Software Alternatives & Reviews

Stay for OS X VS uBar

Compare Stay for OS X VS uBar and see what are their differences

Stay for OS X logo Stay for OS X

Keep windows in their place

uBar logo uBar

The Dock replacement for the Mac.
  • Stay for OS X Landing page
    Landing page //
    2019-08-10
  • uBar Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-08-03

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Stay for OS X and uBar)
Window Manager
37 37%
63% 63
OSX Tools
40 40%
60% 60
OSX Window Manager
40 40%
60% 60
Mac Tools
100 100%
0% 0

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Stay for OS X should be more popular than uBar. It has been mentiond 21 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.

Stay for OS X mentions (21)

  • I wish OSX had better support for window/desktop arrangement when disconnecting external monitors.
    I've been using Stay for years to solve this. Source: 11 months ago
  • Windows positions
    It’s not built in to macOS but there is a perfect free tool I use that does just want you want. It’s called “Stay” Stay by Cordless Dog. Source: 12 months ago
  • Is there a way to move specific apps to specific monitors when plugging in?
    Stay is designed exactly for that purpose. Source: about 1 year ago
  • I was a MacOS hater until...
    If you like your windows to stay in the same place, I’d recommend Stay. Source: about 1 year ago
  • looking for a solution for keeping windows placed in different spaces on dual monitors
    Previously I would recommend Stay for this. I use it and it works for me (on Monterey), but it seems to be abandonware (multiple support emails to developer have gone unanswered). It is still available. Source: about 1 year ago
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uBar mentions (10)

  • Is there a way to quickly restart open apps?
    Probably overkill, especially given it's a paid app, but uBar (Dock replacement) has a shortcut that restarts an app: cmd+shift+click on the app icon. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • Apple Silicon Is an Inconvenient Truth
    I use uBar, you can have all windows ungrouped on the bar and it should have the title for each window. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • Finally seeing the draw to Mac...
    There's always Ubar for an alt to the dock. It's Windows-esq. Https://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar. Source: over 2 years ago
  • How to make easier MacOS for my mom long time user of Windows?
    UBar could help quite a bit. It replaces the MacOS dock with a Windows-style taskbar. That along with Start, which is basically a Windows Start Menu for the Mac, and she should be good to go. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Multiple MacOS Docks or MacOS Dock Alternatives
    Here is what I´ve found elsewhere: uBar - Cost 30$ - I havent tested this, purely because I doubt I would be paying 30 bux for a dock, also from screenshots, it seems to be tailored to looking like a windows taskbar, which I am not looking for. Source: over 2 years ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Stay for OS X and uBar, you can also consider the following products

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).

Magnet Window Manager - Magnet Developers

Workspaces - Your things well-organized. Ready to open with one click.

LayAuto - Automated window management for Mac ✨

Tuck - Dock windows to the edge of your screen

ActiveDock - Application Launcher, improved Dock for macOS, alternative to Apple Dock, uBar, HyperDock