Working with windowsWindow Management → Window Arrangement

Resize adjacent windows together

Use Sticky Resize to move a shared edge and resize neighboring windows together.

User guidemacOS · Windows

Move a shared edge

  1. Enable Sticky Resize in Window Management → Window Arrangement.
  2. Place the two windows next to each other.
  3. Drag their shared edge. If a modifier key is required, hold that key while resizing.
  4. Check that the neighboring window resizes too.
Window arrangement illustration
An explanatory illustration, not an app screenshot. Only these example windows move; your desktop windows are not affected.

Adjust the behavior

SettingEffect
Adjacent-window detection rangeSets the largest gap treated as adjacent. Standard is 12px; choosing a range is a Pro feature.
Allow corner resizeIncludes corner dragging in linked resizing. Requires Pro.
Highlight style and ratio rulerShow affected boundaries and proportions. Require Pro.
Require modifier keyLinks resizing only while the chosen key is held; otherwise resizing remains normal.

Choose the detection range

The detection range controls which gaps count as adjacent. It does not automatically create spacing between windows.

ChoiceRangeWhen to use it
Very strict4pxLink only nearly touching windows
Strict8pxUse a smaller range than standard
Standard12pxThe default; also used while Pro settings are locked
Relaxed16pxInclude somewhat larger gaps
Very relaxed20pxInclude a wider gap

Without Pro access, Corral uses Standard 12px while retaining your saved choice. If widening the range affects unexpected windows, choose a narrower range.

Multiple windows and visual options

The Pro multi-window setting offers Adjacent only for direct neighbors and Preserve grid for maintaining connected rows and columns. Try two windows first, then add more to understand the difference.

Highlight style marks either the center region or shared edges. Enabling the ratio ruler hides the center highlight and shows the boundary guide instead.

The ruler may not appear on monitors whose scaled display area is 1280×720 or smaller. A missing ruler does not by itself mean Sticky Resize is disabled.

If windows do not resize as expected

Check adjacency, enablement, and the modifier-key requirement first.

macOS modifier keys

macOS already uses Option and Shift for its own resizing behaviors. Choose Control or Command as the Sticky Resize modifier.

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