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Optimal Layout 2.2.2
Move, resize & reorganize windows; make the most of your screen space. Demo ($14.00)
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Benedict Lowndes
Optimal Layout (formerly WindowFlow Pro) makes organizing your application windows a breeze:
- Keyboard commands allow you to smoothly move and resize windows that snap into alignment.
- Window tiling instantly reorganizes a messy group of overlapping windows to optimally fill your screen.
- Window switching that lists all your open app windows, even those that are minimized or in another space and shows you a preview of the window.
- Tile shortcuts are pre-defined layouts which Optimal Layout can organize your
What's New
Version 2.2.2:
- This update improves Mac OS X 10.7 Lion compatibility: you will no longer see Optimal Layout when moving to an empty Desktop.
- It also improves the way saved windows positions rotate around the screen, so it's more predictable.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
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Optimal Layout (formerly WindowFlow Pro) makes organizing your application windows a breeze:
- Keyboard commands allow you to smoothly move and resize windows that snap into alignment.
- Window tiling instantly reorganizes a messy group of overlapping windows to optimally fill your screen.
- Window switching that lists all your open app windows, even those that are minimized or in another space and shows you a preview of the window.
- Tile shortcuts are pre-defined layouts which Optimal Layout can organize your windows into. Example layouts are shown on the right.
- They are easy to use, just select the windows in Optimal Layout, then press the numbers 1-5 to apply a tile layout.
- If you've got multiple displays you can also indicate which display the windows should tile to.
- More tile shortcuts are available and they aren't limited to 3 or 4 windows.
- Ideal for developers, designers and power users who work from multiple windows.
- Keyboard junkies will love being able to keep their hands where they are most productive.
- Optimized for Macs with large or multiple displays.
- Operates seamlessly in the background, only becoming visible when needed.
- Highly customizable: re-define the keyboard shortcuts and Optimal Layout's behavior.
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Go to developer’s site for v2.2.2.
Thanks ... Ken
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Trevorml reviewed on 28 Jun 2011
but after having to rebuild a HD I have to reinstall OL2 but the link for the license is no longer active :(
cheers from Oz
Trevor
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most appreciated your SUPER SPEEDY!!!! assistance...
keep up the really great work... this is a great tool...
cheers T
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Fishscale reviewed on 17 Jun 2011
I don't think anyone here will argue that OL isn't a great app, but what makes it so spectacular is the active development and openness of it's dev. Whenever I have a request, I can drop an email and I soon receive a reply and sooner rather than later the feature request is implemented! I could go on all day listing off the great features of OL but try it out for yourself.
Great app + Great dev = Many happy customers!
Thank you for listening to our requests and making the best window switching app even better! I can't say enough positive remarks about this app, it truly is amazing in many regards.
Oh yeah, you can try it before you buy it!! I told you the dev was a good guy. ;)
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NaderK reviewed on 17 Jun 2011
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hechy reviewed on 31 May 2011
I'm a mac newbie and really missed the windows window switcher :)
Only drawback is the ram consumption.
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You can reduce RAM consumption by making the preview smaller, or even completely disabling the preview in preferences.
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Kantorde reviewed on 28 Apr 2011
This app replaced a whole bunch of apps on my Mac and become instantly inevitable for me.
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ChrisPolus reviewed on 28 Apr 2011
Optimal Layout 2 very nicely surfaces these features into a new, easy to use UI. To place windows quickly and precisely you can draw into a special area and the window jumps there (sounds strange, look at the dev's videos to understand). Very easy shortcuts help to save a window position you like and then recall this position for later use. You can access these features in multiple ways: either directly via shortcut, or via the window manager, or you can have icons representing the saved window positions in your menu bar on top and simply and quickly click on one of them. Great!
Over all I'm now using much more of the functionality of Optimal Layout, it's much easier to understand than the first version.
The only reason I'm not giving it a 5 star is because I like a feature other window managers are having that's missing in Optimal Layout. Other tools allow you to drag a window to the top edge which makes the window full screen, or to the top right edge to make the window fill the right half of the screen etc. If one could have hot areas (top screen, top right corner, right edge, bottom right corner, bottom edge, etc.) with Optimal Layout and drag windows onto these hot areas or hot corners and the window would fly to a programmed position, it would truly be feature complete for my personal use.
Great work in Optimal Layout 2! I like it a LOT!
tgilfix rated on 25 Jun 2011
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Izdale rated on 18 Jun 2011
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Beige rated on 29 Jan 2011
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Macdamien1 rated on 03 Jan 2011