Rectangle
Rectangle is a macOS window tiling and shortcut manager for Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. This page covers accessibility permission, screen regions, Spaces, shortcut conflicts and configuration backup.
What Rectangle provides
Rectangle moves and resizes macOS windows with keyboard shortcuts and screen-edge regions. It is a focused tiling helper rather than a full automatic window manager, so Spaces, full-screen apps and other shortcut tools remain separate parts of the workflow.
Review permissions and conflicts
macOS Accessibility permission lets Rectangle read and control window positions and sizes. Grant it only after reviewing the application source and revoke it when the tool is no longer needed. Check existing input, remote-control and window-manager shortcuts before changing the defaults.
Maintenance note
This page reviews Rectangle for macOS window layouts, Accessibility permission and portable shortcut configuration. Content review date: 2026-08-23.
Save to your cloud drive
Open the cloud drive to get the file directly, or save it for convenient access on another device.
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Rectangle split-screen and shortcut guide
Install Rectangle, grant the required window-control permission, test two safe windows with default shortcuts and then add custom layouts after checking conflicts.
Before you start
- Confirm the macOS version and Intel or Apple Silicon architecture.
- List existing window managers, input methods and remote-control shortcuts.
- Prepare two test windows without unsaved work for the first layout checks.
Installation steps
- 01
Install the matching architecture build
Open the package, place Rectangle in Applications and launch the build that matches the Mac architecture.
- 02
Allow window control
Grant Accessibility permission in macOS Privacy settings, return to Rectangle and repeat a window-move test before configuring more layouts.
- 03
Review default shortcuts
Inspect shortcuts one by one, keep the defaults for the first test and change only combinations that do not conflict with existing tools.
Quick start
- 01
Verify left and right split
Place two test windows on the left and right halves and confirm edge snapping and keyboard commands produce the expected sizes.
- 02
Test quarter and maximize layouts
Try quarter regions and maximize or center commands, including a second Space or external display when part of the normal workflow.
- 03
Back up preferences
Export or record the working shortcut set and permission state before migrating to another Mac, then validate each layout on the new display setup.
Usage tips
- Accessibility permission is a control surface; review and revoke it when no longer needed.
- External displays, Spaces and full-screen applications can alter the visible result of a layout.
- Keep a note of custom shortcuts so a reset or migration does not remove the working arrangement without a record.
Troubleshooting and uninstall
Why does Rectangle not move a window?
Check Accessibility permission, whether the app is full-screen or on another Space and whether another shortcut tool intercepted the command.
Why does a layout differ on an external display?
Recheck display arrangement, scaling, menu-bar placement and the selected screen region, then test a plain window before changing custom sizes.
- Record shortcuts and layoutsSave the custom shortcut map and note which permissions and displays were in use before quitting the app.
- Revoke permission and remove RectangleRemove Rectangle from Accessibility settings, quit it and uninstall through macOS; clear preferences only after confirming they are no longer needed.
Frequently asked questions
Why does Rectangle need Accessibility permission?
macOS uses that permission for applications that read and control window positions and sizes. Grant it intentionally and revoke it when the tool is removed.
Is Rectangle a complete automatic tiling manager?
It focuses on shortcut and region-based moving and resizing. Automatic layout policies and broader workspace orchestration may require another tool.
Why did a shortcut stop working after installing another utility?
Compare shortcut ownership among input, remote-control and window-management tools, then assign one non-conflicting combination and retest.
Does the download require an extraction code?
The Quark entry does not require one; the four-character code for the Baidu entry is shown beside its download entry.