The Griddler is a lightweight window management tool for Windows that allows you to snap windows to a configurable grid using your mouse. Inspired by WindowGrid.
Drag and drop window tiling
Simple settings
- Put the exe anywhere you want.
- Double click to run it.
- While dragging a window by holding left click, right click in the grid section you want to resize from, continue dragging left click to the grid section you want to resize to and press right click again or let go of left click.
- Double click the quickbar icon to launch settings.
- Settings will be saved in your
%appdata%folder. - If you select the option to run at startup, it will make an entry in
shell:startup(you can go there in file explorer).
- Visual Studio 2022 or VS Code.
- .NET 10.0 SDK.
- Windows OS (Required for Win32 API and WPF).
- Clone the repository.
- Open a terminal in the project root.
- Run the following commands:
dotnet build dotnet run
MainController.cs: The core engine that handles global input hooks and coordinates window snapping logic.WindowManager.cs: A wrapper around Win32 APIs for window manipulation, DPI awareness, and monitor info.GridOverlay.xaml: The WPF window that renders the grid lines and selection rectangle.Settings.cs: Manages persistent user preferences (JSON-based).GlobalHook.cs: Handles low-level mouse hooks to detect dragging and clicking outside the app.
- WPF: Used for the UI and overlay.
- Win32 API: Used for low-level window management (
SetWindowPos,GetWindowRect, etc.). - Global Mouse Hook: Used to intercept mouse events while other windows are focused.
The codebase is designed with a separation of concerns:
- UI Logic is kept in XAML and its code-behind.
- Native Interop is centralized in
WindowManager.cs. - Application State is managed via the
Settingssingleton withINotifyPropertyChangedfor reactive UI updates.
- Created by derac.
- Inspired by WindowGrid by Joshua Wilding.
Happy Gridding!