Zones

Zones next to the other Mac options

Where Zones fits, and where another app is the better pick.

As of October 2026

Mac window managers

App Price Main interaction Custom zones Distribution
Zones $9.99 one-time for up to 3 Macs. 7-day free trial. Hold Shift while dragging, then drop the window into a zone. No keyboard shortcuts. Yes. Presets, plus custom layouts drawn by splitting zones. Direct download.
Moom 4 $15 one-time. Free trial. Palette and grid, with keyboard control. Hold a modifier key while dragging to drop onto zones (since 4.1, August 2024). Drop zones come from saved layouts. Direct download.
Magnet $4.99 one-time. Drag to screen edges. Keyboard shortcuts. No custom zone editor. Mac App Store.
Rectangle Free and open source. A paid one-time Rectangle Pro also exists. Keyboard shortcuts. Drag to screen edges. No custom zone editor. Direct download and Homebrew.
Loop Free and open source (GPL-3.0). Radial menu and keyboard shortcuts. Custom frames. Direct download (GitHub) and Homebrew.
MacsyZones Free and open source (GPL-3.0). An optional paid Pro supports the developer. Describes itself as a FancyZones equivalent for macOS. — Direct download and Homebrew.
macOS built-in tiling Built in (macOS 15 Sequoia and later). Drag to a screen edge, Option-drag, the green-button menu, the Window menu and keyboard shortcuts. No. Fixed arrangements. Part of macOS.

As of October 2026. A dash means we haven't verified the cell. Prices and features change, so check each app's own site.

Other apps

When another app fits better

  • Rectangle, if you want free and keyboard-driven. Zones has no keyboard shortcuts.
  • Moom 4, if you want a palette, a grid and keyboard control.
  • Magnet, if edges and shortcuts are enough and you want the Mac App Store.
  • Loop, if you want a free radial menu.
  • MacsyZones, if you want a free, open-source app that describes itself as a FancyZones equivalent.
  • macOS built-in tiling, if fixed arrangements are enough and you would rather install nothing.

Coming from Windows? See FancyZones for Mac.

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Free for 7 days, then $9.99 one-time for up to 3 Macs. 14-day money-back policy.