Magnet Window Manager VS fman

An unexpected gift. January 07, 2018 by Michael. One of the nice things that happened last week was an fman user writing in to say that 1) fman "is THE BEST SOFTWARE" (sic). And that 2) he would like to send me a $50 tip.

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Review: Magnet window manager for OS X

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Reviews

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Magnet Window Manager Reviews

Best 6 Mac Window Managers

Rectangle shows that you don’t need to dip into your bank account to get window resizer tools. This free Mac window manager lets you manage multiple windows using keyboard shortcuts, menu options, or by dragging and dropping. Just like Magnet, you can split your screen up into quarters, thirds, or halves.

Source: mackeeper.com

Top 6 Window Manager Apps for Mac

Most window manager apps for Mac support multiple monitors. They can help you move windows between screens and create custom layouts for each monitor. Many window manager apps – such as BetterSnapTool, Magnet, and Rectangle – offer this functionality.

Source: www.maketecheasier.com

The 6 Best Mac Window Management Tools

Magnet supports up to six external displays in different orientations, including vertical orientation. You can get Magnet from the App Store for a $7.99 one-time fee, which is pretty reasonable, especially if you miss Windows 11's Snap feature.

Source: www.makeuseof.com

Moom vs Magnet vs Spectacle

There are some tools to improve this on macOS. The two I have tried are Moom and Magnet. And lastly I tried Rectangle as well. They are very similar in the way that they intend to solve the same problem, but they differ in some essential parts.

Source: medium.com

fman Reviews

14 Alternative File Managers To Replace Windows 10 File Explorer

A very simple dual-window view file manager. The only extra feature I saw was the search bar at the top that you can use to quickly access anything. However, it’s also really small in size and light on resources, so try fman if you have a slow PC.

Source: geekflare.com

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Magnet Window Manager should be more popular than fman. It has been mentiond 68 times since March 2021. 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.

Magnet Window Manager mentions (68)

Ask HN: Anyone know workarounds to MacBook Air M2 missing dual-monitor support?
* a cheap USB-C to (Mini-)Display port adapter will allow you to drive two monitors and the laptop panel simultaneously. I have no problem driving the Ultrawide at 3440x1440@100Hz via HDMI and/or Displayport , though without the convenience of USB-C/Thunderbolt. [1] https://magnet.crowdcafe.com. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago
Little macOS Apps That Make a Big Difference in 2024
Adding my must haves: - DisplayBuddy: a more modern alternative to BetterDisplay to control monitors (https://displaybuddy.app) - Magnet: the simplest and best window manager (https://magnet.crowdcafe.com) - DaisyDisk: fantastic way to visualise your disk usage and free up space (https://daisydiskapp.com). - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago
Recommend apps for learning Macbook hotkeys and shortcuts coming from a Windows background.
Third-party window management apps like Magnet and Rectangle. Source: 6 months ago
A collection of useful Mac Apps
Magnet - Price: Free Window manager for macOS that allows you to easily resize and arrange windows on your Mac. Source: 11 months ago
Ask HN: Why does Apple refuse to add window snapping to macOS?
I use Magnet which is sweet. https://magnet.crowdcafe.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

fman mentions (8)

Use Midnight Commander like a pro (2015)
Shameless plug for my more modern alternative to Midnight Commander, https://fman.io. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago
Best symbols in folder names to pin an important folder up top?
Use a file browser that supports jumping to a folder by frecency (examples: z (shell extension) or my-dired-recent-dirs() in my dired or https://fman.io/ for users that prefer graphical UIs). You will find out that you will prefer jumping to navigation when you're familiar with the concept. Source: about 2 years ago
Ask HN: Why aren't there any real alternatives to Electron?
There are great alternatives. I used Python and Qt to create my file manager [1]. It's a tool that needs to start quickly so Electron was not an option [2]. I open sourced my build system for creating cross-platform desktop apps with it in minutes at https://build-system.fman.io/. 1: https://fman.io 2: https://fman.io/blog/picking-technologies-for-a-desktop-app-in-2016/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago
Explorer: Move selected files into a new folder (like on MacOS)
And for the record, I think over the years I learned to like Finder... I guess I like the sheer simplicity (I use fman) and started to love it back in OS 9 and those lovable purple hues :P. Source: about 2 years ago
Non-Commercial Licenses Are Non-Free Licenses
Fman by Matthew Herrmann https://fman.io From what I've gathered, success has been mixed. Duplicacy seems to be doing well based on forum activity and release history. Fman never made much money. If I recall correctly the Fman author was turned off by the number of people who criticized it for being fully open-source and wished he'd stuck with a closed-source full commercial model. I'd like for the open-source... - Source: Hacker News / almost 3 years ago