Window management on macOS Sonoma 14
Sonoma has no edge tiling yet, but it has Split View, Stage Manager and a new click to show desktop. What works, what to turn off, and what to add.
On macOS Sonoma 14, arrange windows with the green button: hover over it and choose Tile Window to Left or Right of Screen for Split View, or full screen. Dragging to edges to tile arrived later, in Sequoia.
What's in Sonoma
- Split View from the green button: two apps in their own full screen space.
- Stage Manager from Control Center.
- Click wallpaper to reveal desktop: clicking the desktop moves windows aside. Set it to Only in Stage Manager in Desktop & Dock if it surprises you.
- Desktop widgets, which sit behind your windows.
What to add
Without edge tiling, Sonoma users often add a snapping app such as Rectangle for halves and thirds, or a window manager that arranges everything. ClutterFreeMac runs on Sonoma; its smooth switching slide needs macOS 14 or later, so Sonoma gets the full experience.
Questions
Can you snap windows on macOS Sonoma?
Not by dragging to edges; that came in Sequoia. On Sonoma, use the green button for Split View, or an app such as Rectangle or a window manager.
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