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When comparing Rectangle vs Yabai, the Slant community recommends Rectangle for most people. In the question“What is the best window manager for Mac?” Rectangle is ranked 6th while Yabai is ranked 23rd.
Specs
LicenseOpenSource
Minimum System SpecsMacOS 10.11
LicenseMIT
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Pros
Pro Free and open source
Pro Active development
Pro Plenty of window locations you can define
Pro Supports MacOS Mojave and newer
Pro Mouse control
Let's you snap the windows like on Microsoft Windows.
Pro Option to *NOT* show Rectangle's settings in the menu bar
One item less that would otherwise clutter your menu bar.
Pro Fast
Pro Integrates with other apps
Like skhd, sketchybar, hammerspoon scripts, ubersicht
Gives you more control and oversight of your machine
Pro Actively developed
Pro Reliable
Pro Extremely programmable
Cons
No cons yet!
Con Can be a steep learning curve at first
Con Needs disabling SIP to get full benefit
SIP is a security feature for Mac. You can use most of the features without disabling it.
Con Needs additional tools to get the full benefit
Install "skhd" to use keyboard shortcuts