Seven remappable gestures
Swipe left, right, up and down, pinch in, pinch out and middle click each map to an action you choose in Settings.
Open source · macOS 14+ · Universal binary · Window Management
Control windows
from the title bar
Swipe, pinch or middle-click on any window's title bar to snap, maximize, minimize, center or close it. Every gesture is remappable, and an optional modifier key prevents accidents.
Free & MIT licensed · Apple Silicon & Intel · Latest release
Features
Gestures where your pointer is.
Seven gestures, nine actions, and safeguards so nothing fires by accident.
Nine window actions
Left Half, Right Half, Maximize, Restore, Center, Minimize, Close, Next Display, or None. Restore returns a window to the frame it had before.
Safeguards against misfires
Require a modifier (Option, Command, Control or Shift), tune sensitivity, and rely on one action per gesture. Closing needs a modifier and a short confirmation tick.
Adjustable title bar zone
The active band defaults to 28 pt and can be set from 16 to 64 pt. Buttons, search fields and tabs in the title bar keep their normal behavior.
Multi-display aware
Snapping uses the visible area of the screen the window is on, and Next Display moves it to the following screen. Full-screen windows are left alone.
Quiet menu-bar app
Lives in the menu bar with an Enabled toggle, shows a brief on-screen label for each action, and can launch at login. No Dock icon.
Screenshots
See it in action.
Install
Up and running in a minute.
TitlebarGestures is open source and not notarized with a paid Apple Developer ID, so macOS needs one extra step the first time.
- Download TitlebarGestures-macOS.zip and unzip it.
- Move TitlebarGestures.app to your Applications folder.
- Clear the quarantine flag once, then right-click the app and choose Open:
xattr -cr /Applications/TitlebarGestures.app
- Grant Accessibility and Input Monitoring to TitlebarGestures in System Settings Privacy Security the banner in Settings has buttons for both.
Download
Get TitlebarGestures for macOS
Free, forever. Built for macOS 14 Sonoma or newer, Apple Silicon and Intel.
Not notarized: on first launch right-click TitlebarGestures.app → Open.
- macOS 14 Sonoma+
- Universal (Apple Silicon + Intel)
- MIT licensed · open source
- No ads, no accounts, no telemetry
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is TitlebarGestures really free and open source?
Yes. It is released under the MIT license, with no account, no server and no paid tier. If it saves you time, an optional Ko-fi donation is available from the app's menu and Settings window.
What permissions does it need?
Accessibility, to find the window under the pointer and move, resize, minimize or close it, and Input Monitoring, to read scroll, pinch and middle-click events. It does not ask for Screen Recording or Microphone access and does not read window contents.
Where is my data stored?
Your gesture mappings and settings are stored in UserDefaults on your Mac. The app has no analytics and makes no network connections.
Why isn't the app notarized?
Notarization requires a paid Apple Developer account, and this is a free project. Right-click the app and choose Open once to launch it, or build it from source with Xcode and XcodeGen.
Support ❤️
Built by one person, given away for free.
TitlebarGestures is a free, open-source alternative to paid utilities. If it earns a spot on your Mac, a coffee keeps the updates coming.
☕ Support Or on Ko-fi