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BetterSnapTool vs Cinch

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When comparing BetterSnapTool vs Cinch, the Slant community recommends BetterSnapTool for most people. In the question“What is the best window manager for Mac?” BetterSnapTool is ranked 10th while Cinch is ranked 36th. The most important reason people chose BetterSnapTool is:

With this feature, you can move any window into the desired position, select 'advanced: create a custom snap area (using current window as template)' from the toolbar and also edit settings for the snap area. It is also possible to edit the size, position, and presentation of the drop-zone, the shortcut for the custom snap area, and a list apps for which the snap area should be available (eg: only show this zone for VLC).

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Pros

Pro
Custom Snap Areas

Pro
Free and paid versions

There are both versions of Cinch available, though the free version can be naggy.

Pro
Simple and easy to use

So simple, even my grandma can use it

Cons

Con
Vertical monitor orientation snap area bug

The snap feature currently is not working on monitors with vertical orientation. The snap areas show up, but the window never snaps in place. You have to manually adjust each window on the vertical orientation monitor.

Con
Costs

BetterSnapTool is no longer free and now costs $3.

Con
Does not support the border of multiple displays well

When using multiple displays, the ability to dock a window to half of a display only works on one side of the screen divide. It can work (with some very careful cursor placement) only on the external monitor and not dividing edge of the native (laptop) monitor. It does not support quarter-splits either.

Bottom line, this was a great initial app, adding this capability before anyone else did, but it has been eclipsed by newer apps.