Resizer 2 is a window management tool designed to enable users to resize and move windows on Windows using keyboard shortcuts like Win + Mouse. It mimics the functionality of KDE/i3 window management systems, providing a more flexible and efficient way to organize your workspace.
Key Features:
Window Movement: Use Win + Left Mouse Button to drag windows across the screen or between monitors.
Snapping: With Win + Shift + Left Mouse Button, snap windows to specific zones on the screen for quick organization.
Resizing: Resize windows from any corner using Win + Right Mouse Button.
Opacity Adjustment: Change window opacity with Win + Scroll Up/Down.
Minimization: Minimize a window with Win + Middle Mouse Button.
Maximization: Maximize or restore a window with Win + Double Click Left Mouse Button.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for power users, developers, and anyone looking to increase productivity on Windows. Resizer 2 allows for quick and intuitive window management, saving time and reducing the need for repetitive mouse actions.
The software can be installed via winget using winget install alvesvaren.resizer2.
README
resizer2
Resize and move windows like in KDE/i3 on Windows with Win+Mouse!
> The program is also available as a portable .exe file, which can be ran without installation
> However, auto starting is not automatically set up unless you use the installer,
> and it doesn't allow you to move system windows unless running as administrator
Demo
How to use:
Win + Left Mouse Button to move windows. If a window is fullscreened or maximized, it will snap between monitors
Win + Shift + Left Mouse Button to snap windows.
You can snap windows to each quadrant of the screen, or each half of the screen. Move the mouse close to the zone you want to snap to!
Pushing the window against a screen edge snaps it the same way. When you let go, the window is snapped the same way Windows snaps it, so you can drag the edge between two snapped windows to resize both.
Win + Right Mouse Button to resize windows from the closest corner
Win + Scroll Up/Down to change window opacity
Win + Middle mouse to minimize a window
Win + Double click Left Mouse Button to maximize/restore a window
Changes the system cursors to reflect what's happening
Respects the "Show window contents while dragging" setting: when it is off, an outline shows where the window will end up
Can be closed from the system tray
Quirks:
To not make the start menu appear, it fakes a press of an unassigned key (vkE8) together with the Windows key.
Snapping uses the Win + Arrow shortcuts behind the scenes, since Windows has no other way for apps to snap a window. If Snap Assist is turned on, it can show up after a snap.
It needs to run as administrator to work for system windows (such as the task manager), if you don't want this, use the portable version.
Some fullscreen apps really doesn't like being moved to another monitor, so depending on the application it may or may not work as expected. Please report any broken apps as an issue, and I'll add it to the blacklist!
Only precompiled to x64, but should work on arm64 with emulation. 32-bit might work if you compile it yourself!
It moves the parent window, but some apps are coded incorrectly which makes them behave weird when moved using this.
Autostarting:
When installing using the setup program, you can choose to enable auto starting (default)
Uninstalling:
You can uninstall it using the built in uninstallation feature in windows.