# rxhanson/Rectangle

Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas

Repository: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rectangle
Homepage: https://rectangleapp.com
Language: Swift
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T01:04:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2630, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 36, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 29755, forks 978 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:53.660019+00:00)

## What it is
Rectangle is a free, open-source macOS window management app written in Swift, based on Spectacle. It lets users move and resize windows using keyboard shortcuts or by dragging windows to snap areas at screen edges and corners.

## Use cases
- snap windows to halves, thirds, or quarters of the screen
- move and resize macOS windows with keyboard shortcuts
- replace the discontinued Spectacle window manager
- maximize or position windows by dragging to screen edges
- trigger window actions via URL scheme rectangle://execute-action
- exclude specific apps from window management shortcuts

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source Spectacle replacement on macOS 10.15+
- you prefer keyboard-driven window management with snap-area support
- you use Intel or Apple Silicon Macs and want a lightweight native app

## When to avoid
- you need custom shortcuts for arbitrary sizes and positions (consider Rectangle Pro)
- you need window management via trackpad gestures
- you are not on macOS

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, gui
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: window-management, keyboard-shortcuts, window-snapping, spectacle-successor, open-source, macos

## Member repositories
- rxhanson/Rectangle (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:53.660019+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 2026-08-29T16:52:53.359438+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:53.660019+00:00, sha 1c1454e0a378)
  - homepage: https://rectangleapp.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:49:56.750114+00:00, sha 1e09a85b611a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.