Software Alternatives & Reviews

Hookshot VS LayAuto

Compare Hookshot VS LayAuto and see what are their differences

Hookshot logo Hookshot

Cursor movement window snapping on macOS

LayAuto logo LayAuto

Automated window management for Mac ✨
  • Hookshot Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-04-12
  • LayAuto Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-05-02

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Hookshot and LayAuto)
Window Manager
48 48%
52% 52
OSX Tools
47 47%
53% 53
Mac Tools
100 100%
0% 0
OSX Window Manager
41 41%
59% 59

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Hookshot seems to be a lot more popular than LayAuto. While we know about 23 links to Hookshot, we've tracked only 1 mention of LayAuto. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Hookshot mentions (23)

  • macOS Setup after 15 Years of Linux
    Rectangle and its paid cousin, Hookshot (https://hookshot.app) are great. I use Hookshot. They are the best window managers I've used on MacOS, because the resize features work flawlessly every single time. Other ones I've tried (e.g. bettertouchtool) have occasional issues with that. They'd be perfect if they supported full customization of drop zones. They have some limited customization, including via the... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
  • macOS Setup after 15 Years of Linux
    Since a few people already have mentioned Rectangle for Window management, I wanted to point out that there is also a payed version of it called Hookshot (https://hookshot.app/). The same developer also offers a great app called Hyperkey (https://hyperkey.app/) which defines CAPS as your hyper-key. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
  • MacBook apps you can't live without!
    Hookshot - A mouse/gesture-based window manager. I always have one installed and then almost never use it. This I started using right away. Then I realized the only things I used it for were built into Raycast. Still, it's my favorite of the window management tools that I've tried. Source: over 2 years ago
  • My new Setup! Ultra Wide Monitor ans 16“ M1 Max 😍🤩
    I've got the same setup. Hookshot and SwitchResX are essential. Source: over 2 years ago
  • LG 34WK95U review (from MBP 16" 2021 perspective)
    The LG software is trash, I bought Hookshot.app to better manage my windows. Source: over 2 years ago
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LayAuto mentions (1)

  • Recommedation on monitor
    Also, I'm using LayAuto software for window placement on a large display (split display in various sized grids - let me know if you want me to share my defaults). This is absolutely invaluable, as otherwise you spend most of your time arranging windows. Another one I've used and likes is Magnet, but it didn't allow me to customise the split and the keyboard shortcuts. Source: over 2 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Hookshot and LayAuto, you can also consider the following products

Magnet Window Manager - Magnet Developers

Spectacle App - Move and resize windows with ease.

Rectangle - Window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift.

Better Window Manager - A tiny window management app for the Mac

BetterSnapTool - 10 Oct 2017 . BetterSnapTool allows you to easily manage your window positions and sizes by either dragging them to one of the screen's corners or to the top, left or right side of the screen.

Moom - Move your mouse over the green zoom button in any window, and Moom's mouse control overlay will appear (as seen in the above animation).