Actual Window Manager vs Rectangle
Actual Window Manager
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Rectangle
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| Figure | Actual Window Manager | Rectangle |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Window Management Software | 8.1 (#10) | 7.2 (#44) |
| Privacy | Actual Tools says personal information collected for purchases or newsletters is kept confidential and not shared with partners, sponsors, or third parties. | The privacy policy states that Rectangle gathers no user data. |
| Purpose | Actual Window Manager adds tools for organizing the Windows desktop and manipulating windows. | Rectangle moves and resizes macOS windows using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas. |
| System requirements | The product page lists Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, and 2000, plus specified Windows Server versions. | Rectangle supports macOS 10.15 or later on Intel and Apple Silicon; Rectangle Pro supports macOS 13.5 or later on Intel and Apple Silicon, with older versions listed separately. |
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Actual Window Manager
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Rectangle
Rectangle is a macOS utility for moving and resizing windows with keyboard shortcuts or snap areas. Repeating a shortcut cycles through window sizes, while dragging a window to a screen edge or corner snaps it into place; portrait display layouts are supported. The free Rectangle plan is open source under the MIT License and supports macOS 10.15 or later on Intel and Apple Silicon. Rectangle Pro adds a one-combination control that can move a window to any of 16 sizes and positions, even when it is not focused. Users can create custom snap targets with a chosen size, position, and repeated-command behavior. Pro can arrange app workspaces with one shortcut and activate them when displays connect or disconnect. It can sync configuration over iCloud and load shortcuts from Rectangle. Pro supports macOS 13.5 or later on Intel and Apple Silicon, with older versions listed separately; one license can be active on up to three devices at once. Rectangle’s privacy policy says it gathers no user data.