Aero Snap is great, but are there any Windows 7 utilities to make windows snap to each other?

aero-snap windows-7

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Solution 1

DisplayFusionPro has an option that does both Application snaps and monitor snaps. The program is designed mainly for mulitple monitors, but it also works for a single monitor. I have the paid version, but there is a free version as well. The free version however only allows for snapping to the monitor.

Solution 2

The latest version of allSnap works in Windows 7 both 32 and 64 bit. It is reasonably configurable and should do exactly what you need.

As a bonus it's portable and tiny.

Solution 3

Somethig like this:

http://ivanheckman.com/allsnap/

http://pitaschio.ara3.net/

Solution 4

Looks like WindowSpace has this feature, as well. It's about the same price-point as DisplayFusion Pro, though.

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Dan J

Updated on September 17, 2022

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Dan J almost 2 years

I loves me some Aero Snap, but I'll admit to a little disappointment: when it was first announced, I pictured a feature by which the edges of non-maximized windows would 'snap' against each other when you moved them close enough together (either by dragging a window edge to resize the window, or by moving one window close to another by its title bar).

This would make it much easier to work with a bunch of windows side-by-side-by-side. Are there any third-party programs or utilities out there that do this?

Please note I'm not talking about products like GridMove that snap windows to a multi-paned grid, I'm talking about something that affects the behavior of window edges themselves.

Update: Moab's comment summed up what I'm looking for perfectly:

More like docking windows to each other without modifying the size or placement?

Exactly.
- Admin almost 14 years
  
  You mean something like a tiling window manager ?
- Admin almost 14 years
  
  More like docking windows to each other without modifying the size or placement?
- Admin almost 14 years
  
  Great idea, now if someone will code a program for us....call it Sticky Windows.
- Admin over 9 years
  
  Display Fusion is a personal favorite of mine. It does window snapping, multi-monitor task bars, and all sorts of window/monitor management. The free version includes window snapping feature.
- Admin almost 9 years
  
  The question could have been reformulated so it wasn't closed.
Dan J almost 14 years

Barring the sudden revelation of a free alternative, I'm accepting this answer. :)
Admin over 13 years

DisplayFusion Pro works great for this. I have a couple of 24" monitors at work, and I have DisplayFusion Pro shortcut keys to snap a window to the exact right or left half of the screen. Makes it easy to view two web pages at once, or folders or anything else I need.
Dan J about 12 years

Heh, this question is so old that I've since switched entirely to OS X (not that it includes this feature, either...) :) But thanks for your input - after all, this question is hopefully useful to others beyond myself!
CsuGouv almost 9 years

Too bad it doens't work properly in w8