MeetSwish.The missing gesture layer for macOS.

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Swish gesture-based window management on macOS

Swish is a window manager built around trackpad and Magic Mouse gestures. It lets you arrange, resize, minimize, close, and move windows with short gestures on a title bar instead of dragging them to screen edges or memorizing a large set of shortcuts.

The workflow is physical and immediate. Swipe a window into a grid position, pinch to close it, swipe down to minimize it, or move it between displays and spaces without taking your hands away from the pointing device.

Features

  • Use around thirty configurable gestures for window snapping, Dock and menu bar actions, and workspace management.
  • Snap windows into 2×2, 3×2, and 3×3 layouts with a title-bar swipe, then resize adjacent windows together by dragging a divider.
  • Close, minimize, and enter full screen with pinch and swipe gestures instead of aiming for window controls.
  • Move windows between displays based on their physical arrangement and work more quickly across macOS spaces.
  • Use Magic Trackpad, Magic Mouse, or supported keyboard shortcuts when a gesture is not the preferred input.
  • Toggle individual gestures and use the built-in tutorial to avoid conflicts with existing habits.

Where it fits

Swish is a strong fit for trackpad-heavy MacBook and desktop workflows where windows are constantly being rearranged. It is especially useful with large or multiple displays, when a pointer-driven layout tool feels more natural than a shortcut-only window manager.

It is less compelling for people who use a conventional mouse without touch emulation or who prefer fixed keyboard shortcuts. Its gesture vocabulary also takes a little practice before it becomes automatic.

Privacy and requirements

Swish supports macOS 10.13 or later on Intel and Apple silicon. It requires Accessibility access for system-level window operations and is distributed outside the Mac App Store because those functions do not fit normal sandbox restrictions. Review its permissions, disable overlapping gestures, and keep a keyboard route available while learning the gesture set.

Pricing

Swish costs $16 for a one-time license.

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