WindowMizer is an application that will "roll-up" your windows like a windowshade. It quickly collapses a window leaving only the title bar visible. This allows you to see what's behind the front window without losing your place or focus. Simply double-click on the title bar of a window and it will roll-up like a window-shade. The window is now out of the way yet easily accessible. Double-click again and the window restores to its original size and position.
Window-shaded windows provide quick, intuative access to all of your windows because windows stay where you put them and you can see all your windows at once. Stop digging through your windows trying to find the one your looking for. Reduce screen clutter and maintain an organized desktop when working with a multitude of windows and limited screen space.
Note: Version 5 is a PAID upgrade from version 4.x
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1) There is no longer any Help of any kind, apart from the meagre FAQ. All documentation has been removed and replaced with BAD ADS, most specifically for MacKeeper, a very ill omen indeed. (I'll skip the details of why).
2) Their Forum is stagnant. Nothing has been posted there, or rather nothing has been *able* to have been posted there since June! I've tried.
Summary: BEWARE their website. I have no idea if this affects their purchasing system, but it makes me worry that money sent is going to whomever hacked the place.
If the developer is reading this: You have major problems to clean up. Your reputation is on the line.
No way I'll "upgrade" to 5... when the iteration I've already paid for is non-functional!?
Due to a variety of issues I was having with the previous build of WindowMizer -- 4.2.1 -- I had a much more positive experience when using the Deskovery demo. In fact, I was seriously contemplating whether or not I should fork over $20 and purchase it. After all, all I really wanted was the WindowShade effect, and none of the other bells and whistles that Deskovery offers, so paying $20 seemed kind of steep just to gain that one function on my machine.
However, today Chris released a new build of WindowMizer -- 4.3.0 -- and I am happy to say that except for one connection issue -- which Chris is already aware of -- WindowMizer worked flawlessly with 29 of the 30 apps that I tried with it. The only app which would not scroll up WindowShade style, was Hear 1.2.4 (1151.95.16). I am not sure why that is.
At any rate, if your primary interest is in restoring the long lost WindowShade effect to your computer -- along with its sound effects, window transparency option, etc., then I encourage you to consider purchasing WindowMizer. At its new low price of $8.99, I think that it is a pretty fair deal.
Of course, us long-time Mac users have been wondering for years now why Apple hasn't found it in its heart to restore this cool feature to Mac OS X. It shouldn't require a third party app to scroll up our windows, but thanks Chris for making the WindowShade effect available to us once again. :)
Oh, BTW, I am currently running the GM Candidate of El Capitan.
Lastly, I would like mail.app's title bar to update as new mail arrives. At the moment, it just goes dormant when window-shaded. If it did this... it would be incredibly useful, and you might actually be able to call WindowMizer an application.
It's a useful utility, especially if you remember it from years gone by. OS8/9 and then those pesky Haxies. Definitely worth a try, to see if it improves your work flow or... all that desktop clutter, drives you mad. As Apple's user interface team decided - many moons ago.
This is an essential addition for someone like me who likes to 'blink' between windows, such as web pages or processed images, to compare the differences.