Optimal Layout for Mac
Move, resize, and reorganize windows.
$14.00
In English
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Optimal Layout overview
Optimal Layout (formerly WindowFlow Pro) makes organizing your application windows a breeze:
- Keyboard commands allow you to smoothly move and resize windows that snap into alignment.
- Window tiling instantly reorganizes a messy group of overlapping windows to optimally fill your screen.
- Window switching that lists all your open app windows, even those that are minimized or in another space and shows you a preview of the window.
Tile windows to make the most of your screen space
- Tile shortcuts are pre-defined layouts which Optimal Layout can organize your windows into. Example layouts are shown on the right.
- They are easy to use, just select the windows in Optimal Layout, then press the numbers 1-5 to apply a tile layout.
- If you've got multiple displays you can also indicate which display the windows should tile to.
- More tile shortcuts are available and they aren't limited to 3 or 4 windows.
Designed With You In Mind
- Ideal for developers, designers and power users who work from multiple windows.
- Keyboard junkies will love being able to keep their hands where they are most productive.
- Optimized for Macs with large or multiple displays.
- Operates seamlessly in the background, only becoming visible when needed.
- Highly customizable: re-define the keyboard shortcuts and Optimal Layout's behavior.
What’s new in version 2.3.2
Version 2.3.2:
- Important bug fixes
Optimal Layout for Mac
$14.00
In English
Version 2.3.2
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Aug 29 2023
Version: 2.3.2
230829
I really liked this one. Still used it daily! However, since it's not been updated for 8 years now and I'm finally moving away from my old Mac Pro 2008 / Mojave as my daily driver, I have to find another solution.
I still hope it comes back though. No BetterSnapTool doesn't dynamically change windows with the dock size.. And it's harder to set up.
Aug 11 2020
Version: 2.3.2
Still seems to work in 10.14. Pity it's no longer maintained, but it is FREE on the MAS:
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/optimal-layout/id412627292?mt=12
Jan 24 2017
Version: 2.3.2
I've paid for a lot of Mac utility software like this only to end up seeing them become an abandonware, and this is one of them. It is one of the reasons I have decided to never pay for and install “system enhancement utilities" like this.
Here is how it always turns out; You buy a piece of software like this thinking your workflow would miraculously improve and you would save a lot of frustrations and time. Then, you start spending more time tinkering and troubleshooting as you use this type of utilities more. Soon, you become a volunteer beta tester for these developers while becoming more and more dependent upon a novel way of doing things on your Mac. After a while, you stop seeing updates and bug fixes and then painfully realize that the developers of the utilities you paid for and came to be heavily dependent on abandoned them. You will have to spend a lot of time relearning as you endure a lot of frustration as a result of your workflow ripped apart only because some developers no longer felt like building your software.
I found that, in the long run, these “system enhancements” added more complexity, frustration and “needs” to tinker with, and that I was much better off just making good use of all the default features on my Mac. Any small gains in UI efficiency are not worth the massive trade-off of depending on this type of utilities.
Aug 31 2016
Version: 2.3.2
Like this app because it is not only optimal layout instrument, it also has and optimal value for money. Plus OL is very handy and convenient for everyday usage. I got used to my special layout and can't imagine how I could work without it. That's great!
