Move between windows
Jump to the window on the left or right. The row slides just far enough to show it, and nothing changes size.
Try ⌃⌥ → a few times.
Your windows sit side by side in a row, like pages on a long table. Open a new one and it joins the row; nothing gets covered or squeezed. Too many to fit? Slide the row with a swipe or a shortcut.
Launch price $8.99 regular price $19.99
Live demo · not a video
VS Code · 2 of 5
Hold Control + Option, press →, or click any app in the Dock.
How it works
Press the button and watch both screens. Same apps, very different desks.
2 windows. Normal Mac: 1 is hidden behind others. TileMyMac: both are side by side, each still full size.
Open an app and its window takes the next spot in the row, right beside you. Nothing lands on top of anything else.
Move to another window with a shortcut or a swipe and the row slides just far enough to show it, like turning a page.
Restart your Mac and your windows come back in the same order, at the same sizes.
Features
Start with these. Each picture is live, so click a shortcut to see what it does.
Jump to the window on the left or right. The row slides just far enough to show it, and nothing changes size.
Try ⌃⌥ → a few times.
Carry the window you're using one place left or right, so the apps you use together sit together.
Add Shift to move the window itself.
Step a window through half, two-thirds and full width, fill the screen, or bring it to the centre. The other windows keep their size.
Press ⌃⌥ R to change the width.
Swipe with four fingers (or three, if you prefer) and the row slides along with them, the way you'd scroll a long page. When you let go, the window in the middle gets focus.
Use the buttons, or scroll sideways with two fingers over the picture.
Put two windows in one column, one above the other, like notes over a chat. When you're done, pop the focused window back out to either side.
Stack Notes onto VS Code, then pop it out.
Set the space between windows, from edge to edge to roomy. It applies everywhere at once, and nothing else about your windows changes.
Drag the slider. Window widths stay the same; only the space changes.
Every screen gets its own row with its own focus. Plug in a second display and you simply have more room.
Each screen has its own row. Send the focused window across.
Learn the shortcuts
You only need five shortcuts to get going. Here's what the symbols mean, a pad to practise on, and the rest for when you're ready. Test-drive it here
Every shortcut starts with Control + Option held together, and you can change any of them in Settings. Why those two? On its own, Option is how macOS types characters like é and ©, so we leave it alone.
Try it here
Click the picture (or hover it), then hold Control + Option and press →.
1
⌃⌥← / ⌃⌥→
Hold Control + Option, press →
The window on the right gets focus. The row slides just enough to show it.
2
⌃⌥⇧← / ⌃⌥⇧→
Hold Control + Option + Shift, press →
The window swaps places with its right neighbour.
3
⌃⌥R
Hold Control + Option, press R
The window steps through ½ → ⅔ → full width. The others keep their size.
4
⌃⌥F
Hold Control + Option, press F
The window fills the screen. Press ⌃⌥R to make it narrower again.
5
⌃⌥C
Hold Control + Option, press C
The window slides to the middle of the screen.
Press a shortcut on your keyboard and watch it light up here.
Move around
Resize
Stacks
| Stack the window into the column on the left | ⌃⌥[ |
|---|---|
| Stack the window into the column on the right | ⌃⌥] |
| Pop the focused window out of its stack, to the left | ⌃⌥⇧[ |
| Pop the focused window out of its stack, to the right | ⌃⌥⇧] |
| Let a window float above the row, or put it back | ⌃⌥T |
| Send the window to your other display | ⌃⌥N |
| Switch to desktop 1 to 9 | ⌃⌥1–9 |
| Move the window to desktop 1 to 9 | ⌃⌥⇧1–9 |
| Swipe with four fingers (or three, if you prefer) to slide the row | 4 fingers← → |
Private by design
TileMyMac runs on your Mac with one permission and no account. Here's exactly where the line is.
Download it, enter your license key and use it. There's nothing to sign up for.
macOS asks once so TileMyMac can arrange your windows. That's all it ever asks for.
Your Mac's built-in protections stay on. There's nothing to disable or install alongside it.
No internet needed day to day, so a flight or a patchy connection never gets in the way.
Pricing
Launch pricing: get TileMyMac for less than a lunch. Pay once and keep it.
$8.99 regular price $19.99
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Questions
Never used anything like this before? Start here.
It keeps your windows side by side in a neat row, so nothing ever hides behind anything else. When you open a new app, it joins the row next to the one you're using, and everything else stays the same size. Too many to fit on screen? Slide the row with a swipe or a shortcut. (Techies call this a scrolling window manager.)
No. If you can use the Dock and a couple of keyboard shortcuts, you can use TileMyMac. Setup takes about a minute, and everything is changed by clicking in a settings window, never by editing files.
Yes. It doesn't change any system settings. The first time you open it, macOS asks you once to let TileMyMac arrange your windows (that's the only permission it needs), and you can switch it off anytime in System Settings.
Yes, anytime. Pause it from the menu bar icon or just quit the app. Your windows stay right where they are, and nothing is closed or changed. You can move them by hand again like always.
Click the TileMyMac icon in the menu bar: it lists every shortcut. The first time you open the app, a short guided practice walks you through the five you'll use most.
Yes. Click any window to bring it into view, or swipe with four fingers (or three, if you prefer) to slide the row. Clicking, dragging and scrolling inside your apps work exactly as before. The first time you open TileMyMac, it checks your trackpad settings and helps you change one thing if needed.
There's no trial, but every demo on this page is live: press the shortcuts and click around to see exactly how it works before you buy.
After you buy, you'll get a license key by email. Open TileMyMac, paste the key when it asks (or use Enter License Key… in the menu bar), and it starts arranging your windows right away.
Yes. If TileMyMac isn't right for you, email support@tilemymac.app within 7 days of purchase for a full refund.
macOS 13 Ventura and later.
Yes. Each screen gets its own row of windows.
Still unsure?
They'll read this page and give you an honest answer.
A calmer way to arrange windows on your Mac.
New windows open next to the one you're using, and nothing gets covered. Pay once and keep it.