Arrange what is already open
Fit eligible standard windows to the active display with one shortcut. The position-aware layout minimizes unnecessary movement instead of shuffling every window blindly.
Free Mac window manager
Arrange the workspace. Keep the context.
Waindow arranges and restores standard Mac windows, resizes shared edges together, moves focus by keyboard, and keeps local Markdown memos attached to the work. It is free, native, and requires no account.
macOS 13.1+ · Apple Silicon + Intel · 7.77 MB ZIP
Exact scope
Six window tasks, without pretending to replace macOS.
Waindow works with eligible standard windows through macOS Accessibility. Apps with custom, hidden, minimized, full-screen, or system-owned windows may not participate in every action.
Save, preview, and restore a workspace
Store app identities and display-relative geometry, inspect every planned move or missing window before applying, and undo the latest move. This is not a replacement for macOS Spaces or Stage Manager.
Rescue windows stranded off screen
Scan for windows whose title bars became unreachable after a monitor or resolution change. Waindow shows the affected apps first, then returns the windows only after you apply.
Resize two windows as one surface
Activate Linked Resize, grab a shared edge, and adjust neighboring eligible windows together. The link is temporary and visible while it is active.
Move focus without hunting
Cycle focus or move the current window with keyboard actions when the pointer would interrupt your flow.
Keep the note with the window
Attach a local Markdown memo to the focused window, then find open and archived notes in a searchable library. Nothing is uploaded by Waindow.
Actual product · No mockup
Nothing moves before you can inspect the plan.
This is the current Waindow 1.10.0 Workspaces screen in English. Save a desktop, preview mapped and missing windows or displays, apply the plan, undo it, or rescue title bars stranded off screen.
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Fit check
Choose it for a toolkit, not only for snapping.
Waindow is a good fit if…
- you rebuild a multi-window workspace repeatedly;
- monitor changes sometimes strand windows off screen;
- neighboring windows should resize together;
- notes need to stay connected to a window or app;
- you also need long-page capture, Blackout, or Keep Awake;
- you want optional Shortcuts, MCP, or CLI control.
Choose a narrower tool if…
- you want only drag-to-edge snapping;
- you need a scriptable tiling window manager;
- you require cross-platform Windows or Linux support;
- you need cloud-synced or collaborative notes;
- you cannot grant Accessibility for requested window actions.
Trust before install
Free and local-first, with one honest first-launch caveat.
- Price
- Free. No account, trial, subscription, or license key.
- Privacy
- No app, terminal, prompt, or work-progress monitoring.
- Storage
- Preferences and window memos stay local.
- Permission
- Accessibility is used only for requested window actions.
- Distribution
- One public Universal ZIP for Apple Silicon and Intel.
- First launch
- Not yet Developer ID notarized; macOS may ask you to use Open Anyway when first launching a downloaded build.
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