TileOrg vs Magnet: Beyond Drag-and-Drop Window Snapping

Magnet's appeal

Magnet has been a Mac App Store staple for years. Drag a window to the screen edge and it snaps into place — halves, thirds, quadrants. It also supports keyboard shortcuts. For $9.99, it's a polished, reliable tool that makes window positioning effortless.

If you've ever wished macOS had the snap-to-edge behavior from Windows, Magnet is the answer.

What Magnet doesn't do

Like Rectangle, Magnet operates on individual windows. It doesn't group windows, doesn't persist layouts across restarts, and doesn't understand that your IDE, terminal, and browser tabs are all part of the same project.

Every context switch means manually finding and repositioning windows. If you're bouncing between two or three projects throughout the day, that friction adds up.

Side by side

Feature	Magnet	TileOrg
Price	$9.99	$29 one-time
Snap method	Drag to edge + keyboard	Project pane layouts
Project grouping	No	Yes
Context switching	Manual	Instant with hotkeys
Session persistence	No	Yes
Distribution	Mac App Store	Direct download
AI agent tracking	No	Yes

Magnet is for positioning, TileOrg is for organizing

Magnet solves a UI problem: "I want this window over there." TileOrg solves a workflow problem: "I want to switch my entire workspace to a different project."

If drag-to-snap is all you need, Magnet at $9.99 is a no-brainer. If you need your windows organized by project with instant context switching and session persistence, TileOrg is worth the upgrade.

Can you use both?

Yes. Magnet's drag-to-snap works independently of TileOrg's project management. Use Magnet to quickly position a window within a TileOrg project, and TileOrg to swap between complete workspace contexts. No conflicts.

For a broader comparison, see our guide to the best macOS window managers in 2026. Or compare TileOrg with Rectangle, the most popular free alternative to Magnet.