Free Window Management on Mac: Mastering Window Snapping

While window snapping is a convenient way to organize your workspace on Mac OS, you may find yourself wanting more flexibility and control over your windows. While you can't completely turn off window snapping, you can temporarily disable it with a keystroke action when moving windows around on the screen.

If you're using window snapping specifically to hold two windows side-by-side, you might appreciate the split view feature on Mac OS too, which is designed for dual-panel usage. With split view, you can snap however many windows together that you can fit on screen, regardless of their size. It's one of those features that's best tried out yourself than explained, but the brief demonstration video below shows the MacOS window snapping feature in action.

The window snapping ability in MacOS is a bit more full-featured than what is offered in the Windows world, with a broader range of snap targets. When you drag a window against a target, you'll 'feel' it snap into place, and you can repeat this process as desired.

With several windows open on your Mac display, grab one and drag it against a snap target to see how window snapping works. You can snap windows to any of the following targets:

* Edges of other windows

* The menu bar

* The top of the Dock (if visible)

* The sides of the screen

Earlier versions of MacOS do not have this feature, but you could rely on third-party utilities to gain similar functionality if desired. If you're running an older version of Mac OS, you'll need to upgrade to a modern version, such as Sierra or later, to access window snapping natively.

Window snapping is a helpful but fairly subtle feature in MacOS, and we're happy to show you how it works. By mastering window snapping on your Mac, you can streamline your workflow and get more done in less time.

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