BetterStage Documentation

Everything you need to set up and master BetterStage — from your first stage to advanced auto-tiling and AI-powered workspace organization.

Getting Started

Install BetterStage, grant Accessibility permission, and create your first stage.

Named workspaces that span all monitors with instant keyboard switching.

Visual overview panel showing all stages with live window thumbnails.

Per-monitor modes: macOS Native, Bento Box auto-tiling, or saved Tabbed Layouts.

Saved layouts where each pane can hold multiple windows you switch between with tabs. Pro.

Built-in presets like Split View, Top / Bottom, Focus + Stack, and Four Corners. Save your own. Pro.

Move windows between stages using shortcuts, the snap wheel, or multi-window grab.

Let AI analyze your open windows and organize them into project-focused stages.

Snap windows to halves, quarters, thirds, and more with shortcuts or edge dragging.

Radial menu for snapping windows, switching stages, retiling, and quick actions.

Automatic tiling with drag handles, drop-to-swap, drop-on-edge insert, and live resize previews.

Complete shortcut reference for stage switching, window snapping, tiling, and navigation.

Multi-monitor setups, pinned monitors, display ID persistence, and hot-plugging.

Activate, redeem, and manage BetterStage license keys for Pro features.

Every BetterStage setting grouped by pane, including Window Modes, AI Staging, Screen Layout, Pinned Displays, and Shortcuts.

Solutions to common issues: permissions, shortcuts, window detection, and crash recovery.