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Chris Messina

Magnet 2.0 - Window manager for Mac

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Magnet keeps your workspace organized. Activated by dragging, customizable keyboard shortcuts or via menu bar, Magnet declutters your screen by snapping windows into organized tiles.

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Stephane
The best I use. There is also an free open source one. Can't remember the name. Maybe "spectacle"
JeanBaptiste Reynaud
@stephanehaddad I'm using spectale on my mac, what are the features will make me switch to this app? if you've got the answer, thanks!
Stephane
@jibe_84 Better finish & integration, plus advanced features to split the screen in multiple windows.
Sander Visser
@stephanehaddad @jibe_84 Can you elaborate on this? I'm a Spectacle fan for its simplicity. How would Magnet improve my workflow?
Brent Lawrence
@fishsander @stephanehaddad @jibe_84 I prefer Spectacle for the keyboard shortcuts... no mention on Magnet's site of keyboard shortcuts.
Sander Visser
@blawrencepdx @stephanehaddad @jibe_84 Same. He mentions Mouse gestures, but using a mouse is overrated 👀
Edvins Antonovs
I've been using Spectacles for a while, what are the benefits of Magnet?
Pavel Kozarek
Maker
@edvinsantonovs Mouse gestures, better finish and reliability.
Ahmad Awais âš¡
@mostarna @edvinsantonovs Same question here, Spectacle is great and configurable by the terminal. That means automation. The link took me to the buy page, didn't see what's different. Is there a trial or a review copy? I'm not sold right now.
Chris Messina
Top Hunter
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New in version 2.0: ・Left/Center/Right Thirds of the screen are now supported – Drag a window to the bottom edge of your screen to create third. You can also use default keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Alt+D/F/G or create yours. ・Left Two Thirds & Right Two Thirds of the screen are now supported – Drag a window to the bottom edge of your screen and slide on it to create two thirds. You can also use default keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Alt+E/T or create yours. ・Adobe Creative Cloud apps are now supported (since 2017 version). ・macOS 10.12 Sierra performance and stability is improved.
Shahin
@chrismessina Magnet is one of the best money I've ever spent on the Mac App Store! Can't recommend it enough.
Ole Keding
What's the key benefits vs. "BetterSnapTool"?
Pavel Kozarek
Maker
@olekeding Simplicity and reliability.
Parwinder Bhagat
@olekeding Im surprised this is not higher up. The amount of customization you can do with BTT is insane. I had a ton of gestures setup but I was using a different app for window management. Took me 15 minutes to do it all in BTT. Secondly, the dev for BTT is an awesome guy providing lightning fast updates.
Ben Tossell
certainly better than me spending too much time fiddling around resizing my windows...
O O
@bentossell link on iOS redirects to an app store page with "app is only available on Mac". Just a heads up!!
Ben Tossell
@sandrojazzar yeah because its a mac app store link :)
Mike M
@sandrojazzar if your click on "Learn more about this app", it will take you to the Magnet website. If you have Handoff on, go your Mac, click on the Handoff icon in your Mac dock and voila! You're just one click from buying the app. Ideally, Apple should allow users to buy a Mac App Store app from their iOS device (if Apple Pay supports other merchants, why not the Mac Store itself).
Douglas Evaristo
Nice, but i love https://www.spectacleapp.com/ > Its free lol
Dean Ward
@douglasevaristo It's 0.99?
Douglas Evaristo
@realdeanward Yes but https://www.spectacleapp.com/ its free, and do exactly the same thing! <3
Gabriel Lewis
Magnet + extra monitors = productivity
Ton
Kinda curious: what's the usp of Magnet 2.0 in relation to the many other contenders in the overcrowded Mac window manager arena?
Pavel Kozarek
Maker
@t55 Simplicity & reliability.
Shawn Low
99 cents seems more than reasonable for a Mac app that makes life easier. :)
Simon Bromberg
More info here: http://magnet.crowdcafe.com/, useful FAQ page too: http://magnet.crowdcafe.com/faq.... YouTube review:
The snapping feature is nice, but not really seeing much more than what is already offered for free in Spectacle. Plus, although $0.99 is not so bad, note that in the App Store page it says the price is currently "discounted 80% for a limited time" so the actual price is about $5
Matt Woods
My day just became 10x happier when I saw the Adobe CC support. Thanks for a fantastic update!
David Feng
Can't believe I never came across this app before... It's one of the main features I miss from Windows. Thanks for making this and for the great price! @mostarna
Scott Webb
Love this app! Support for Adobe CC apps is awesome now.
Ian Rumac
Ooooh this looks cool! Just what I need for my multitasking window-snappng troubles!
Devan Koshal
I've been using magnet daily for a while, great app, and super lightweight.
Nick
Bought! Great App and better than the AppleScripts and Alfred workflows that I have been using until now. Tried Spectacle, Moom, Divvy etc. in the past but Magnet is so much better. $0.99 - bargain.
Jason Ephraim
I've been using Magnet and love it! Can't recommend this enough - especially with multiple monitors
Mike M
It's pretty good. However, if you're willing to pay a lot more for similar functionality but with added flexibility, take a look at Divvy. But without a doubt, Magnet is more than worth its asking price.
Adam Tervort

This is one of the first apps I install on Mac. Using keyboard shortcuts to manage the size of windows is amazing, the kind of thing macOS should have natively.

Pros:

Easy to use, great keyboard shortcuts

Cons:

The snap-to settings can be a bit too aggressive

Philip
10x better than current macOS features 🙌