Snapr
100% On-Device · Menu Bar Only
Your windows, where you
actually want them.
Halves, thirds, quarters and sixths from the keyboard — press the same direction again to cycle through the sizes instead of memorizing a second shortcut. Drag to a screen edge for a live preview of where it'll land. And the layout you built on your desk comes back by itself the moment you plug that display in.
v1.0.0 · macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Signed & notarized by Apple · No account
How it works
Install. Allow. Press ⌃⌥←.
Drag it into Applications
Open the DMG, drag Snapr across, launch it. It lives in the menu bar — no Dock icon, and you can hide the icon too without losing the hotkeys.
Grant Accessibility, once
Moving another app's windows is impossible without it, and macOS offers no narrower permission. The guided first run detects the grant the moment you flip the switch.
Use the shortcuts you already know
Defaults are ⌃⌥ plus a key — Rectangle's keymap — so there's nothing to relearn. Press ⌃⌥/ any time for the full cheat sheet, over whatever you're working in.
Save the layout once
Arrange your windows the way you like them and save it. From then on, docking or undocking that display restores the arrangement automatically — proportionally, so it lands correctly on a smaller screen.
See it snap
Drag to an edge. Watch it land.
A live preview shows exactly where the window will go — gaps included — before you let go. Or skip the mouse entirely and press ⌃⌥←.
Honest by default
It tells you when it can't.
The failure mode of every window manager is a shortcut that quietly does nothing, leaving you unable to tell a wrong keypress from a broken app. Snapr always says which it was.
A reason, not silence
No eligible window, an app on the ignore list, or a window that refuses to resize each produce a brief on-screen message — spoken aloud for VoiceOver — instead of a shortcut that looks broken.
HUD feedback
It flags a shortcut macOS refused
If another app already owns a combination, the recorder tells you so at the moment you record it. Every other app leaves you pressing a dead key and wondering.
Conflict detection
Some windows are never touched
Sheets, dialogs, popovers and minimized windows are deliberately left alone. A window manager that tiles a save dialog is a window manager you turn off.
Deliberate exclusions
Honest about Stage Manager
Snapr reserves the Stage Manager strip rather than sliding windows under it. macOS exposes no API for that strip's frame, so the reservation is an estimate — and it's adjustable and switchable rather than silently wrong.
Opt-out
Undo, redo, and restore
Step back through window changes, or send a window straight back to the frame it had before you snapped it.
Reversible
Features
Fifty commands. One cheat sheet.
Rectangle's keymap, so your muscle memory carries over — plus the layout and multi-display work that usually sends people looking for something bigger.
Halves, thirds, quarters, sixths
And two-thirds, fourths and three-fourths. Press the same direction again to cycle: ⌃⌥← steps ½ → ⅔ → ⅓ without you having to remember a second shortcut.
Cycle on repeat
Drag to an edge and let go
A live, animated preview shows exactly where the window will land — gaps included — before you release. Sides give halves, corners quarters, the top maximizes.
Live preview
Layouts that restore themselves
Save an arrangement of every window and put it back with one command — or let Snapr do it automatically the moment you dock or undock. Stored as proportions, not pixels, so a 5K layout restores correctly onto a laptop screen.
Dock / undock
Real multi-display commands
Move to the next or previous display, to the one physically left, right, up or down, or straight to display 1–4 — keeping the window's relative place and size.
Up to 4 displays
Tile All
Arrange everything on the current display into an even grid, or just the frontmost app's windows. One command for the moment your desktop has gotten away from you.
One command
Every shortcut is yours
Record any combination for any of the 50+ commands, with live conflict detection and one-click restore-to-defaults. ⌃⌥/ puts the whole cheat sheet on screen over whatever you're in.
50+ commands
Gaps, steps, and an ignore list
Configurable gaps between tiled windows and screen edges with a live preview, adjustable nudge and resize steps, and an ignore list for VMs, games and remote-desktop sessions.
Tunable
Accessible, and it means it
Every control is VoiceOver-labelled and keyboard-operable — including the shortcut recorder, which has a real focus ring and records by keyboard alone. Honours Reduce Motion and Increase Contrast.
WCAG 2.1 AA
A look inside
Guided setup. Settings you'll actually find.
No account, no walkthrough video — the first run gets you snapping, and everything after lives in one plain settings window.
Pricing
Free for you. Fair for work.
Personal use is free forever — all 50+ commands, saved layouts, drag-to-snap, no key, no account, no nag screens. If Snapr earns its keep at your job, a one-time commercial license keeps it supported.
