Aero Snap for Mac

[BigMacUBC]

For anyone looking for an FREE Aero Snap equivalent for Mac. It resizes your windows to either halves or quarters. Very useful app.

http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/04/19/shiftit-brings-windows-7-aero-snap-to-your-mac/

 

[Dalton63841]

Looks like a pretty cool app. I wonder if it ONLY uses keyboard shortcuts, or if it does window snapping with the mouse too. I like the way it lets to do quarters instead of just halves. I may check it out.

Currently I have been using HyperDock. It gives you window snapping, and window previews when you arrow over the dock icon.

 

[jimboutilier]

I use a great utility called CINCH. Its not free but its only $7 and works great and you can activate it by dragging windows to various places.

http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/cinch/

 

[truncj]

Download BetterTouchTool:
http://blog.boastr.net/?page_id=1722

It allows you to create custom multitouch gestures with your trackpad, but the first thing it asks after you install the utility is if you want to enable the windows snapping feature. Its great and free!

 

[fswmacguy]

Hyperdock (free) and Cinch ($7) both do this. I can drag a window to the edge of the screen and it will SNAP! into the proper position. Awesome for pixel pushing in Espresso.

 

[Pipper99]

Shiftit is a free utility that gives this ability, but it only uses keyboard shortcuts.

http://lifehacker.com/5520734/shiftit-moves-windows-via-keyboard-is-like-aero-snap-for-your-mac

 

[SHADO]

Download BetterTouchTool:
http://blog.boastr.net/?page_id=1722

It allows you to create custom multitouch gestures with your trackpad, but the first thing it asks after you install the utility is if you want to enable the windows snapping feature. Its great and free!

+1 for BTT, definitely the best tool out there for multitouch trackpads.

 

[kaipu]

CINCH is the best for this…

 

[SESpy]

Download BetterTouchTool:
http://blog.boastr.net/?page_id=1722

It allows you to create custom multitouch gestures with your trackpad, but the first thing it asks after you install the utility is if you want to enable the windows snapping feature. Its great and free!

Another + from me. It can do all of this things and more 🙂

 

[maflynn]

I hate the snap feature of win7, every time, I move my windows in win7 it tries to snap them. I frequently have multiple RDP windows open as I maintain servers. The snap feature really gets in the way, so much so, i finally disabled it.

 

[roadbloc]

I hate the snap feature of win7, every time, I move my windows in win7 it tries to snap them. I frequently have multiple RDP windows open as I maintain servers. The snap feature really gets in the way, so much so, i finally disabled it.

May I ask how you disabled it? The feature bugs me as well.

 

[maflynn]

Its not in a place that you would think it should be.

In the control panel, go to the Ease of Access center, and select the Make the mouse easier to use.

remove the checkbox for “Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen”

 

[SaSaSushi]

CINCH is the best for this…

+1 on Cinch. I recently switched from BetterTouchTool to Magicdriver for my Magic Mouse and instantly found myself missing the window snapping.

Cinch fit the bill. What a great app!

 

[musicvortex]

Divvy does everything. I love it. Clean, simple, and has keyboard shorcuts too.
http://www.mizage.com/divvy/

 

[roadbloc]

Its not in a place that you would think it should be.

In the control panel, go to the Ease of Access center, and select the Make the mouse easier to use.
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remove the checkbox for “Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen”

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Cheers for that. It drives me insane does that automatic snap. I may be using my PC a lot more than I used to. 😎