Arrange windows into your personal tiles. Switch layouts instantly and master multi‑monitor workflows. If you love FancyZones on Windows, you’ll feel right at home with TilesWM: pixel‑perfect precision and freedom, refined for macOS.
Homepage: https://www.tileswm.app
- Personal Setup Assistant — get up and running in minutes
- Pixel‑Perfect Profile Editor — design any layout with precision and flexibility
- Precision Controls & Hotkeys — fully customizable without interfering with macOS
- Your Color, Your Profile — assign accent colors for instant recognition
- Per‑Profile Definitions — activation methods and settings per profile
- One‑Click Profile Creation — capture your current app arrangement and save it
- Always‑Active Mode — automatic snapping while you drag, with a quick hold‑to‑pause
- Intelligent Multi‑Monitor — detects connected displays and auto‑switches profiles
- Endless Profiles — keep dedicated setups for projects, locations, and workflows
- Fine‑Grained Appearance — tune colors, opacity, density, and visual intensity
- Runs from the Menu Bar — optional autostart; no Dock clutter
- Profile Organization & Previews — reorder and see live thumbnails
- Export / Import — one‑click backup and restore to another Mac (no iCloud required)
- Privacy by Default — runs entirely offline; no data collection or transmission
- Multi‑Language — 20+ translations (English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Korean, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Turkish, Swedish, Polish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Hungarian, Greek, Arabic)
- macOS 15 Sequoia or later
- Apple Silicon (M‑series) and Intel Macs are supported
- Download from the website: https://www.tileswm.app
- The binary is signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. It runs locally with no network requirement.
- Homebrew: Refer to the website for current Homebrew installation status and instructions.
- Mac App Store: Not currently available due to sandbox restrictions that block required Accessibility APIs for window managers. See “A Note from the Developer” on the website for details.
- Launch TilesWM. On first run, macOS will prompt for Accessibility permissions — allow access so TilesWM can move/resize windows and listen for hotkeys.
- Follow the Personal Setup Assistant to learn the basics quickly.
- Create or import a Profile. Use the Pixel‑Perfect Editor to tweak tiles exactly as you like.
- Drag windows to snap into tiles. Enable Always‑Active Mode for automatic snapping; hold the deactivation key to place windows freely when needed.
- Optional: Create multiple profiles for different monitor setups. TilesWM automatically switches when displays change.
- Knowledge Base: https://www.tileswm.app/knowledge-base.html
- Feedback Hub (bugs, features, Q&A): https://github.com/denissteinhorst/tileswm-feedback-hub
- About the Developer: https://www.steinhorst.dev/
TilesWM runs entirely offline on your Mac. No internet, no data collection, and no telemetry. Your workspace stays private.
By installing or using TilesWM you agree to the terms in the EULA. See EULA.txt in this repository.
FancyZones is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. TilesWM is an independent product not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Microsoft. References to FancyZones are made under nominative fair use for descriptive and comparative purposes only.