Personal
Free forever
For individuals and personal projects
- All 50+ snapping and layout commands
- Saved layouts with dock / undock auto-restore
- Drag-to-snap with live preview
- Fully rebindable shortcuts and the cheat sheet
- 100% on-device — nothing uploaded
- Free updates forever
Commercial
$5 / device
One-time payment — no subscription
- Everything in Personal
- Use commercially at work
- One-time payment — no subscription
- Free updates forever
- Supports solo indie development
The personal tier is the full app — buy a commercial license only if you use Snapr commercially. One seat per device, paid once, yours for life. Secure checkout via Stripe; your license key is emailed instantly.
Download & install
Get set up in seconds.
Download it and drag it into Applications. Grant Accessibility once — moving another app's windows is impossible without it — and the guided first run detects the moment you do.
Version 1.0.0 · macOS 13+ · Free updates forever
macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple Silicon or Intel
Everything Snapr needs is in the app — native SwiftUI, nothing else to install. One universal build runs natively on both architectures.
Opens with a double-click
Snapr is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens cleanly the first time — no
Open Anyway trip through System Settings. Open the DMG, drag Snapr into Applications, and launch it.Grant Accessibility, once per Mac
System Settings › Privacy & Security › Accessibility → tick Snapr. macOS offers no narrower permission for moving another app's windows. The guided first run detects the grant the moment you flip it, and the permission is per-machine so you'll grant it again on a second Mac.
Your Rectangle shortcuts already work
Defaults are ⌃⌥ plus a key — Rectangle's keymap — so there's nothing to relearn on day one. Press ⌃⌥/ for the cheat sheet, and rebind anything you like in Settings ▸ Shortcuts.
FAQ
Common questions.
Is Snapr really free?
Personal use is free forever — all 50+ commands, every layout feature, no key, no account, no trial timer, no nag screens. If you use Snapr at work, a one-time $5 commercial license per device keeps it supported.
How is this different from Rectangle or Magnet?
Snapr uses Rectangle's default keymap — ⌃⌥ plus a key — so muscle memory carries straight over. What it adds is the parts those stop short of: saved layouts that restore automatically when you dock or undock, drag-to-snap with a live animated preview, Tile All for arranging everything at once, and a cheat sheet on ⌃⌥/.
What sizes can it snap to?
Halves, thirds, two-thirds, quarters, fourths, three-fourths and sixths. Press the same direction again and it cycles — ⌃⌥← steps ½ → ⅔ → ⅓. There's also Maximize, Maximize Height, Maximize Width, Almost Maximize, Center, grow and shrink, nudge in any direction, and undo/redo for window changes.
Does it work with multiple displays?
Yes. Move a window to the next or previous display, to the one physically left, right, up or down, or straight to display 1–4 — keeping its relative position and size. Layouts are stored as proportions rather than pixels, so an arrangement captured on a 5K display restores correctly onto a laptop screen.
What happens when I undock my laptop?
If you've saved a layout for that arrangement of displays, Snapr restores it the moment a display comes or goes. That's the feature most people are actually looking for when they go hunting for a window manager.
Does drag-to-snap get in the way of normal dragging?
It only arms once a window is genuinely being moved, so clicks and text selections never trigger it. Edge sensitivity is adjustable, and there's an optional hold-a-modifier mode — hold ⌘ to suppress a snap mid-drag when it's set to always-on.
Can I change the shortcuts?
All 50+ of them, to any combination, with live conflict detection and one-click restore-to-defaults. Snapr also flags a binding macOS refused because another app already owns it, instead of leaving you pressing a key that does nothing.
What about Stage Manager?
Snapr reserves the Stage Manager strip instead of tiling windows underneath it. macOS exposes no API for that strip's frame, so the reservation is an estimate — which is why it's adjustable and can be switched off rather than silently wrong.
What if a window won't move?
You get a brief on-screen message saying why — no eligible window, an ignored app, or a window that refuses to resize — and VoiceOver speaks it. A shortcut that silently does nothing is indistinguishable from a broken app. Sheets, dialogs, popovers and minimized windows are deliberately never moved.
Can I stop it touching certain apps?
Yes — there's an ignore list for VMs, games and remote-desktop sessions, the three things a window manager reliably breaks.
Does Snapr need Accessibility access?
Yes. Moving another app's windows is impossible without it, and macOS offers no narrower permission. First-run onboarding detects the grant the moment you flip it. Nothing about your windows is recorded or sent anywhere — there's no account, no analytics and no telemetry.
Will macOS warn me about an unidentified developer?
No. Snapr is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens with a normal double-click the first time — no Open Anyway trip through System Settings, no Terminal.