Scopo vs Rectangle
Rectangle snaps windows to halves, thirds, quarters, and full screen with a keystroke or a drag to the edge. It is free and open source, and it arranges the windows on the screen in front of you, one screen at a time.
Scopo now tiles too, but it comes at it from a different angle. Rectangle treats your Mac as one screen to arrange. Scopo is for people who like to split their work across macOS Spaces: it keeps each Space's tiling layout to itself, so the windows in one Space never rearrange another. Tiling is one part of a tool that also switches, searches, and stages the windows in the Space you're in.
| Feature | Scopo | Rectangle |
|---|---|---|
| Scoped to the Space you're working in | ||
| Window-level switching (not just apps) | ||
| Cross-Space navigation from the keyboard | ||
| Per-project shelf for files, links & text | ||
| Client / context profiles | ||
| Search across windows | ||
| Live window previews | ||
| Window tiling / snapping | ||
| Price | Free forever, Pro from $1.25/mo | Free, open source |
| Open source |
Where Rectangle shines
- Free and open source.
- Snapping with keyboard shortcuts and drag-to-edge.
- Halves, thirds, quarters, and more, with a paid Pro version for power users.
Where Scopo is different
- Tiling layouts stay scoped to each Space, so every Space keeps its own arrangement.
- Tiling lives in the same tool as a Space-scoped window switcher, search, and a per-Space shelf.
- A live picker fills empty tiles from the windows already in the Space you're working in.
Choose Rectangle if
You want a free, focused, open-source tiler and you are happy arranging windows one screen at a time.
Choose Scopo if
You like to split your work across Spaces and want tiling that stays inside the Space you're in, alongside switching and search.