Is Lasso free?
No. It has a 7-day trial, then a one-time license. Macworld lists 9.99 euros for one Mac and 15.99 euros for three. It is also included in Setapp.
Comparison
Lasso alternative: restore your whole workspace.
Lasso is a well made grid window manager. You press a hotkey, drag across a grid, and the front window moves there. It also saves custom layouts with their own shortcuts. SnapState does a different job: it saves your whole workspace and puts every window back at once.
Verdict: pick Lasso if you mostly move and resize one window at a time with a grid. Pick SnapState if macOS keeps scattering your windows after sleep, a restart or a monitor change and you want the whole desk back with one click. They work fine together.
How do they compare?
| Lasso | SnapState | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | About $11 for 1 Mac, about $17 for 3 Macs (Macworld review); also on Setapp | $9.99 once for up to 3 Macs |
| Free trial | 7 days | 14-day refund |
| Main job | Move and resize the front window with a grid | Save and restore every window at once |
| Saved layouts | Window positions you record and apply to the current window | Named workspaces with all windows, apps, Spaces and displays |
| Relaunches apps | Not listed on its site | Yes |
| Browser tabs | Not listed on its site | Safari, Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Chromium |
| Auto restore on wake or monitor connect | Not listed on its site | Yes, optional |
| Minimum macOS | macOS 13 | macOS 15.7 |
Where does Lasso fall short?
Lasso moves the window in front of you. Its site does not list restoring every window after sleep or a monitor change, relaunching closed apps, Spaces, or browser tabs. Three Macs cost about $17 (Macworld lists 15.99 euros), compared with $9.99 for SnapState on three Macs.
Where does SnapState fit better?
A Lasso layout positions the window you are using. It does not record where your whole set of windows was across displays and Spaces, relaunch the apps, or reopen browser tabs. That is SnapState's job. Save a named workspace, then restore it from the menu bar, with a Control-Command-1 to 6 shortcut, or automatically on wake and when a monitor connects.
See SnapState restore a workspace
The 40 second demo shows a workspace saved from the menu bar and restored with one click: apps relaunch and windows return to their displays, positions and sizes.
What are SnapState's honest limits?
SnapState is not a tiling or snapping tool. It does not save tab groups, history or form data, Firefox is not supported, and it does not change the display arrangement, menu bar or Dock. It needs Accessibility permission, and Automation permission for browser tabs. See SnapState.
Frequently asked questions
Does Lasso restore windows after sleep?
Its site does not list automatic restore after sleep or a display change. It applies saved layouts to windows when you use them.
Can I use Lasso and SnapState together?
Yes. Arrange windows with Lasso, save the result as a SnapState workspace, and let SnapState put it back later.
How much is SnapState?
$9.99 once, for up to three Macs, with a 14-day refund. It needs macOS 15.7 or later.
Get SnapState for $9.99One-time purchase · up to three Macs · 14-day refund