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What it does

Window Layout positions your current window to a screen region. Say “window left” and your window snaps to the left half of the screen.

Available layouts

LayoutWhat it does
Left HalfLeft 50% of screen
Right HalfRight 50% of screen
Top HalfTop 50% of screen
Bottom HalfBottom 50% of screen
Top Left QuarterTop-left corner (25%)
Top Right QuarterTop-right corner (25%)
Bottom Left QuarterBottom-left corner (25%)
Bottom Right QuarterBottom-right corner (25%)
CenterCenter on screen (keeps current size)
MaximizeFill screen (respects menu bar)
FullscreenToggle macOS fullscreen mode

Example triggers

Trigger PhraseLayout
”window left”Left Half
”window right”Right Half
”top left”Top Left Quarter
”maximize”Maximize
”fullscreen”Fullscreen

Creating a window layout trigger

1

Open Triggers

Go to Triggers in Hermes.
2

Create new trigger

Click + or New Trigger.
3

Set the phrase

Enter your trigger phrase (e.g., “window left”).
4

Select Window Layout

Choose Window as the action type.
5

Pick a layout

Select the layout (e.g., Left Half).
6

Save

Click Save.

Multi-monitor support

Window layouts detect which screen your window is on and snap to that screen.