# Magnet

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Magnet and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** MacOS window manager that snaps and resizes windows with hotkeys and has worked reliably for a decade; it costs $5. One critic questioned paying for corner snapping.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy window management with hotkeys (3 comments): "I would highly recommend Magnets to anyone users who prefer shortcuts anyway" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46581038)) "makes window management so easy and it works great every time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48365605)) "lets me move windows and resize using hotkeys" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46656338))
- Reliable over many years (2 comments): "makes window management so easy and it works great every time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48365605)) "has worked well for over a decade and has a few more options" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47550873))
- Worth paying for at $5 (2 comments): "the authors are significantly poorer in exchange for producing better software" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47266778)) "For $5 Magnet is awesome!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48370231))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Rectangle for macOS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rectangle.md): 67 recommend
- [InstantSpaceSwitcher](https://hackerapproved.com/p/instantspaceswitcher.md): 11 recommend
- [FancyZones](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fancyzones.md): 8 recommend
- [Moom](https://hackerapproved.com/p/moom.md): 8 recommend
- [OmniWM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/omniwm.md): 8 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://magnet.crowdcafe.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Magnet", https://hackerapproved.com/p/magnet/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).