Screen DividerA Divvy alternative: drag windows into zones you design
Divvy was one of the first Mac apps to treat your screen as a grid: open its panel, click and drag across the cells you want, and the window resizes to fit. Screen Divider keeps the grid idea but flips the workflow — you design the zones once, then just drag windows into them.
What Divvy does well
Divvy (by Mizage, $13.99) is fast once it's in your fingers. You call up a small grid, sweep across a block of cells, and the front window snaps to exactly that slice of the screen. You can also save as many keyboard shortcuts as you like, each one sending a window to a fixed spot. It runs on Mac and Windows, Mizage offers a free trial, and long-time users swear by it. If you already think in shortcuts, Divvy is a solid, proven tool.
The thing to know going in: the Mac App Store version of Divvy was last updated in August 2019 (version 1.5.2), and Mizage's own page still lists Mac OS X 10.6 as the minimum. Plenty of people run it on current macOS without trouble, but it isn't seeing active development.
Where Screen Divider is different
With Divvy you pick the size every time you move a window. With Screen Divider you decide the layout once. In the visual editor you draw a grid, merge neighbouring cells into whatever rectangles you want — a tall column for a browser, a wide strip for a terminal, a small corner for chat — and save it. From then on, you drag any window by its title bar, the zones light up, and you drop it where it belongs.
That suits people who use the same arrangement all day and would rather move the mouse than remember a shortcut. It also means each monitor gets its own layout: a 34-inch ultrawide can have five zones while the laptop screen keeps two.
| Divvy | Screen Divider | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $13.99 (free trial on Mizage's site) | $12 one-time |
| How you snap | Click-drag across a grid panel, or a saved shortcut | Drag the window onto a zone |
| Layout | Picked per move from an even grid | Designed once: draw a grid, merge cells into zones |
| Keyboard shortcuts | Yes, unlimited | No |
| Multiple monitors | Yes | Yes — a separate layout per display |
| Platforms | Mac and Windows | Mac only (macOS 13+) |
| Last Mac update | August 2019 (v1.5.2) | Actively developed, free updates |
Divvy details checked on mizage.com and the Mac App Store, October 16, 2026.
Which should you choose?
Pick Divvy if you live on the keyboard, want to size windows differently every time, or need the same tool on a Windows PC. Pick Screen Divider if you keep coming back to the same arrangement, want zones that aren't even halves or thirds, and would rather drag than memorise shortcuts. If you just want free halves and quarters, Rectangle is free and worth a look too.
New to tiling on a Mac? Start with our guides to snapping windows on macOS and using split screen on a Mac, or see how Screen Divider compares as a Magnet alternative.
FAQ
Is Divvy still available?
Yes. As of October 2026 Divvy is sold by Mizage for $13.99 on the Mac App Store and on Mizage's site, which also offers a free trial and a Windows version. The Mac App Store version was last updated in August 2019 (version 1.5.2).
Does Screen Divider have keyboard shortcuts like Divvy?
No. Screen Divider is drag-first: you drag a window by its title bar and drop it on a zone. If you size most windows from the keyboard, Divvy or Rectangle will suit you better.
Can I use the same layout on every monitor?
You can, but you don't have to. Screen Divider keeps a separate layout for each display, so a wide external monitor and a laptop screen can each have their own zones.
What macOS version do I need?
macOS 13 Ventura or later, on Apple silicon or Intel.