ShiftIt
5.8#41 in window management softwareFree planFree planmacOS
VisitShiftIt vs spectrwm
What both publish
| Fact | ShiftIt | spectrwm |
|---|---|---|
| Compatibility | The binary build is for macOS 14.6 or later and supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. | It supports Extended Window Manager Hints (EWMH). |
| Installation | The project instructs users to download a release, move ShiftIt.app to Applications, and grant Accessibility permission when prompted. | The official installation guide provides source-build instructions and package commands for Debian/Ubuntu, Arch, NixOS and NetBSD, with a separate macOS guide. |
| License | The project is licensed under GNU General Public License v3. | The code is released under the permissive ISC license, with patches required to use the same license. |
| Purpose | ShiftIt is a macOS window organizer that uses keyboard shortcuts to change window position and size. | spectrwm is a small, dynamic tiling and reparenting window manager for X11. |
ShiftIt plans
- FreeFree
spectrwm plans
- spectrwmFree
Pick ShiftIt if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick spectrwm if…
spectrwm suits people using X11 who want configurable tiling layouts and keyboard- or mouse-based window navigation. It may also fit users who want to define workspaces, regions, and application-launch shortcuts without learning a programming language for configuration.