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Cinch vs SMBAct

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When comparing Cinch vs SMBAct, the Slant community recommends SMBAct for most people. In the question“What is the best window manager for Mac?” SMBAct is ranked 32nd while Cinch is ranked 36th. The most important reason people chose SMBAct is:

SMBAct works not only as a tiling window manager, but also as a window switcher. This ensures smooth transitions from one functionality to another when you work with two monitors.

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PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac

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Pros

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Free and paid versions

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

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Simple and easy to use

So simple, even my grandma can use it

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Window manager + switcher

SMBAct works not only as a tiling window manager, but also as a window switcher. This ensures smooth transitions from one functionality to another when you work with two monitors.

Pro
Good for those who prefer the keyboard to the mouse

You can do everything with the keyboard. Many preset hotkeys for different actions, but you can set your own. Easy to find and activate any action even if you forget the hotkey through a special window with a quick search.

Pro
User friendly

There is a video tutorial with detailed descriptions of how to use it. In addition, the program itself has a lot of tips.

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Cons

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.