Tiling window manager for Mac that remembers how you work
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Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Pricing
Free: 3 stages forever. Pro · 1 Device: $19.99 lifetime license. Pro · 3 Devices: $39.99 lifetime license. Pro · 5 Devices: $49.99 lifetime license. BetterStage AI subscription: $4.99/mo or $39/yr for managed AI Staging.
Yearly: $9.99/year (cancel anytime); Lifetime: $24.99 one-time payment. Both plans include every feature and work on up to 3 Macs.
Key features
Named stages (workspaces) spanning every monitor
TabStack automatic tiling with resizable panes and tabs
Workspace Continuity and Saved Workspaces
AI Staging to organize windows from text descriptions
Works with macOS Spaces (Desktops)
Custom Actions for opening apps, files, and running commands
Per-monitor Window Modes: Enhanced Native and TabStack
No SIP disable required
Unload idle browser tabs in Chrome, Safari, Brave, Edge, Arc and other browsers
Calm background CPU hogs without quitting them
Clean up tabs left behind by AI agents
Offload unused apps to save disk space
Live dashboard showing memory and CPU stats
Memory autopilot for automatic tab sleeping
Works on up to 3 Macs per license
Silent auto-updates
Minimal resource usage
No admin password required for normal use
What makes it different
Works with System Integrity Protection fully enabled, requiring only standard Accessibility permissions
Stages span every monitor simultaneously and switch instantly without sliding animations
AI Staging describes workspace setups in plain English for automatic arrangement
Free tier with 3 stages and full multi-monitor support
Never closes your apps or tabs, only unloads idle tabs that reload instantly when clicked
Uses only standard macOS and browser features, no system changes or kernel extensions
Automatically cleans up tabs abandoned by AI agents after 8 hours
BetterStage
Mac Ninja