Cinch Alternatives

Cinch is described as 'Is Aero Snap for Macs- it offers simple, mouse-driven window management by defining the left, right, and top edges of your screen as hot zones. Cinching to the left or right edges of the screen will resize the window to fill exactly half the screen, allowing you to easily' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Cinch for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and Google Chrome apps. The best Cinch alternative is Rectangle, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cinch are BetterTouchTool, SnapZones, AquaSnap and MacsyZones.

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  1. snApp icon
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    snApp is a powerful window management utility, built for the Mac. At its core, it is powered by the award-winning Siri Shortcut, Snap. 

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  2. Preme is a free software for Windows which lets you add cool desktop features and enhances the desktop functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  3. Shiftit icon
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    ShiftIt is an application for OSX that allows you to quickly manipulate window position and size using keyboard shortcuts. It intends to become a full featured window organizer for OSX. It is a complete rewrite of the original ShiftIt by Aravindkumar Rajendiran which is not...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
     
  4. yabai icon
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    yabai started as a C99 rewrite of chunkwm, originally supposed to be its first RC version.

    110 yabai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
     
  5. Mjolnir icon
     8 likes

    Lightweight automation and productivity power-tool for OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
  6. KDE Mover-Sizer icon
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    KDE Mover-Sizer is a lightweight program enabling KDE-style alt-click moving and resizing for Windows XP, 7, 2000, 2003, Windows Server, and Vista.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
  7. SMBAct icon
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    SMBAct is the all-in-one cross-platform solution that allows you to keep your windows and applications well-organized and significantly simplify the process of interaction with them.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. DeskScope icon
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    DeskScope is an easy-to-use window manager with the Desk View™, an interactive view of the desktop. DeskScope creates mini-windows on the Desk View to represent desktop applications and Windows 11 apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  9. ActiveDock 2 icon
     4 likes

    ActiveDock 2 is a customizable alternative to the standard macOS Dock, offering advanced features for app launching, window management, appearance customization, and more. It fully replaces the classic Apple Dock and Launchpad while preserving their familiar look and behavior...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  10. BetterSnapTool icon
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    BetterSnapTool is a utility that mimics Windows 7 Aero snap, allowing you to easily manage your window positions and sizes by either dragging them to one of your screens corners or to the top, left or right side of your screen.

    56 BetterSnapTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  11. 1Piece icon
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    1Piece includes many features to improve the usability of your Mac. Window List that displays the list of all your open windows, a feature that switches the Space or the active window by using Hot Corner, a feature that resize and reposition the window and so on.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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