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throw your windows around
flingdows gives your mac windows weight. drag any window and let go with speed. instead of stopping dead, it glides with inertia, slows under friction, and springs back from the screen edge. free and open source under mit, the feel is yours to tune.
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grab the window and fling it· real momentum
flingdows
before & after
stiff, lifeless window snapping
beforewindows stop dead the instant you let go
afterfling a window and it glides with real momentum
window managers you can't tune
beforefixed behaviour you just live with
afterstrength, friction, and elasticity are live sliders in the menu bar
paying for a window manager
beforea license for software that moves rectangles
afterfree and open source under mit
a look inside
a few of the screens you'll actually use.
- physics-based fling
- tunable feel
- free · open source
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settings
fling strength1.00
friction2.50
edge stiffness300
elasticity0.50
reset to defaults
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Ways to use flingdows, and how it compares.
- comparisonflingdows is a free Mac window manager — open source, with physicsFree Mac window manager: flingdows is free and MIT-licensed, and adds what paid snappers don't have — throw a window and it flies with real momentum.
- use caseThrow a window and let physics carry it across the screenThrow windows with momentum on your Mac: flingdows lets you flick a window so it glides with inertia, slows under friction, and springs back from edges.
- how toHow to fling windows on a Mac with flingdowsHow to fling windows on a Mac: install flingdows, grant Accessibility access, and release a drag with speed. The full setup, plus how to tune the feel.
- how toTune the fling: strength, friction, edge stiffness, and elasticityTune the window-fling physics in flingdows: four live sliders — fling strength, friction, edge stiffness, elasticity — dial in exactly the feel you want.
- use caseWhy an open-source window manager matters on macOSOpen-source Mac window manager: flingdows is MIT-licensed, so you can read exactly what it does with Accessibility access, build it, and fork it.
- use caseFluid Mac Window Placement: Move Windows Intuitively, Beyond Clunky SnappingFluid Mac window placement beyond clunky snapping: flingdows moves windows with real momentum, a natural, responsive alternative to buggy macOS tiling.