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I really just want a window manager that allows windows to snap to each other and the edges of the screen when resizing or moving them. Does something like that exist? I don't care for the pre-defined layouts or hotkeys, I just want to be able to visually drag/resize my windows and have them take up the most optimal amount of space.

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I use SizeUp:

http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/

It's a basic snap-to-grid thing. You have commands to send a window to any of the 4 quarters, 4 halves, or full screen, and to send the window to another workspace.

I personally use Cinch, which is good enough for me: Maximise if I drag a window to the top, left/right half if I drag a window to the side.

http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/cinch/

So far I've never seen a tool which glued one window to the other though.

Yeah, that's about as far as I've gotten as well. Snapping to other windows seems like the natural next step for me--it's weird that not a single app has taken that approach, though.

That's something I want to do. I want basically anything you can do with key commands to be possible via the mouse. Some of that comes out of the box with OS X, but some of it (like dragging to change layout parameters) is a bit trickier.

I've been using Zooom/2 for this for a year or two, and haven't had any complaints. http://coderage-software.com/zooom/index.html

That looks like exactly what I've been looking for! Thank you!

Google led me to BetterSnapTool: https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?m...

It might very well support the behavior that I'm looking for (the trial doesn't seem to work so I can't tell for sure), but I don't see anything in the description about snapping to other windows. It sounds like you set some pre-defined snapping sizes/areas, and those are used. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

BetterTouchTool has the same functionality as the snap tool baked in, and it's free!

(In preferences look at "Action Settings" in the advanced tab).

http://www.bettertouchtool.net/

Have you tried Optimal Layout?

http://most-advantageous.com/optimal-layout/

Yes, but I'm not looking for a grid-based window manager. I just want to be able to snap to other windows. As far as I could tell, Optimal Layout doesn't do that.

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