Magnet
Shares rank 24 of 30 window managers by recommenders
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.
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.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Easy window management with hotkeys
“I would highly recommend Magnets to anyone users who prefer shortcuts anyway”
Comment from 11 Jan 2026 in “The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe” “makes window management so easy and it works great every time”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “macOS Needs Its Grid Back” “lets me move windows and resize using hotkeys”
Comment from 17 Jan 2026 in “Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor” Reliable over many years
“makes window management so easy and it works great every time”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “macOS Needs Its Grid Back” “has worked well for over a decade and has a few more options”
Comment from 28 Mar 2026 in “Make macOS consistently bad (unironically)” Worth paying for at $5
“the authors are significantly poorer in exchange for producing better software”
Comment from 5 Mar 2026 in “Good software knows when to stop” “For $5 Magnet is awesome!”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “macOS Needs Its Grid Back”
Other window managers people recommend
The four most recommended other window managers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyprland | 82 | 33 | 71% | 12 | 1 mo4 owners | Approved |
| Rectangle for macOS | 67 | 3 | 96% | 11 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Enlightenment window manager | 51 | 19 | 73% | 8 | — | Approved |
| FVWM | 28 | 4 | 88% | 8 | 25 yrs7 owners | Approved |
| MagnetThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“For $5 Magnet is awesome!”
“makes window management so easy and it works great every time”
“has worked well for over a decade and has a few more options”
“the authors are significantly poorer in exchange for producing better software”
“paying $5 for "magnet" to snap windows to the corners”
“lets me move windows and resize using hotkeys”
“I would highly recommend Magnets to anyone users who prefer shortcuts anyway”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.