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Add to SafariWhen comparing Cinch vs MoveIt, the Slant community recommends MoveIt for most people. In the question“What is the best window manager for Mac?” MoveIt is ranked 21st while Cinch is ranked 36th.
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Pros
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
Pro Simple to understand window actions
Pro Can change keybindings easily
...as long as you are good with a text editor and know lua.
Pro Simple code that can be modified to meet your needs
Pro Lua based code and configuration
Code and configuration can be captured in personal dotfiles repo.
Pro Build on hammerspoon
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.
Con Must be familiar or willing to learn Lua to customize
Hammerspoon-based applications require knowledge of text editing and the Lua programming language.
