CLUSTER WINDOWS-ARRANGES-BAR · 34 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-15

macOS window arrangement utilities

These are macOS menu-bar utilities that arrange open windows into grids, snap layouts, and other partitions using keyboard shortcuts and drag-and-drop. The cluster's dated history is too thin to read a shape from, as only 0 dated entries exist before the index start, so it either predates the index or its members are undated. Among the traction leaders, snappy-snap shows the most activity with 2 stars, followed by WaffleApple and snap-it with 1 star each.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

AUG 2026: 3SEP 2026: 28OCT 2026: 3
AUG 2026OCT 2026

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 2 hand-coded · 12 unlabelled

Operator · 7 hobby · 2 indie · 5 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 14 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 21desktop-maid0★14 days—hand-codedhobbymacOS menu bar app that organizes open windows into grid, focus, split, cascade, and clean-desk layouts with global hotkeys and undo.
  2. 22topnotch0★22 days—hobbymacOS menu bar utility that keeps files, music, notes, and focus tools accessible in one panel at the top of the Mac.
  3. 23CodeMerge0★22 daysliveindiemacOS menu-bar utility that combines window layouts, screenshots, clipboard history, timers, OCR, and other tools into one app.
  4. 24tatami0★14 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that arranges windows on a grid, supports snapping, custom shortcuts, and multiple displays.
  5. 25layouts0★8 days—hobbymacOS menu bar app that saves window arrangements as presets and restores them with customizable hotkeys.
  6. 26omarchy-mullion1★27 days—Window manager plugin that adds macOS or Windows-style window controls with edge snapping, split screen, and minimize-to-bar.
  7. 27Taskintosh1★1 mo—indiemacOS app that recreates classic Windows desktop and taskbar experiences from Windows 95 to 11 with SwiftUI and AppKit.
  8. 28wordy0★20 days—hand-codedmacOS menu-bar utility that saves and restores application window layouts including position, size, and minimized state.
  9. 29RoundCorners0★13 days—hobbymacOS menu bar utility that overlays adjustable rounded black corners across displays and can launch at login.
  10. 30Scrollwise0★1 molivemacOS menu bar app that reverses scroll direction with independent settings per device and per application.
  11. 31Tiler0★1 mo—hobbymacOS window manager that snaps windows with drags and shortcuts, saves multi-app layouts, and applies per-app rules.
  12. 32LazyLauncher0★1 mo—Native macOS utility that places app shortcuts in floating panels above windowsand full-screen Spaces, giving frequent applications a dedicated control surface without relying onthe Dock.
  13. 33snapmaster0★1 mo—Window-snapping utility that lets users draw custom zone layouts and move windows into them with hotkeys or a tray menu.
  14. 34open-in-sheets0★1 mo—hobbymacOS menu bar app that opens double-clicked Excel spreadsheets in Google Sheets by uploading them to Google Drive and converting them.