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How to float an app’s secondary windows

Published by BetterStage · Instructions for our macOS app; detailed feature reference is linked below.

Steps

  1. 1

    Open Settings → App Exceptions → Float Secondary Windows and click Add App….

  2. 2

    The app’s main window still tiles. Preferences, sheets, and other secondary windows stay floating above.

  3. 3

    Remove the app from the list to revert.

More detail: /docs/settings-reference

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