Swish

Insanely great window management

●   Works with Apple Silicon & macOS Sequoia

Control your Mac with intuitive swipe, pinch, tap & hold gestures on Magic Trackpad, Mouse and Keyboard.

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More than just a window manager

Swish features 30 easy-to-use titlebar, dock and menubar gestures that will supercharge your workflow and make you a trackpad power user.

Every detail is carefully designed to make it feel truly native to macOS.

Control windows & apps

Swish's gestures are fast and convenient.

No need to aim for tiny buttons.

No need to reach for the keyboard.

NEW: Hotkeys 🔥🔑

Next-level snapping

Swiping is the new dragging.

Use the familiar 2×2 grid or unlock 3×2 and 3×3 grids with a modifier key.

Also works with arrow or WASD keys.

Window grid with Swish

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Pixel-perfect grid

Your desktop never looked so clean. Swish is the only window manager to truly honor the macOS look.

The grid even adapts to dark mode and your dock setup.

Manage screens & spaces

Swish automatically detects your multi-monitor setup. Just flick to move windows between screens.

Working with spaces also gets a major productivity boost.

Watching lots of videos? Send your player to the big screen with a single gesture.

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Stay in control

The settings window explains everything in detail. Gestures can be toggled on or off.

There's also a quick tutorial to get you started.

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People love it

Love Swish as if it were a child.

Jack W.

My new MacBook felt so incomplete until I installed Swish.

Tarun A.

I got a Magic Trackpad just to use Swish on my Mac mini.

Eric T.

Love your app — it’s essential and so so polished!

Mordechai F.

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Frequently asked

How is Swish different from Magnet, Moom & Rectangle?

Once you have gotten used to it, Swish is way faster and more accurate than its dragging-based cousins, especially on a multi-monitor setup. No more accidentally opening Mission Control while dragging windows to the to top or fumbling around on screen edges. Also, Swish lets you manage screens & spaces and does much more than just snapping windows.

How is Swish different from BetterTouchTool?

Swish is designed to feel like a truly native feature of macOS. This involves a lot of custom internal logic, making it less customizable but way more elegant than BetterTouchTool. Also, Swish requires no configuration whatsoever, everything just works right out of the box.

With BetterTouchTool however, you can define app-specific gestures and completely redesign your MacBook's TouchBar, so there is definitely value in using both.

Does Swish work with a mouse?

Swish is primarily designed for the Magic Trackpad, but it also works with the Magic Mouse. You can invoke pretty much all gestures by swiping and double-tapping in conjunction with modifier keys.

There's also the fantastic Mac Mouse Fix, which emulates touch events for any third-party mouse. Just enable Smooth Scrolling or set any button's Click & Drag action to Scroll & Navigate.

Does Swish work with a keyboard?

Yes! Swish supports Arrow, WASD, IJKL and Dvorak hotkeys, so you can invoke all snapping, screen & spaces gestures with your keyboard. Check out the Advanced tab in Swish's settings.

How do I swipe/pinch in one direction multiple times?

A full Swish gesture ends with you lifting your fingers. To invoke the same direction multiple times, pause your finger movement momentarily (until you feel haptic feedback) and then continue the motion without lifting inbetween.

Do gestures only work on window toolbars?

As to not interfere with system scrolling and zooming behavior, the window toolbar/titlebar serves as a safe area for gestures. You can set a Super Modifier key to enable gestures anywhere on a window. Gestures also work on windows in Mission Control and App Exposé.

Why is Swish interfering with Firefox tab scrolling?

Unfortunately Firefox does not implement the Accessibility API required to detect if there's a scrollbar present. As a workaround, you can go to Firefox › View › Toolbars › Customize... and then check Title Bar in the lower left corner.

You can also ignore Firefox via Swish's menubarlet and then use the Super Modifier for all Firefox gestures.

How do I disable gestures?

Just click on a gesture's icon in the settings window to enable or disable it.

Swish has stopped working!

On rare occasions, apps may lose their system privileges without reflecting that change in the UI. Go to System Settings › Security › Privacy › Accessibility and re-check Swish in the application list. If this does not help, try removing and re-adding Swish.

Will Swish drain my battery?

Swish is very efficient. Due to a limitation on Apple's side though, Swish needs to listen to all mouse movement. This averages to well below 1% for most users, so any impact on battery life won't be noticeable. Swish also stays below 20MB of RAM if you don't open its settings window during use.

Why is Swish not on the App Store?

Apple only allows sandboxed apps on the App Store. Swish needs to perform low-level system operations which prevent it from being sandboxed. Read more here.

What is Setapp? Is there a subscription?

Not if you don't want to! You can buy a full license for Swish with no recurring costs.

If you sign up for Setapp, you will get ad-free access to Swish and over 200 premium macOS and iOS apps for a flat monthly fee.

How often can I use one license?

One Swish license includes two activations. One activation counts for all users on a single machine. Please remember to unlink your license in the About settings tab if you are moving to another Mac.

How long does the trial last?

Two weeks. That's 14 days!

Is there a student discount?

Yes. Just send an email from your .edu address for 33% off.

What are the system requirements?

Swish works on macOS 10.13 and above. Optimized for Intel and Apple Silicon (ARM/M1) Macs.

How can I backup my settings?

The excellent Mackup backup utility supports Swish. If you prefer to do it manually, please refer to this guide.