Loop
Window management made elegant.
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~ Compatible with macOS 13 and later. ~
Loop is a macOS app that simplifies window management for you. You can effortlessly choose your window direction using a radial menu triggered by a simple key press, and customize it according to your preferences with personalized colors and settings. You can easily move, resize, and arrange your windows with just a few clicks, saving you valuable time and energy.
[!NOTE]
Loop is constantly evolving, with new features and improvements added regularly to enhance your window management experience on macOS.
Features
Radial Menu
The Radial Menu allows you to manipulate windows using your mouse/trackpad. Hold down the trigger key and move your cursor in the desired direction to move and resize the window.
Preview
The preview window enables you to see the resize action before committing to it.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Loop allows you to assign any key in tandem with the trigger key to initiate a window manipulation action.
Cycles
Loop can become very powerful when paired with cycles. These enable you to perform multiple window manipulations in quick succession by pressing the same key combination repeatedly, or by left-clicking repeatedly!
Theming
Radial Menu
The radial menu is fully customizable in terms of width, shape, and color. It is also completely optional and can be disabled. Both the cursor interaction and the radial menu itself are independently toggleable.
Preview
Adjust the padding, corner radius, border color, and border width of the optional preview window.
Usage
Installation
Homebrew
brew install loopManual Download
Navigate to the release page and download the latest .zip file located at the bottom, or click me.
Triggering
Loop uses a trigger key to function. This key must be held down or pressed to activate certain features within Loop. To access the radial menu, hold down the trigger key and move the cursor in the desired direction. Users who prefer keyboard shortcuts can assign a key to work with the trigger key, activating specific actions. The trigger key can be set in the "Behavior" tab of the "Settings" section. The trigger key can consist of one or multiple keys.
To set Caps Lock as your trigger key, you have two options:
a. Change System Settings
- Go to System Settings → Keyboard → "Keyboard Shortcuts...".
- In the "Modifier Keys" tab, remap
Caps Lock (⇪) keyto(^) Control. - Repeat this remapping process for every connected keyboard.
- In Loop, select the
Right Controlkey as your trigger.
b. Use an external App
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Category | Actions |
|---|---|
| General | Fullscreen, Maximize, Almost Maximize, Centre, MacOS Centre, Minimize, Hide |
| Halves | Top Half, Bottom Half, Left Half, Right Half |
| Quarters | Top Left Quarter, Top Right Quarter, Bottom Left Quarter, Bottom Right Quarter |
| Horizontal Thirds | Right Third, Right Two Thirds, Horizontal Center Third, Left Two Thirds, Left Third |
| Vertical Thirds | Top Third, Top Two Thirds, Vertical Center Third, Bottom Two Thirds, Bottom Third |
| Screen Switching | Next Screen, Previous Screen |
| Window Manipulation | Larger, Smaller, Shrink Top, Shrink Bottom, Shrink Right, Shrink Left, Grow Top, Grow Bottom, Grow Right, Grow Left, Move Up, Move Down, Move Right, Move Left |
| More | Initial Frame, Undo, Custom, Cycle |
Contributors
To see all the contributors who have played a significant role in developing Loop, visit our Contributors page.
How to Contribute
For an extensive guide on how to contribute, check out the contributing guide.
FAQ
Comparison
| App Name | Loop | Rectangle Pro | Hammerspoon | 1Piece | BetterTouchTool | Swish | Rectangle | Multitouch | Emmetapp | Amethyst | Window Fusion | Tiles | Magnet | Moom | Wins | Yabai | MacOS 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $9.99 | Free | Free | $22 | $16 | Free | $15.99 | $19 | Free | $12 | Free | $4.99 | $10 | $13.99 | Free | Free |
| Preview | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
| Restore Size | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
| Open Source | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
| Edge Snapping | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ |
| Set Custom Size | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
| Save Workspace | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
| Percentage Units | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
| Modifier + Mouse | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
| Modifier + Arrows | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
| Maximize Window | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ |
| Multi-Screen Move | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
| Touchpad Gestures | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
| Modifier + Touchpad | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
| Margin / Grid Padding | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ |
| Pin/Unpin window on top | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
| Resize Adjacent Windows | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ |
| Open Window On Set Screen | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ | $\color{green}{\textsf{✓}}$ | $\color{red}{\textsf{✗}}$ |
License
This project is licensed under the GNU GPLv3 license.