Optimal Layout Alternatives

Optimal Layout is described as 'Powerful Mac OS X application for managing your applications windows. Optimal Layout gives you keyboard shortcuts to instantly organize your windows and simple ways to layout windows with your mouse' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Optimal Layout for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, PortableApps.com, File Explorer and Linux apps. The best Optimal Layout alternative is BetterTouchTool. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try AquaSnap or SmartSystemMenu. Other great apps like Optimal Layout are WindowGrid, Divvy, RBTray and KWin.

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  1. WinNumpad Positioner is a lightweight and snappy Windows management tool that repositions Windows using simple Windows Key + Numpad combinations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Sawfish icon
     3 likes

    Sawfish is an extensible window manager using a Lisp-based scripting language. Its policy is very minimal compared to most window managers. Its aim is simply to manage windows in the most flexible and attractive manner possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. TransOther icon
     1 like

    Make all windows but the active one transparent.

    Features:

    • User defined transparency level.
    • Can ignore always ontop windows.
    • Won't make parent windows transparent while children is active.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Minime icon
     5 likes

    Minime is a tool that allows you to minimize applications to the system tray using a simple hotkey. What makes this tool somewhat unique is that it keeps your system tray clean by minimizing all applications into a single tray icon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. MaxSnap icon
     3 likes

    Powerful Window Manager for Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. xNeat is a windows enhancement utility. With the free version you can change any windows transparency, hide it, make it always on top, send it to tray, change the process/thread priority, Shuffle the taskbar etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. ZoneSize icon
     2 likes

    Define zones that autosize windows dropped on them.

    Features:

    • Hold a window over a zone for .5 sec to autosize it.
    • Doubleclick the tray icon to center the active window.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Autumn is a full customizable window manager for Mac with a built-in IDE for coders to configure everything with JavaScript or TypeScript.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. AROW icon
     1 like

    Arrange, resize, snap, and move windows in OS X with the help of keyboard shortcuts, certain window dragging gestures, or using OS X's window buttons.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. DeskAngel icon
     1 like

    DeskAngel is an enhancement tool for Windows desktop. It is simple, portable and totally free. It contains following features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. TileWindows icon
     3 likes

    TileWindows helps you to easily organize your desktop: Move and resize your application windows, so you can view them side by side, by using keyboard shortcuts.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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