# SnapState

> SnapState is a native macOS menu bar app that saves and restores named Mac window layouts.

## Product

- Save windows on every macOS Space.
- Restores layouts across multiple Spaces (apps go back to the Space they were saved on, full-screen windows return to full screen, and windows on other Spaces are placed when you switch to them).
- Relaunch the apps captured in a workspace.
- Remap saved window positions when the display setup changes.
- Capture and reopen all open browser tabs (Safari and Chromium browsers), skipping tabs already open.
- Restore windows, apps, display layout and browser tabs after sleep, wake or a monitor reconnect.
- Built-in Sparkle auto-updates (Check for Updates menu item and automatic update toggle).
- Restore from the menu bar or Control-Command shortcuts.
- Store workspace snapshots locally on the Mac.

## Limits

SnapState restores layouts across multiple Spaces (apps go back to the Space they were saved on, full-screen windows return to full screen, and windows on other Spaces are placed when you switch to them). It moves apps back to the Space they were saved on; an app whose windows were saved on several Spaces is not split between them. Browser tabs are restored when Automation permission is granted. Firefox is not supported.

## Facts

- Price: $9.99 one-time purchase.
- License: up to three Macs with a 14-day refund policy.
- Platform: universal build for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 15.7 or later.
- Current version: 2.7.2 (apps go back to their saved Space, full-screen windows return to full screen, and windows no longer jump when you switch Spaces after a restore).
- 2.7: restores layouts across multiple Spaces.
- 2.6: restores all open browser tabs (Safari, Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Chromium) and adds automatic updates.
- Distribution: signed and notarized DMG.

## Official links

- Home: https://getsnapstate.com/
- Mac window layout guide: https://getsnapstate.com/mac-window-manager
- Press and review kit: https://getsnapstate.com/press
- Changelog: https://getsnapstate.com/changelog
- Download: https://getsnapstate.com/SnapState.dmg
- Demo video: https://getsnapstate.com/demo.mp4
- Buy: Lemon Squeezy checkout, $9.99 one-time

## Guides and comparisons

- Stay alternative: https://getsnapstate.com/stay-alternative - SnapState restores windows, apps and all browser tabs on wake; Stay keeps window positions only.
- Simple WindowSets alternative: https://getsnapstate.com/simple-windowsets-alternative - from Finder window sets to workspaces across all apps.
- Moom vs SnapState: https://getsnapstate.com/moom-vs-snapstate - tiling window manager vs workspace snapshots.
- Moom alternatives: https://getsnapstate.com/moom-alternatives - roundup for a saved Mac workspace (windows, apps, every Space, all browser tabs) instead of Moom tiling. SnapState is $9.99 one-time.
- Monitor unplugged fix: https://getsnapstate.com/restore-windows-after-unplugging-monitor-mac - restore windows after unplugging a monitor on Mac.
- Save a window layout: https://getsnapstate.com/save-window-layout-mac - how to save a window layout on Mac.
- Windows move after sleep: https://getsnapstate.com/mac-windows-move-to-one-screen-after-sleep - why Mac windows all move to one screen after waking from sleep, free fixes, and automatic restore on wake.
- Windows move after lock screen: https://getsnapstate.com/mac-windows-move-after-lock-screen - why Mac windows rearrange after the lock screen, screensaver, or display sleep while the Mac stays awake, free Lock Screen settings, and restore when the monitor reconnects.
- Clamshell mode layout: https://getsnapstate.com/keep-window-positions-clamshell-mode-mac - keep window positions when closing or opening the MacBook lid.
- Monitor input switch fix: https://getsnapstate.com/mac-windows-move-when-switching-monitor-input - Mac windows moving when a shared monitor or KVM switches input, and how to restore them.
- Multi-monitor shortcut: https://getsnapstate.com/restore-window-layout-multiple-monitors-shortcut-mac - restore a multi-monitor window layout with one Control-Command shortcut.
- Ultrawide layout: https://getsnapstate.com/ultrawide-monitor-window-layout-mac - save and restore an ultrawide monitor window layout on Mac.
- Windows reset after restart: https://getsnapstate.com/mac-windows-reset-after-restart - why Mac windows reset after a restart, the free options, and how to restore a saved layout after login.
- Windows open on the wrong screen: https://getsnapstate.com/mac-windows-open-on-wrong-screen - why Mac windows open on the wrong monitor while displays are already connected, free settings to try, and how to restore a saved layout onto the right screens.
- Apps reopen in the wrong position: https://getsnapstate.com/mac-apps-reopen-in-the-wrong-position - why Mac apps reopen at the wrong size or coordinates, free options, and how to restore a saved window position.
- Browser tab after restart: https://getsnapstate.com/restore-browser-tab-after-restart-mac - why a Mac browser window opens blank after restart, free Chrome and Safari settings, and how SnapState reopens all the saved tabs.
- Display arrangement jump: https://getsnapstate.com/mac-windows-jump-when-display-arrangement-changes - why Mac windows jump when the display arrangement changes, or a second monitor connects with a different arrangement in System Settings, and how to restore after the diagram is fixed.
- Spencer vs SnapState: https://getsnapstate.com/spencer-vs-snapstate - SnapState $9.99 for 3 Macs vs Spencer $25 to $45.
- Display Maid vs SnapState: https://getsnapstate.com/display-maid-vs-snapstate - SnapState relaunches apps and reopens tabs; Display Maid ($5.99) repositions open windows.
- Rectangle, Magnet and Raycast vs SnapState: https://getsnapstate.com/rectangle-magnet-raycast-vs-snapstate
- Restore browser tabs after restart: https://getsnapstate.com/restore-browser-tab-after-restart-mac
- Best Mac workspace managers 2026: https://getsnapstate.com/best-mac-workspace-managers
- Display Maid alternatives: https://getsnapstate.com/display-maid-alternatives - SnapState, Stay, Moom, Spencer and Rectangle compared; SnapState adds app relaunch, all-tabs restore and restore on wake.
- Why Mac windows move after sleep: https://getsnapstate.com/why-mac-windows-move-after-sleep
- MacBook windows rearrange on dock or monitor connect: https://getsnapstate.com/macbook-windows-rearrange-external-monitor-dock
- macOS 27 windows move after sleep: https://getsnapstate.com/macos-27-windows-move-after-sleep
- Hammerspoon alternative: https://getsnapstate.com/hammerspoon-alternative - save and restore window layouts without writing Lua; no scripting needed.
- macOS 26 Tahoe windows move after sleep: https://getsnapstate.com/macos-26-windows-move-after-sleep - why windows pile onto one screen after wake on macOS 26, free fixes, and automatic restore on wake.
- Save window positions without an app: https://getsnapstate.com/save-window-positions-mac-without-app - what macOS can do natively to keep window positions and where it stops.
- Mac windows lost across Spaces after sleep: https://getsnapstate.com/mac-windows-lost-across-spaces-after-sleep - why windows scramble between desktops on wake and how SnapState restores each Space's layout when you switch to it.
- Restore windows on multiple desktops: https://getsnapstate.com/restore-windows-multiple-desktops-spaces-mac - save windows on every Space in one workspace and restore each Space when you switch to it.
- Mission Control Spaces layout reset fix: https://getsnapstate.com/mission-control-spaces-layout-reset-fix - settings that stop Spaces reordering, plus restoring every Space's layout.