Relocate
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Relocate
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| The perfect tool to use if you have a
widescreen monitor. Allows you to reposition windows on screen and
across multiple screens via hotkeys |
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!!! Windows 11 users !!!
Windows 11 has added some of the abilities of Relocate using the WIN key +
arrow keys. Personally...I like how direct my utility works but that's me. Feel free to make use of those or Relocate using the numpad as
location designates. For all others, you're welcome to use this utility.
Relocate is a SysTray resident utility that uses the WinKey and your numeric
keypad and/or arrow keys to quickly and easily relocate/reposition windows on
screen AND ACROSS MULTIPLE SCREENS. This app is mainly aimed at users with widescreen
displays and/or multi-monitor systems.
Supports window moves to left half, right half, top half, bottom half as well as
the 4 corners (1/4 size).
It's Windows-based, open source (GNU),
and solely written, maintained, hosted, and supported by me, Sean Shrum. Source code is written with
AutoIT (.au3) and the
most recent version can be found via the source link in the navbar above. If you're just looking for the latest binary build, it can be downloaded from
the binary link in the navbar as well.
Getting tired of resizing multiple windows on your widescreen monitor by hand
just so you could have 2 or more program windows visible? I was.
Relocate came about
after reading
a thread by Fisofo about a developing project on the AutoITScript
forums for sectioning the display to allow for repositioning windows via
hotkeys. A great idea but at the time no multiple monitor support. I
took the next step and setup this project to deal with multiple monitors
as I run 3 screens:
15-inch (in portrait mode) + 24-inch (in landscape mode) + 15-inch (in
portrait mode) . I took Fisofo's SplitMon _MonitorInfo() function and
created Relocate around the array his function returned.
Now that I wrote this, and am finding it of great use and ease, I'm
left wondering why Microsoft didn't build these hotkeys/functionality
directly into Windows. :-) I can't live without this app (I even
use it on my small laptop screen).
Relocate does a number
of things based on what hotkey combo is pressed. They all use the
WinKey (right or left one) plus another to trigger events.
- Winkey+NumPad1 OR Winkey+End
Moves active window the the
BOTTOM LEFT CORNER of the screen
- Winkey+NumPad2 OR Winkey+Down arrow
Moves active window the the
BOTTOM HALF of the screen
- Winkey+NumPad3 OR Winkey+PgDn
Moves active window the the
BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER of the screen
- Winkey+NumPad4 OR Winkey+Left arrow
Moves active window the the
LEFT HALF of the screen. If the active window is already on
the left half of the screen it will move the active window to the
monitor on the immediate left. If active window is already on the
far left monitor (in left half mode), it will wrap over to the far
right monitor
- Winkey+NumPad5
Toggles MAXIMIZE/RESTORE of the active window
- Winkey+NumPad6 OR Winkey+Right arrow
Moves active window the the
RIGHT HALF of the screen. If the active window is already
on the left half of the screen it will move the active window to the
monitor on the immediate right. If active window is already on the
far left monitor (in right half mode), it will wrap over to the far
left monitor
- Winkey+NumPad7 OR Winkey+Home
Moves active window the the
TOP LEFT CORNER of the screen
- Winkey+NumPad8 OR Winkey+Up arrow
Moves active window the the
TOP HALF of the screen
- Winkey+NumPad9 OR Winkey+PgUp
Moves active window the the
TOP RIGHT CORNER of the screen.
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WIN+Num7 |
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WIN+
Num8 or UP |
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WIN+Num9 |
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WIN+
Num4 or RIGHT |
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WIN_Num5
(Toggles between maximized and normal) |
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WIN+
Num6 or LEFT |
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WIN_Num1 |
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WIN+
Num2 or DOWN |
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WIN+Num3 |
Q. Why not use the number keys across
the top of the keyboard to define a shortcut to send a
window to a specific monitor?
I wish! But because Microsoft already has these
keys linked to the shortcuts located on the Quick
Launch bar, I can't. Win+1 launches the shortcut
located first on the quick launch bar. Win+2
launches the second, and so on, and so on... :-(
Q. Can I redefine the shortcuts?
No. As this was a quick project for me, I didn't
take the time to make a GUI for defining your own
shortcuts. The Win key is the most obvious
selection for a starter key and the NumPad layout is
exactly the same as the positioning that occurs.
It's the perfect match up. If you require this
functionality, I'd suggest taking a look at Fisofo's
SplitMon project over at
AutoItScript.com which at the time of this
writing does support a variety of hotkey options
