Wimi vs Magnet

Magnet snaps windows into tiles when you drag them to an edge or corner, press a shortcut or use its menu bar menu. Wimi keeps a whole layout filled instead: pick one and every window, new ones included, gets a slot.

Who Magnet is great for

Snapping a window by dragging it: corners make quarters, sides make halves, the bottom edge makes thirds.
A one-time purchase from the Mac App Store, with no subscription and no in-app purchases.
Many displays: up to six external displays, and vertical screens.

What Wimi does differently

A layout, not a position

You pick a layout for a display once. A new window takes the slot you’re working in at that slot’s size, and the window it replaces is parked out of the way instead of piling up behind. ⌘Tab, ⌥Tab or the drawer bring it back.

The drawer

Rest the mouse at the screen edge and every open window is there with a live preview. Click one to bring it into your slot, or drag it onto the slot you want.

⌥Tab between windows

⌥Tab cycles windows; the drawer shows every window with a live preview

Workspaces without Spaces

Nine workspaces on Hyper 1–9 that don’t use macOS Spaces, so sending a window to one is a single shortcut. Part of Pro.

Side by side

Topic	Wimi	Magnet
How windows get placed	Pick a layout per display; windows fill its slots	Per window: drag to an edge or corner, a keyboard shortcut, or the menu bar
Layouts	Staged, Fullscreen and Halves free; thirds, quarters, 2/3–1/3, stacked and main + side in Pro	Fullscreen, halves, quarters, thirds and two-thirds
Window switcher	⌥Tab cycles windows; the drawer shows every window with a live preview	Not listed on its site
Virtual desktops	Nine emulated workspaces (Pro)	Not listed on its site
Displays	A layout for each display	Up to six external displays; vertical displays supported
Price	Free forever; Pro $19.99 once, plus tax, for 2 Macs. Every download includes 30 days of Pro	$4.99 once on the US Mac App Store (as of November 10, 2026); no in-app purchases
Where to get it	Direct download, notarized by Apple	Mac App Store
Requires	macOS 14 or later	macOS 13.0 or later

Magnet details from magnet.crowdcafe.com, Magnet on the Mac App Store, checked November 10, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

Which one fits you

Choose Magnet if you snap windows by dragging them and want a small one-time purchase from the Mac App Store, or you’re on macOS 13.

Choose Wimi if you want a layout that stays filled as you open windows, with a free version and the rest of your windows one click away.

Try Wimi on your own windows

Free to use, with 30 days of Pro included. No account or card. See what’s Free and what’s Pro.

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