Window Tidy 4+

Light Pillar Software Ltd

    • 4.6 • 50 Ratings
    • £4.99

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Description

How many times have you had to keep switching between documents when you wished you could just see them all at the same time? For example, composing an email whilst referencing information on a spreadsheet and a PDF? The process of dragging and resizing these windows manually is very fiddly and time consuming. And then when you're done, you've got to move them all back! Step in Window Tidy.

Window Tidy lets you quickly and easily arrange your application windows on your Desktop onto a customisable grid using nothing but drag and drop! When you want to reposition a window, there are no hot-keys to remember or menus to click, you simply drag and drop the window onto customisable pop-up Layout Icon and it will instantly snap to that layout. It also works seamlessly over multiple monitors too!

You can create any number of layouts, each with it's own grid size, so in just a few seconds you can take control of your Desktop and get working more efficiently.

## Main Features ##

- Intuitive interface seamlessly integrates with OS X
- Layouts can be added, removed and customised
- Specify the look and position of the pop-up Layout Icons
- Configure the Option Key to either show / hide the Layout Icons whilst dragging
- Independent grid size for each layout
- Elegant multiple monitor support
- Menu option to move the active window to the current screen
- Quick Layout option for applying a new layout without adding it to the list
- Bonus feature allows windows to be captured to the pasteboard just by dragging them onto a layout
- Assign keyboard shortcuts to individual layouts for when using a mouse is not convenient

## Quick Layout ##

If you want to apply a different layout to a window, but don't intend to use it regularly you can apply a Quick Layout. This can be triggered from the Window Tidy menu or using a global hotkey. When triggered a window appears allowing you to quickly drag the grid area you want the active window to occupy, and when you release the mouse button the layout is applied.

## Multiple Monitor Support ##

When you drag a window onto another screen, the Layout Icons move to the new screen. When you drop the window on a Layout Icon the window is moved into position on the screen containing the layouts. Windows can be moved onto a new monitor and have a layout applied in one simple drag and drop movement.

If you have worked with multiple screens you may have found that occasionally windows get lost, perhaps because the screen they are on is currently switched off. We have provided a function to move the active window to the current screen to help you retrieve these lost windows.

Please note, Window Tidy is an assistive application and requires the system accessibility setting "Enable access for assistive devices" to be turned on. Window Tidy checks this setting and shows novice users how to adjust it if required.

What’s New

Version 2.1.5

- Fix for crash experienced by customers on older OS versions (pre 10.11)
- Fix for menu icon in dark mode

Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5
50 Ratings

50 Ratings

Kettlesmoke ,

So useful - wouldn't want to be without it

This is so useful when you have several different apps running at the same time, each needing a different sized window. It also comes in really handy when you have to restart your machine for any reason and have to then resize your windows. Your pre-selected window sizes are all there, available on-screen, whenever you need them. Excellent app, easy to set up and use. Wouldn't be without it.

Jason @ Turquoise IT ,

No going back!

I've used Macs since 1987 and overtime have tried and tested so many apps that I've lost count!

From that huge number of apps there are only a handful that I would truly miss from my daily work and Window Tidy has recently joined that group.

'Windows TIdy' is stable, sensibly priced and focussed on doing one job but doing it really well.
I've got it installed on four Macs including a new M1 mini running test versions of software and this app has never so much as blinked for a second - some of the bigger software houses should take note that this is how software delivery is supposed to be!

I know it's an often used phrase but this app has been a 'game changer' for me and several of my clients and family members who I have recommened it to. Definitely one to have in your toolbox.

TheChateauCat ,

I use this every day

I've got a few basic configurations set up depending on using 1 or 2 screens and I use it constantly, simply drag your window onto the setup you want and it just works. It's probably a 4.9 for me as I haven't completely worked out some of the settings for creating windows on the fly but I would hate to be without this app

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Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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