Spectacle App VS Hammerspoon

Hammerspoon

This is a tool for powerful automation of OS X.

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2021-09-18

Important note: Spectacle is no longer being actively maintained

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Reviews

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While custom sizes can only be done with Moom, the predefined window sizes are provided by Magnet and Spectacle out of the box, but can also be configured manually with Moom. It’s also possible to assign keyboard shortcuts. So, in this case, if you want all the features, Moom can do them all.

Source: medium.com

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Social recommendations and mentions

Hammerspoon might be a bit more popular than Spectacle App. We know about 4 links to it since March 2021 and only 4 links to Spectacle App. 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.

Spectacle App mentions (4)

.app vs .com?
Like spectacleapp.com or alfredapp.com for example. Source: almost 2 years ago
The Essence operating system at Handmade Seattle 2021 [video]
If that's your only complaint, it's very simple to fix: SpectacleApp Source: https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle Download: https://spectacleapp.com/. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
Workspace - Mid work day
If you're comfortable with shortcuts already, consider using Spectacle. Or their successor, Rectangle. Source: over 2 years ago
Window management for PPC Mac OS
Before Rectangle I used Spectacle but can’t recall what I used 10 years ago! Source: almost 3 years ago

Hammerspoon mentions (4)

i3 Linux -> macOS
Then, I can only suggest http://hammerspoon.org/ and then you can start implementing window movement using it https://www.hammerspoon.org/go/#winmoveintro. Source: 11 months ago
49 inch Ultra Wide Monitor going from PC to Mac mini
MacOS doesn't do this natively, but you have options: - If you just want to move windows around with some degree of keyboard customization, go for Rectangle. - If you want more control, such as sizing a bunch of windows at the same time, use Slate. - If you can code and want really high degrees of customization, you won't go wrong with Hammerspoon. Source: over 1 year ago
Handy utility applications for macOS
Both of those can be replaced by the open-source Hammerspoon (actually a significant number of the things in this thread can, including BTT). Source: about 2 years ago
Keyboard Maestro alternatives?
Depending on what you want from KM, Hammerspoon may be a good alternative. You can also look up on AlternativeTo for other options. Source: over 2 years ago