Menew vs Rectangle and Magnet
Menew vs Rectangle and Magnet: window snapping for Mac, built in
Rectangle is a free, open source window manager and Magnet is a paid one. Menew snaps windows with the same ⌃⌥ shortcuts as Rectangle and by dragging to the screen edges, as part of a menu bar app that also has a command palette, clipboard history and more.
Side by side
| Feature | Menew | Rectangle and Magnet |
|---|---|---|
| Halves, corners, thirds and two-thirds | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Same ⌃⌥ keyboard shortcuts as Rectangle | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Drag a window to an edge or corner to snap | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Move a window to the next display | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Restore a window's previous size | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Sixths, fourths and more layoutsRectangle has more layouts and finer settings | — No | ◐ Partly |
| Save and restore apps with their window layoutsMenew work profiles | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Window layouts from a command palette | ✓ Yes | — No |
Which one fits you
Choose Rectangle and Magnet if
- You want sixths, fourths or very fine-grained snapping options.
- You only need a window manager.
Menew is enough if
- The common layouts are enough and you'd like them in the same app as your clipboard and launcher.
- You want work profiles that reopen apps and put their windows back.
Try Menew
Free and open source (GPL-3.0), native for macOS 14 or later, no account and no telemetry. AI features run on your Mac with Apple Intelligence.
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