Open your Mac up to better windows.
Drop windows into clean layouts, type into whatever sits under your pointer, flick between windows from the keyboard, and put each Chrome profile on the Dock as a separate app. It all runs from one small icon in the menu bar.
What it does
The window habits your Mac never learned.
Switch each one on or off from the control panel. Use them all, or just the ones you need.
Snap layouts
Drag to the top. Drop into place.
Start dragging a window and a strip of layouts slides down under the menu bar: halves, thirds, a main window with two beside it and a four-way grid. Connect an external monitor and you also get four columns and a six-window grid. Let go over a slot and the window fits it exactly.
- Casement then offers your other open windows for the empty slots
- Windows that share an edge resize together when you drag the seam
- Four columns and six-up appear only on an external monitor
Hover to focus
Point, then type.
The window under your pointer becomes the active one without jumping to the front. Your first click goes to the button or field you aimed at, and you never have to click a window just to wake it up.
- Four speeds, from instant to relaxed
- Leave out any app that shouldn't take part
- Nothing gets raised or reordered unless you ask
Window switcher
Every window, one keystroke away.
Press ⌥ Tab to see every open window across every app as a row of tiles, newest first, minimised ones included. Keep holding ⌥ and tap Tab to move along, then let go to switch.
- A quick ⌥ Tab flips between your last two windows
- Arrow keys and the pointer work too
- Esc closes it without switching
Dock window lists
See what's behind every Dock icon.
Hover over any app in the Dock and Casement lists that app's windows by name, minimised ones included. Click one to bring it forward. Pin the files and pages you use most to the same list.
- Pinned items per app, and per Chrome profile
- Plain names and icons, so no Screen Recording permission
- Choose which display the Dock stays on
Chrome profiles in the Dock
Work, personal, client. One icon each.
Each Chrome profile becomes a separate app in your Dock, wearing that profile's photo. Clicking an icon brings that profile's existing window forward. Click again to cycle through its windows. You only get a fresh window if that profile has nothing open.
- Choose which profiles get an icon
- Icons are added to the Dock for you
- Try it for 7 days; after that it's a single $9 payment covering three Macs
Drop shelf
Send a file with one upward drag.
Drag any file towards the top of your screen. A shelf of places to send it opens under the menu bar: AirDrop, Mail, Messages, Notes, Photos and more. Let go over one and it's sent.
- Uses the share services already on your Mac
- Works with any file you drag, from Finder or another app
- Move away without letting go and the shelf closes
Dock screen
The Dock stays where you put it.
With more than one display, macOS moves the Dock to whichever screen your pointer touches the bottom of. Casement keeps it on the display you choose, so it doesn't jump when you reach for something at the bottom of another screen.
- Keep it on the main display, or pick any other
- Or leave it following the pointer, as macOS does
- No extra permission needed
Displays
Turn a screen off without unplugging it.
Switch off your MacBook screen or an external monitor from Casement's control panel. The cable stays in, your windows move to the screens still on, and you can bring everything back in one keystroke.
- One display always stays on
- ⌃⌥⌘D turns every display back on
- Asks you to confirm, and switches back on by itself if you don't
Keyboard
Shortcuts worth learning.
Learn more
Each feature, in detail.
How it works, what it needs and how to fix it when it misbehaves.
Pricing
Most of it is free. For good.
Pay once only if you want Chrome profiles in the Dock.
- Snap layouts and linked resizing
- Hover to focus
- Window switcher
- Dock window lists and pinned items
- Drop shelf and display control
- Everything in the free version
- Chrome profile Dock icons
- Use it on up to 3 Macs
- Updates included
Get started
Running in about a minute.
Install
Download the disk image and drag Casement into Applications. It's signed and notarised by Apple.
Allow Accessibility
The setup screen opens System Settings for you. macOS requires this before any app can move or focus windows.
Pick your features
Click the Casement icon in the menu bar and turn on what you want. Turn off macOS's own edge tiling so the two don't fight.
FAQ
Good questions.
Why does Casement need Accessibility access?
macOS only lets an app see, move and focus other apps' windows with this permission. Casement uses it for exactly that. It doesn't read what's inside your windows and doesn't record the screen.
Does it work alongside macOS's own tiling?
Yes, but both respond when a window is pulled to the screen edge. Turn off "Drag windows to screen edges to tile" in System Settings → Desktop & Dock and Casement handles it on its own.
What happens when the Chrome profile trial ends?
The profile icons are removed from the Dock and everything else keeps working for free. Buy a licence at any time to bring them back.
Can I use one licence on more than one Mac?
Yes. A licence covers up to three Macs you use yourself. To move to a new Mac, choose Deactivate This Mac on the old one to free its seat.
Does it use much memory or battery?
Very little. Casement uses about 45 MB of memory and no timers that poll in the background. It only reacts when you move the pointer, drag a window or press a shortcut.
How do updates arrive?
Casement checks for signed updates in the background and asks before installing. You can also check yourself from the control panel.
Give your windows some room.
Download Casement free. The core features stay free, and there's nothing to sign up for.