Arranging windows
How to snap windows side by side on a Mac
Three ways to put two windows side by side on a Mac: tiling in macOS 15 Sequoia, Split View on older versions, and keyboard shortcuts from a window manager.
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Guides
Guides to Mac window management
How to put windows side by side on a Mac, split the screen in three, move windows from the keyboard, and what the Accessibility permission lets a window manager do.
Arranging windows
How to split a Mac screen into three windows
Three columns, one main window with two stacked, or a wide centre with two sides: what macOS can do itself and where a layout picker is quicker.
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Arranging windows
Windows Snap Layouts on a Mac: the equivalent
What on a Mac matches the Windows key and arrows, the layout picker and Snap Assist, feature by feature, and what does not carry over.
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Shortcuts and setup
Mac keyboard shortcuts to move and resize windows
Which window shortcuts every Mac has, what macOS 15 added, how to give any menu command your own keys, and a full table of snapping shortcuts.
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Shortcuts and setup
The macOS Accessibility permission, explained
Why an app that only moves windows needs a permission this broad, what it could do with it, and the questions to ask before you switch it on.
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Shortcuts and setup
macOS Sequoia tiling or a window manager?
Built-in tiling covers halves and quarters on macOS 15. Here is what it does not cover, and an honest way to decide whether an extra app is worth it.
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