Window control when precise pointing is hard
Glide is assistive software for macOS. It helps people with limited dexterity, hand pain, fatigue, tremor, or motor difficulty manage windows with less strain — using accessibility features to move and resize without hunting for tiny title bars or drag edges.
Three steps to gentler
window control
Hold your keys
Choose a modifier combo that is comfortable for you — for example Cmd + Shift — so you need fewer separate clicks than standard window controls.
Glide your window
Any window under your cursor can move with you — even in the background. That matters when reaching for a narrow title bar or lining up a click is painful, slow, or unreliable.
Resize from anywhere
Right-click and drag near any corner or edge — no need to grab a one‑pixel resize strip. Larger, forgiving targets reduce fatigue and missed drags.
Designed around access needs
Glide is intentionally small: the goal is to lower the physical cost of arranging windows — not to add another heavyweight productivity dashboard on top of macOS.
Move from anywhere
Hover over almost any part of a window to move it — you are not limited to a thin title bar, which many people find hard to hit accurately.
Resize from anywhere
Right-click + drag instead of wrestling with tiny resize edges. Larger effective targets can mean fewer repeated attempts for users with tremor, weakness, or limited range of motion.
Works with any window
Foreground or background — consistent behavior across apps, so you do not have to learn a different workaround for each program when standard controls are difficult to use.
Custom modifier keys
Pick any combination of Cmd, Shift, Ctrl, or Alt so the chord fits one‑handed use, alternate hands, or hardware you already rely on.
Menu bar control
Turn assistive window control on or off from the menu bar when you need a break, or when another assistive workflow should take priority.
Private by design
Assistive tools should not trade privacy for function. No accounts, no analytics — your windows stay on your Mac.
Quick settings
Access assistive options from the menu bar: enable Glide, tune modifier keys for your hands, and adjust hover move so window control stays predictable for your accessibility workflow.
- Enable assistive window control on/off globally
- Choose modifier keys for comfort or one‑hand use Alt+Cmd+Ctrl+Shift
- Enable/disable hover move (reduce accidental drags)
- Reset to defaults anytime
One-time setup
Glide uses Apple’s Accessibility permission because assisted window movement and resizing require that access. The guided onboarding walks you through System Settings so you understand why the permission is required for this assistive purpose.
Open System Settings
Go to Privacy & Security
Select Accessibility
Find Glide in the list
Enable Access
Toggle the switch on, then return to Glide
Zero Data Collection
Accessibility permission is used only to provide assisted window control for people who need it. Glide does not read screen content for advertising or profiling, and does not collect personal data.
Built for modern macOS
Native, lightweight assistive utility tested on recent macOS releases since macOS 13 Ventura — so accessibility features behave the way users expect on current hardware.
Try Glide for your workflow
Free download. No subscriptions or in‑app purchases — so cost is not a barrier to assistive window control on your Mac.
Download for MacRequires macOS 13 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel