Window Resizing App Mac

Posted on 25.12.2020 by admin

4reeeven4s.netlify.app › Window Resizing App Mac ∎∎

Resizing windows on your Mac is easy: Simply grab an edge and drag. But Moom goes a step further, letting you resize a window and place it exactly where you want—all with a couple of clicks or key presses.

How to resize an image on Mac with Gimp. The steps for resizing an image with Gimp on macOS are largely similar to that of windows. Open Gimp, click “Open” under “File” in the upper lefthand menu bar at the top of the page. Here you can find and select the image you wish to resize. Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas. Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas.

Resize images from as little as 1px up to 9999px; Easy and fast, drag and drop images or folder of images onto the app window and set the new size (vertical or horizontal) Check the compression quality before resizing; Rename and add sequential numbering to the resized images, and/or; Add some text (example: -small) at the end of the file name.
Arranging windows on Mac OS X is tedious and imprecise. Even after dragging, pulling, and, re-dragging windows, you end up with inefficient use of your available screen real estate. SizeUp will help you quickly resize and position your windows to make optimal use of your screen while saving you time and frustration.

I have been a Mac user for more than 10 years, and while many things have changed about what I use the Mac for, and how I do my work, one thing has remained consistent – I always move app windows so they line up nicely without overlapping whenever possible. It is tedious, and probably somewhat OCD of me, but I like seeing everything lined up and positioned so I can easily switch from app to app without diving to the dock or doing a ⌘-tab to switch around. Thankfully, Mosaic – a new Mac utility – is here to save the day.

Overview

Mosaic by Light Pillar Software is a simple Mac utility that allows you quickly resize and reposition apps on your desktop. Using either keyboard shortcuts, drag and drop, or even the Touch Bar, apps can be positioned consistently and conveniently to allow for a great aesthetic or a functional working space.

Currently available in two different pricing models, Mosaic can be purchased from the Light Pillar website, or as part of the Setapp subscription catalog.

Using the app is super simple. After getting things setup (allowing accessibility permissions for the app to allow placement and sizing), grabbing any app window and dragging it presents you with a a dialog box across the top of your screen. Simply drag your cursor over one of the sizing options, and BOOM, the app is perfectly positioned.

Being one to tinker, I personally adjusted this setting so the option key must also be pressed before the dialog appears. The ability to adjust these settings to better suit your needs is great in Mosaic.

Other options, like “Click and Select” allow a keyboard shortcut to present a layout picker for the currently active application. It also allows for quick access to custom layouts, where you select a section of a grid size the application. This quick customization is fun, and can be useful for larger window apps (like a web browser).
Unlike Apple’s current approach to fullscreen multitasking applications (with their full screen and 2 up views), Mosaic doesn’t require the app to support special full screen or side-by-side, but simply needs to be resizable. And if an app can’t be resized, a simple notification lets you know “Hey, something couldn’t be resized because reason“. It’s a delightful experience.
The other big benefit of Mosaic vs the built-in macOS variant is the ability to have 3, 4, 5, or more apps all designated in their appropriate spaces without overlapping or needing to swipe through spaces. On a giant 27″ 5K iMac, this actually feels usable. Huge kudos to the folks at Light Pillar for one-upping Apple.

Another great feature of Mosaic is the ability to create your own custom layouts. For me, the first thing I did was make a three-section layout for Tweetbot, Messages, and Slack (since I often bounce around those three when I’m not doing actual work).

I also setup one for work, specifically to set a browser to ~72% of the screen (5/7), and ~28% for my Remote Desktop client (2/5). Making this layout pairing, and adding it to my group menu has likely saved me 30 minutes in the past month (did I mention this was an OCD thing for me?).

Other great features of Mosaic include a quick positioning option (moving an app to any side or corner of the display without resizing), and options for screen shotting the selected window and saving it to your desktop (or wherever you choose), or grabbing a screen shot and copying the image to your clipboard. These “extra” features are great power user tools, and are super convenient (for me, at least).

The only feature I find currently missing (one I hope the developers add) is an “auto-arrange” that puts all the currently active apps in a pre-determined position. This would save the step of click and drag, and enable a simple keyboard shortcut or click of the mouse to move all my apps to their assigned locations.

Verdict

Mosaic is a delightful utility that solved a problem that I didn’t know NEEDED solving. It has improved my efficiency on my computer by enabling me to spend less time fiddling and more time actually working. As I use it more and more, I find that I miss it when I’m on a computer that isn’t mine. For being a third party application, it feels like a native part of macOS, and I can only imagine it getting better from here!

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Pros:

Custom layout templates
Easy to use
Screen capture & quick layouts

Cons:

No auto-layout feature (yet)

If you’re anywhere near as fiddly as me when it comes to the layout and organization of apps on your Mac, Mosaic is hands down a fantastic utility to check out! Get it today from Light Pillar or with a Setapp subscriptions

Disclaimer: This review was not paid for by the developer. Light Pillar did supply a complimentary copy of the app. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Something you might have noticed while using Windows and various pieces of software, is that sometimes when there is a box or window on the screen, and if you want to alter its dimensions, you can simply hover the mouse over the edge and drag the window to a different size. The thing is, some windows allow you to resize them in their width and height, and some don’t. It’s also not uncommon for a standard window function like the minimize / maximize button to be missing or inoperable because the program has disabled its use or removed it altogether.

In most cases, the window has been given a fixed size because the programmer feels it’s the correct size and doesn’t need altering. It can become frustrating if you feel the window should be bigger to display more information, or smaller to fit a given size, to take a screenshot perhaps. It’s quite annoying for us to have to scale an image because a window is 20 pixels too wide to fit on the webpage and isn’t re-sizable. Scaling reduces image quality, and it would be much better to shrink the window slightly rather than resizing the image.

There are tools around that can help you reduce or increase the size of windows that normally don’t give the option to do so, or set a window to a preset dimension. Here’s a selection of 5 for you to look at. All tools were tested in Windows 7 64-bit.

1. Sizer

Sizer is a freeware utility that allows you to resize any window to an exact, predefined size. This is extremely useful when designing web pages, as it allows you to see how the page will look when viewed at a smaller size, and is also handy when compiling screen-shots allowing you to easily maintain the same window size across screen grabs. When you run Sizer the sizing arrows icon appears in the system tray and you can right click and select a size from the predefined list and any custom sizes you have set up, the last active window will then snap to that size.

There are a few other ways to resize a window using Sizer. While it’s running, move your mouse cursor to any edge or corner of a window you CAN resize and right click. A pop up menu will appear with the list of predefined sizes and you can set the window to that size. Some windows will also have a right click system menu, which you can also add an entry for the Sizer defaults. Alternatively, you can right click on the Maximize / Minimize button in a window.

To add new sizes to the menu or redefine existing ones use the Sizer Configuration Dialog. In addition to the default dimensions of a window, you can also set its default position to 9 presets or custom coordinates, and also snap windows to the closest size with the aid of the Ctrl key. Sizer has portable or setup installer versions, there is a development build with improved 64-bit support if you’re having trouble running the standard version.

Download Sizer

2. AutoSizer

The way Autosizer works is slightly different because it sits in the system tray and when a window title or name matches one in its list, various functions can be applied to the window. You can choose to maximize, minimize, restore or alter the size and position of the window. The program works by displaying any open windows in the upper pane of the interface and those that are to be processed at the bottom. To select a window for processing, highlight it and press the Autosize button.

You’ll then have the option to choose what to do with the window, and a custom size can be set along with the option to center or position the window at the specified coordinates. A tick box to set the window to be always on top is available in all modes. Windows can be identified by either class name or title, do note that many dialogs in Windows might have the same class name so you will need to use title matching instead.

The tray icon will give you the option to rescan and apply the settings to any watched open windows and set any currently opened window to top most status.

Download AutoSizer

Next › View All

You might also like:

5 Tools To Add Window Title Bar Buttons And Menus5 Tools to Scroll or Move Background Windows without Bringing to Front4 Tools to Blank the Screen Except for a Selected Area or WindowMaximize New Internet Explorer Windows3 Free Tools to Disable Your Laptop Touchpad When Typing

t32 mins ago

Tried all 5 – none worked except for windows that are already resizable. But these are not the issue …

Can sizer sie the window below 400px? I need a 320px wide window. Thanks!!

Patrick Flanagan3 months ago

Yes. Sizer uses an XML file to define the options for screen sizes. You could edit the file to add any setting you like. Mac os apps keep opening at startup.

Does anyone know a tool to double density ?
Old program on UHD screen is much to small and needs to get expanded

CP10 months ago

Sizer also works.

brianapps.net/sizer4

Will this work with the print screen? I like my taskbar on the bottom and always have to scroll down a little to select other options.

Pedro Mendez2 years ago

The post says: 5 Tools to Resize an Unresizable Window or Set to a Defined Size
I only see 2 tools. Please tell me where can I found more tools.

Thank You very much!

Just above these comments you should see black page buttons. Choose either “Next” or “View All” to see the other three tools.

Jonas Verschelde1 year ago

How about you try to click on “Next Page”
…

None of these tools work with the pc games from Libra Heart, the window is just not resizable.

Gabriel Porras6 years ago

Sizer is the one I love.
I have used years ago
; )

Very good tip. Thank you.

exulter12 years ago