# Divvy

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/divvy/

5 people recommended Divvy in Hacker News comments and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for a window grid that goes beyond halves and quarters and just works. Critics say it is orphaned and not updated for Apple silicon.

Summary written by Claude from 11 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Simple, effective, handles tasks well (2 comments in the sample): "Divvy is simple and effective and "just works" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47480142)) "Divvy handles this very well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47479707))
- Loved by long-term users (2 comments in the sample): "I love Divvy and am sad it's been orphaned." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50106348)) "which I've been using since 2010" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48373061))

## What people warn about

- Orphaned, unmaintained, no Apple silicon build (3 comments in the sample): "seems to have been orphaned and won't be updated for apple silicon" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50106173)) "why did divy never recompile for arm64?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50105770)) "It seems completely unmaintained." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50104595))
- Not updated in years (1 comment in the sample): "since it's closed source and hasn't changed in years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50103264))

## Other window managers people recommend

- [Rectangle for macOS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rectangle/): 60 recommend, 7 mixed, 3 criticize
- [Hyprland](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hyprland/): 51 recommend, 24 mixed, 32 criticize
- [Enlightenment window manager](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enlightenment/): 35 recommend, 11 mixed, 11 criticize
- [AwesomeWM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/awesomewm/): 23 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://mizage.com/divvy/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Divvy", https://hackerapproved.com/p/divvy/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 5 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.