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by foobarian 1692 days ago
The Alt-Tab behavior on MacOS across multiple screens is really annoying. Also window resizing behaviors. If there was a way to override those it would be an unmatched system/environment.
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I haven’t tried it so I can’t vouch for it, but AltTab[0] may meet your window switching needs.

What specifically would you prefer to be different for window resizing behaviors? If it’s something akin to Aero Snap on Windows there’s a multitude of options, including Moom[1], Rectangle[2], and Magnet[3] among others.

[0]: https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/ [1]: https://manytricks.com/moom/ [2]: https://rectangleapp.com/ [3]: https://magnet.crowdcafe.com/

I've said this many times on this forum, but the fact that macOS doesn't natively allow users to snap windows to the edge is incredibly annoying, and is one of those indications of the wrong and stubborn choices made in the design of the OS.

Most Linux distros don't assume they know how users want their windows arranged. macOS says, "We, in fact, do know better than users how large windows should be and where they should be placed."