Flexiglass for OS X takes windows to the next level

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

More than once, I have written about applications that help in managing windows on a Mac. Oddly enough, having almost identical functionality, developers not only continue to compete with each other, but also release other products with similar capabilities. With the next of them - Flexiglass - I'll introduce you today.

In addition to standard features such as snapping to the edges of the screen and hotkeys for pre-configured window layouts, Flexiglass has some of its own features. Although there are not so many of them, some will definitely come in handy, and more importantly, they will save a little time.

The fact is that in the application settings there are interesting options for moving and resizing application windows and folders. Turning on the first option, we select the button and the number of fingers that will be involved in moving the window (if we are talking about the touchpad). By default, this is Option and two fingers. Now, if we want to move a window on the desktop, it is not necessary to reach for its title. Press Option and move it with two fingers from one place to another. You can drag it to any point in this way - it's convenient, don't you think?

Resizing works in much the same way. By default, the Option button and three fingers on the trackpad are responsible for this. Hold the key and with three fingers stretch or reduce the window in the same way in any convenient place. There is no need to aim the cursor at the edge of the window.

For both options, you can turn on multi-colored frames that will indicate the borders, but this seemed inconvenient to me. In addition, a fairly strong delay was noticed between moving the fingers and drawing the borders.

There are two more interesting features, one of which may come in handy for those who have not yet upgraded to OS X Yosemite. Real Zoom - enables a full-screen view of a folder or application by clicking on the green plus sign in the window title, exactly as it is implemented in the latest desktop OS from Apple. Real Close - completely closes the application by clicking on the red cross in the title. That is, it is not the window itself that closes, but the running application. However, why this is needed is not entirely clear, since such an option is available in the main settings of the operating system itself.

On the one hand, there are two convenient combinations for working with windows, on the other - similar functionality with other similar applications. Moreover, the price is not the smallest for this kind of utility. Perhaps, if you have not bought something like Magnet yet, then it is worth paying attention, otherwise it is better to wait for a discount or check out the free 15-day version of the application that is available.

Do you use similar applications, and if so, which ones? Let us know in the comments below!