ZonewellFancyZones for Mac
If you used FancyZones in Microsoft PowerToys on Windows, you know the idea: draw your own layout once, then drop windows into it. PowerToys is a Windows product, so it does not run on a Mac. Zonewell brings the same idea to macOS.
What people want from FancyZones on a Mac
- Draw zones of any size, not just halves and quarters
- Drag a window and see the zones appear
- Release over a zone and have the window fill it exactly
- Keep several layouts for different tasks
How Zonewell does it
Zonewell is a small menu bar app. Open Settings, drag and resize zones on a live preview of your screen, and save the layout. Hold a key while you drag a window and the zones appear. Let go over a zone and the window snaps into it.
| You want to | In Zonewell |
|---|---|
| Draw your own layout | Up to 9 zones on a live preview, with snapping to thirds, quarters and each other |
| Snap by dragging | Hold a key while dragging a window, release over a zone |
| Snap from the keyboard | Every zone has its own global shortcut, and you can change them |
| Switch layouts | Nine ready-made layouts plus your own, switchable from the menu bar |
| Use several monitors | Zones follow the screen a window is on |
| Tidy everything at once | One shortcut sends your front windows into your zones in order |
Honest differences
Zonewell is its own app, not a port of PowerToys, so some details differ. macOS also asks you to switch on Accessibility access before any app can move other apps' windows. Zonewell uses that permission only to move and resize windows and does not read their contents. It collects no analytics and needs no account.
Questions
Is Zonewell made by Microsoft? No. It is made by Antomic Tech Pty Ltd in Australia and is not affiliated with Microsoft.
Does it cost anything? There is a 14-day free trial. After that it is A$14.99 once, for up to 3 of your Macs, with free updates for all 1.x versions.
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macOS 13 or later · Apple silicon and Intel · A$14.99 one-time if you keep it · 30-day money-back guarantee
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