Writing sessions
Keep the draft, research page, notes, and reference windows in the same layout. Switch back into the writing scene without rebuilding it.
macOS · Window scenes · Local-first
Save your workspace. Get back to work in one click.
SnapScene captures the windows you arrange every day, then restores them as a named scene. Writing, coding, research, and design layouts stop disappearing every time you switch context.
Version 1.0.0
macOS 12+
SHA-256: To be filled at release
File size: To be filled at release
Window groups
Nested splits
Visual preview
Local-first
Scattered windows
Restored in one click
Restore scene
1click restores a saved scene
Nestedsplit layouts stay intact
Ratio-basedscenes restore from relative layouts and split ratios, not fixed pixels
0pixel capture. Window metadata only
Built for work you return to
SnapScene is useful when the same set of windows becomes the same kind of work again and again. It keeps that context ready without you rebuilding it by hand.
Development setups
Pair the editor, terminal, browser, and docs into one workspace. Return to that arrangement when you pick the task back up.
Research sessions
Save reading, comparison, and note-taking layouts. Preserve the context instead of hunting through tabs and windows again.
Design reviews
Arrange the design, prototype, and feedback board together. Restore that review surface with a single action.
How SnapScene restores context
The workflow is deliberately short: capture once, preview visually, restore only what you need.
Capture the current scene
SnapScene records the window set, relative layout, and split ratios on your current desktop.
Preview before you switch
The left-edge panel shows layout thumbnails, so you choose the scene by shape rather than a text label.
Restore with one action
Click a scene tile or use a shortcut. SnapScene moves and resizes the windows back into place.
Designed to feel native
SnapScene stays close to the way macOS already works. It does not ask for more access than the task needs.
Ratio-based restore
Scenes use relative layout and split ratios, so they remain useful across display changes rather than depending on fragile pixel positions.
Visual left-edge panel
The panel is inspired by the Dock: you scan layout shapes first, then act. It avoids turning your workspace into an unreadable list.
Clear permission boundaries
The website version arranges windows directly through macOS Accessibility; the App Store version works with the SnapScene Window Helper shortcut. Scene data stays local by default.
From scattered windows to a ready workspace
This is the difference SnapScene is built to remove: the same windows, but recoverable in one step.
Coming soon to the website and the Mac App Store
SnapScene is distributed through two channels: the Developer ID DMG will be available for download from this website soon, and the Mac App Store listing launches at the same time.