Magnet
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Magnet, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Magnet's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Magnet | $4.99, paid once | Mac only · macOS 13 Ventura or later · Perpetual license; no subscription |
The facts
Each one read from Magnet's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Activation
- Users can arrange windows by dragging, using customizable keyboard shortcuts, or through the menu bar.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- Magnet is compatible with macOS 13 Ventura or later.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The maker directs users to download Magnet from the Mac App Store and says updates are free.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Layouts
- Magnet supports fullscreen, halves, quarters, and thirds, with up to six external displays.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says Magnet does not collect personal data.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Magnet organizes Mac windows into tiles to help users keep multiple apps visible and multitask.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Screen edges
- Dragging windows to screen corners snaps them into quarters, side edges arrange halves, and the bottom edge creates thirds.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Spaces
- Magnet can arrange windows within any active Spaces screen but cannot arrange them across different Spaces.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites questions, comments, and bug reports through its contact form.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Vertical displays
- On vertical displays, Magnet creates thirds along the sides, with quarters and halves in the corners and on the bottom edge.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Window support
- Magnet handles standard resizable OS X windows but cannot resize some nonstandard windows; older Adobe Creative Suite and Creative Cloud apps from before 2017 are specifically unsupported.checked 11 Oct 2026
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