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Mac App

Rectangle

Free, open-source window snapping for Mac with keyboard shortcuts.

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  • Rating

    4.7 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    macOS

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What is Rectangle?

Rectangle moves and resizes windows on your Mac with keyboard shortcuts or by dragging them to the edges of the screen, so you can snap apps into halves, thirds and corners. It is free and open source, and runs on macOS 10.15 and later on Intel and Apple Silicon. Rectangle Pro is a separate paid app with extra features.

Pros: what Rectangle does well

  • Free and open source
  • Snap windows with shortcuts or by dragging
  • Works on older Macs back to macOS 10.15

Cons: where it falls short

  • Custom layouts and extra features are in the paid Rectangle Pro
  • Only manages windows

Who Rectangle is for

Mac users who juggle many windows on one screen.

Who can skip it

People who use one full-screen app at a time.

Compare Rectangle

See how Rectangle stacks up, side by side, plus the lists it made.

Rectangle alternatives

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

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Maccy

Focus: clipboard manager and clipboard history. Shares open source and raycast alternative with Rectangle. Rated 4.6 (Rectangle: 4.7).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.6Visit

ueli

Focus: launcher and keyboard shortcuts. Shares open source and raycast alternative with Rectangle. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.3 (Rectangle: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.3Visit

LinearMouse

Focus: mouse settings, scrolling and mac utility. Shares open source with Rectangle. Adds Offline. Rated 4.6 (Rectangle: 4.7).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.6Visit

Loop

Focus: macos, productivity and keyboard. Shares window manager and open source with Rectangle. Rated 4.8 (Rectangle: 4.7).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.8Visit

Atuin

Focus: shell history, terminal and command line. Shares open source with Rectangle. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Linux and Windows. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

btop

Focus: system monitor, terminal and processes. Shares open source with Rectangle. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Linux and Offline. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Rectangle

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

htop

Focus: process viewer, system monitor and terminal. Shares open source with Rectangle. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Linux. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Vaultwarden

Focus: password manager, self-hosted and bitwarden. Shares open source with Rectangle. A web app, not a Mac app. Adds Web. Same 4.7 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.7Visit

Amethyst

Focus: tiling, mac utility and github. Shares window manager and open source with Rectangle. Adds Offline. Rated 4.6 (Rectangle: 4.7).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.6Visit

Dashy

Focus: dashboard, start page and self-hosted. Shares open source with Rectangle. A web app, not a Mac app. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Rectangle: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Homarr

Focus: dashboard, homelab and self-hosting. Shares open source with Rectangle. A web app, not a Mac app. Adds Web, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Rectangle: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.6Visit

Homepage

Focus: dashboard, start page and docker. Shares open source with Rectangle. A web app, not a Mac app. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Rectangle: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
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