Windows Tiling Window Manager [exclusive] ❲iPad❳

Microsoft's own PowerToys includes . It is not a true tiling window manager, but it is the most accessible entry point. You define zones on your screen (e.g., a large zone on the left, two stacked zones on the right). Then, when you drag a window while holding Shift , it snaps perfectly into a zone.

Popular on macOS, Rectangle has a Windows version (or alternatives like Glaze ) that offers intuitive snapping. windows tiling window manager

Windows is a powerful OS, but its native window management is decades behind. Microsoft has made incremental improvements (Snap Assist in Windows 7, FancyZones in PowerToys), but these are bandaids, not cures. Here is why you are frustrated: Microsoft's own PowerToys includes

Basic workflows & shortcuts (typical)

Source: Lidal, M., & Søndergaard, H. (2017). Tiling Window Managers: A Survey and Comparison. Journal of Systems and Software, 133, 239-254. Then, when you drag a window while holding

If you want to try a Windows TWM today: