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Jeff Needles

Magnet for Mac - Keep your workspace organized

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If you want to stay organized and productive, Magnet for Mac is the perfect solution! It will help you with the application switching as it makes windows into tiles on your screen. You can multitask, compare information between the apps or just keep everything nice, simple and easy.

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Conrad Kramer
There are many similar products to this one, some free and open source, and some commercial: Moom - http://manytricks.com/moom/ Divvy - http://mizage.com/divvy/ BetterSnapTool - https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/... Slate - https://github.com/jigish/slate SizeUp - http://www.irradiatedsoftware.co... ShiftIt - https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt Cinch - http://www.irradiatedsoftware.co... Spectacle - http://spectacleapp.com/ Mjolnir - http://mjolnir.io/ Each falling at a different place on the spectrum from "easy to use" to "extremely configurable". I couldn't tell where Magnet falls on this spectrum from the screenshots. I had to read the marketing copy or, really, the App Store description to figure it out, something that users sometimes don't do. I'm a fan of using actual screenshots in marketing, with annotations if necessary. Magnet seems to be taking the angle of utter simplicity, which I like. Definitely going to give it a try.
Jeff Needles
Hunter
@conradev awesome list! Thanks 😀
Ola Möller
@conradev Been using BetterSnapTool for a long time. Epic!
Daniel Mirolli
@conradev BetterTouchTool is another great one I've used with functionality beyond just window snapping. https://www.boastr.net/
J.T.
@conradev I have tried Magnet, cool but very basic. Then tried Moom from your list and it is an awesome tool, so thanks for the list too ;)
Brent Chow
I use Moom, it uses keyboard shorcuts, drag and snap, and a nice little shortcut when hovering over the green full-screen button. http://www.producthunt.com/posts...
Ton
Magnet may be a great new tool, but it's hard to beat Moom. Moom does all things Magnet does and then some. Moom lets you save app windows positioned wherever you want them and restore them with a single key-combo or by selecting the option via the Menu bar. It can move and zoom windows at the same time and lets you define custom grids and layouts. Powerful stuff.
Simon Bromberg
How does this compare to Spectacle (which is what I'm using right now)? (http://www.producthunt.com/posts...) Guess the snapping when you drag is a nice feature. Would prefer some kind of trial or demo before buying, although it is pretty cheap.
Nicolo S
@shimmb For me it was mainly the more modern design and simplicity that sold me on this one, I would highly recommend it as a long time user :)
David Diamond
@shimmb I was using spectacle but bought this today, much better the way this allows you to drag windows
Jeff Needles
Hunter
One of the features I've always loved in Windows is the aero snap. I love splitting my windows equally (OCD) and I hate manually resizing windows... BetterSnapTool is a similar option I've used for a while, but I find Magnet to work a bit better.
Greg Van Horn
@jsneedles What make this better than BetterSnapTool for you?
Jeff Needles
Hunter
@domydeal Nothing in particular... I really had BetterSnapTool customized... but it was being a bit buggy as of late. I like to try out alternatives sometimes. I enjoy the simplicity of this, and the ability to do vertical really easily.
Samuel
Neat. Would like to try before I purchase though.
Diego
This was a must buy after falling in love with Window's take on window management. Great Hunt!
Elizabeth M.
This is perfect tool to organize my screen when I can't organize my desk.
Jerre Baumeister
Perfect! Just what I needed, works great while coding.
Mike Coutermarsh
@corleyh is going to love this!
Corley
@mscccc LOVE IS RIGHT. It is the closest thing to Windows Snap feature. 😍
Jeff Needles
Hunter
@corleyh @mscccc In a lot of ways, these are BETTER, because you can customize it :)
Steve Leggat
Ahh.. this is handy! Bought it!
Courtland Alves
Would love to try it if I could. I currently use Shift It which doesn't have the drag functionality, but I prefer keyboard shortcuts anyway.
Nicolo S
This is by far the best solution out there! I love the simplicity and the modern design which blows all the competition right out of the equation! Great Product!
Lewis Lebentz
Looks cool, but there are other similar products that do the same thing for free.
Sokratus
@lewislebentz Like what? Just curious.
Jasdeep Singh
Shouldn't you be using the "Download on the Mac App Store" graphic? Instead of the "Download on the App Store" graphic? https://developer.apple.com/app-...
Pavel Kozarek
Maker
@jasdeepsingh You're right. Thanks for correction.
Kyle Richey
Just bought it, awesome job! Dragging up to maximize is great, and using corners for quarter-windows is genius. Simple concept, very well executed (much better than the three others I tried)!
Anas Arifi
Sweet ! I would like a trial or at least a preview before purchasing
Alexander Davydov
Looks like what I was looking for all those years.
Siddharth Jaiswal
Bought this! The only missing thing that'd remind us of Windows 7. :D
Tiago Nascimento
Finally, finally, finally, thank you.