Looking for a Finder window manager with presets

[sebalvarez]

I use the app Magnet, which a basic but decent window manager not just for the Finder but for other apps windows as well. But right now I need a window manager for just the Finder that will save to presets any window layout.

For example, I have two Finder windows, each taking up half the screen. On the left one I have some tabs, and on the right one, some other tabs. I need an app that once I have that window layout, I can save it with a name, and then if I change the layout or close any windows or tabs, I can call that preset with a drop down menu from the apps tray menu, or with a shortcut.

I thought there would be tons of apps that do that, but I still have to find one that does.

Any recommendations?

 

[MacGizmo]

Have you tried QSpace?

 

[zevrix]

I use the app Magnet

Just in case: a recent Magnet update caused severe problems in InDesign. If you're not using InDesign, you can discard this info.

 

[sebalvarez]

Just in case: a recent Magnet update caused severe problems in InDesign. If you're not using InDesign, you can discard this info.

I have zero Adobe software on my Mac and I intend to keep it that way. I do have the excellent Affinity Suite, which has the equivalents of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, but much more powerful and at a small fraction of the price. And for that small price, I own it, I don't rent it.

I do have Adobe in my PC, but it's CS6, the last Adobe suite you could ever own.

 

[zevrix]

I do have the excellent Affinity Suite, which has the equivalents of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, but much more powerful

Yes, Affinity has some nice tools that are suitable for certain scenarios.

At this point, however, the Affinity suite is only suitable for small-scale operations (single users and such), and it also imposes certain limitations on the type of content you can produce. That's because Affinity tools currently cannot be automated or otherwise extended. So you basically are restricted to manual labor. Which, again, is perfectly suitable for many users.

Affinity has no chance in the professional publishing world until they at least introduce scripting APIs that match the abilities offered by Adobe. Affinity is well aware of this limitation.

 

[MacGizmo]

I do have the excellent Affinity Suite, which has the equivalents of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, but much more powerful and at a small fraction of the price.

The Affinity Suite is really nice for what it is, but "more powerful" than Adobe's apps?? Puh-leez! They can't even come close to the feature set of any of the three Adobe apps they compete with – Particularly Affinity Publisher.

I agree with @zevrix - they are fantastic apps for content creators who have basic needs, don't share working files with anyone else, have no need for add-ons, extensions, or scripting – and who don't work in a corporate, agency, or commercial printer environment.

Affinity has no PDF solution, no DAM system app like Lightroom or Bridge, lacks the free use of thousands of commercial fonts, no video solutions, no audio solutions, no animation solutions, no.... oh heck, my list can go on but it's getting too long.