Rectangle and Lattices.
Which fits your workflow?
Rectangle puts window placement behind keyboard shortcuts and screen-edge snap areas. It is a focused starting point for arranging windows by hand.
A comparison from Lattices · Official documentation reviewed 2026-10-02 · No hands-on benchmark or overall score
When Rectangle makes sense
Choose Rectangle when your main job is to put windows into halves, thirds, corners, or another display with a shortcut or drag. Start by choosing the shortcuts and snap areas you want.
When to consider Lattices
Lattices is worth considering when you want window placement tied to named projects and groups of windows, with optional terminal sessions that keep running in the background. For snapping alone, Rectangle is a direct fit.
The tradeoff to understand
An app's minimum window size can prevent the requested layout from fitting. Rectangle and Rectangle Pro have different feature sets, so check the edition before choosing a workflow.
What Rectangle gives you
- Placement
- Keyboard shortcuts and edge or corner snap areas
- Layouts
- Halves, thirds, quarters, and other preset positions
- Displays
- Commands to move a window to another display
- Automation entry
- Documented rectangle:// URLs for window actions
- Layout constraint
- Target apps can enforce a minimum window size
Try one workflow before switching
Choose a task you repeat and check the tool’s official setup guide. Pay attention to permissions, configuration, and conflicting shortcuts. This page compares documented approaches; it does not establish compatibility between two apps running together.
Go to the source
Documentation reviewed 2026-10-02. Examples are illustrative; this is not a hands-on product benchmark.