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How to even out TabStack panes

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

Method

Menu bar

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    Choose Even Out Panes from the menu bar.

Method

Snap Wheel

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    Choose Even Out on the Snap Wheel.

Method

Keyboard

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    Press Opt+Down.

That redistributes space in the existing pane tree. It does not move panes into a new grid — that is Reflow as Grid. The Shortcuts list still names this action Retile Windows. In Enhanced Native, the same key tidies windows into a grid instead.

More detail: /docs/window-modes

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