Question

I just checked http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table%5Fof%5Fkeyboard%5Fshortcuts but the following "Window management" entries are blank for Mac OS X:

• Move the focused window
• Resize the focused window
• Maximize the focused window

Are there really no built in keyboard shortcuts for these in OS X? I do this stuff all the time with GNOME under Linux.

Answer 1

Not built in, but you can install 3rd party software.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26411/mercurymover

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/30591/right-zoom

Answer 2

Personally, I prefer Size Up - it has a huge array of options for auto resizing with a single keypress including quarter screen, maximise and moving windows between monitors and even Spaces.

http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/

Answer 3

Also worth a look is WindowFlow - which gives you keyboard shortcuts to move, resize & maximize windows. You can also tile groups of windows to fill the screen and it can act as a window switcher.

http://windowflow.com

Disclaimer: I'm the developer of WindowFlow.