window manager, window management and keyboard shortcuts. Shares open source and github with Amethyst. Rated 4.7 (Amethyst: 4.6).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit

Stats

Focus: system monitor and menu bar app. Shares mac utility and open source with Amethyst. Rated 4.7 (Amethyst: 4.6).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.7Visit

Zellij

Focus: terminal multiplexer, developer tool and workspace. Shares open source and github with Amethyst. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Linux. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit

Zen Browser

Focus: web browser, vertical tabs and workspaces. Shares open source and github with Amethyst. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to Amethyst

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Hidden Bar

Focus: menu bar and declutter. Shares mac utility and open source with Amethyst. Rated 4.5 (Amethyst: 4.6).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.5Visit

Rectangle

Focus: window snapping and raycast alternative. Shares window manager and open source with Amethyst. Rated 4.7 (Amethyst: 4.6).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit

Ice

Focus: menu bar, bartender alternative and macos. Shares open source and github with Amethyst. Same 4.6 rating.

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.6Visit

Harness Terminal

Focus: terminal, macos and coding agents. Shares open source and github with Amethyst. Rated 4.4 (Amethyst: 4.6).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.4Visit

Atuin

Focus: shell history, terminal and command line. Shares open source and github with Amethyst. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Linux and Windows. Rated 4.7 (Amethyst: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

btop

Focus: system monitor, terminal and processes. Shares open source and github with Amethyst. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Linux. Rated 4.7 (Amethyst: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit
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