Window management & desktop control
Tiling, snapping, spaces and multi-monitor control. The category where paying once still feels normal.
| Licence type | App | Price | Licence | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 AeroSpaceNikita Bobko | Free | Open source | configured only by hand in a TOML file, and it replaces macOS Spaces rather than using them | |
| AltTabLouis Pontoise (lwouis) | $9.99 | This version | $9.99 Pro covers the current major version only; the $24.99 lifetime tier is the forever one | |
| AmethystIan Yh | Free | Open source | it uses native Spaces, so you keep the slow macOS switching animation, and it is still a 0.x release | |
 BartenderSurtees Studios | $24.99 | Paid upgrades | $24.99 buys Bartender 7 only; version 8 is a paid upgrade and Pro features are yearly | |
| BetterDisplaywaydabber (István Tóth) | $21.99 | This version | One purchase covers about a year of updates, after which newer major versions are a fresh buy | |
 BetterTouchToolAndreas Hegenberg (folivora.ai) | $15 | This version | The $15 licence stops getting updates after two years; only the $25 tier is a true lifetime | |
 HomerowDexter Leng | $49.99 | Perpetual | Only works as well as an app's accessibility support; some Electron apps expose almost no labels | |
| IceJordan Baird | Free | Open source | the repo has not been pushed to in a year and some README features are still unimplemented | |
 MagnetBOOTCODE A.S. | $4.99 | Perpetual | App Store only, so there is no trial, and updates have slowed to occasional minor fixes | |
 MoomMany Tricks | $15 | This version | Major versions are a paid upgrade — Moom 3 to 4 cost owners $8 — and free updates run about a year | |
 RectangleRyan Hanson | Free | Open source | Saved layouts, display-triggered layouts and window throwing are held back for the paid Rectangle Pro | |
 Rectangle ProRyan Hanson | $9.99 | Perpetual | No published upgrade policy, so a future Rectangle Pro 2 could be a second purchase | |
 SwishChristian Renninger (Highly Opinionated) | $16 | Perpetual | Useless without a trackpad; on a mouse-only Mac almost none of the gestures are reachable | |
 WitchMany Tricks | $14 | This version | your licence is valid forever but includes only about a year of updates, and Witch 5 will cost extra |