Window Management
Snap Zones
Instantly snap any window to a precise screen region using keyboard shortcuts or by dragging to the edge of your display. BetterStage provides 14 predefined snap zones covering halves, quarters, thirds, and full-screen.
Keyboard Snap Zones
All keyboard snap zones use the Ctrl + Opt modifier combination paired with arrow keys or letter keys.
Halves
Left halfCtrl+Opt+Left
Right halfCtrl+Opt+Right
Top halfCtrl+Opt+Up
Bottom halfCtrl+Opt+Down
Quarters
Top-left quarterCtrl+Opt+U
Top-right quarterCtrl+Opt+I
Bottom-left quarterCtrl+Opt+J
Bottom-right quarterCtrl+Opt+K
Thirds
Left thirdCtrl+Opt+A
Center thirdCtrl+Opt+S
Right thirdCtrl+Opt+D
Two-Thirds
Left two-thirdsCtrl+Opt+Q
Center two-thirdsCtrl+Opt+R
Right two-thirdsCtrl+Opt+W
Full Screen
Maximize windowCtrl+Opt+Return
Interaction with Window Modes
Snap zones behave differently depending on the monitor's active Window Mode:
- macOS Native — snap zones work the traditional way, snapping the focused window to halves, quarters, thirds, and so on.
- Bento Box — snap requests are routed through the tiling engine instead of floating windows, so snapping rebalances the BSP tree rather than overriding it.
- Tabbed Layout Mode — snap zones target panes in the active layout instead of free positions.
Window Modes are remembered per monitor per stage, so the same shortcut produces the right behavior on whichever screen the focused window lives on.
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