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Raycast does the same, but I don't like it. I like to have margins between my windows, so almost all window tiling / snapping managers just make me feel cramped.
The Window Manager in Raycast has a gap option: https://manual.raycast.com/window-management "Customize your workspace - set a gap around the window edge between 0px to 128px."
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Are you the Rectangle dev? I appreciate your work! How did you get into developing tools for macOS? Were you filling your own needs?
Glad you like my software! A long time ago, I had some RSI issues that were alleviated by using the Magic Trackpad, and this led me to create the Multitouch app[0] to add a bit more functionality to the Magic Trackpad. From there I wanted to add in window management, and ended up rewriting Spectacle as Rectangle. I feel really lucky to have people enjoying the things I've built! [0] https://multitouch.app
Funny to see this at the top of HN after just having uninstalled Yabai. I used Yabai for about 6 weeks. I was so thrilled about having a proper tiling window manager for Mac. I invested a lot of time setting up skhd and fine-tuning my configuration for the most intuitive hotkeys. The problem ultimately, however, is that Yabai just doesn't work well enough. It'll regularly just lose track of windows altogether, which…
try hammerspoon. it isn't a tiling window manager, per se - it's more of an all-purpose desktop extension framework. it is fully customizable, has a well-documented API, and a large community. for window arrangement the hs.grid component is plenty for me. see an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRJ0477KFp8
It does not make sense to me to use a "normal" tilling wm that automatically messes up windows' dimensions without asking me
I just need the windows to be automatically put side by side: