# RamonUnch/AltSnap

Maintained continuation of Stefan Sundin's AltDrag

Repository: https://github.com/RamonUnch/AltSnap
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/altsnap
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: windows, desktop, window-manager
Last push: 2026-07-27T04:58:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 67, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2109, "days_push": 37, "days_rel": 60, "gap_med": 155.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5163, forks 169 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:11.519435+00:00)

## What it is
AltSnap is a maintained fork of AltDrag that lets Windows users move and resize windows by holding the Alt key and clicking anywhere on a window. It is a lightweight native C application supporting Windows NT 4 through Windows 11 without injecting DLLs into other processes.

## Use cases
- move windows by alt-dragging anywhere instead of grabbing the title bar
- resize windows by alt-right-clicking without precise edges
- snap windows to screen edges while dragging
- make windows transparent while dragging them
- blacklist specific apps from alt-drag behavior

## When to choose
- you want Linux-style alt+click window dragging on Windows
- you need a lightweight, no-DLL-injection window management utility
- you run an older Windows version like XP or NT 4

## When to avoid
- you need window snapping during normal title-bar dragging (hooks feature was removed)
- you are on Linux or macOS where the window manager already provides this
- you require a GUI-heavy window manager rather than a small utility

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: desktop-framework, gui
- domain: windows, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: windows
- tags: window-management, alt-drag, window-snapping, system-utility, altdrag-fork, desktop

## Member repositories
- RamonUnch/AltSnap (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.519435+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:01:53.393160+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RamonUnch/AltSnap (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.519435+00:00, sha 21c7c6cb989f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.