How Applications settings work
The Applications panel has two tabs:
- Applications — Non-Finder app defaults and per-application overrides.
- Default Settings sheet — Non-Finder app defaults.
- Finder Only — Settings that apply only to the Finder.
Applications tab — Application List
Use the + button to add an application to the list. Select an item in the list to control features exclusively in that application.
- To add an application, press the + button.
- To remove one, select it and press the - button.
- To remove every application at once, press Clear List.... Clear removes every application from the Application List. Default Settings and Finder Only settings are not changed.
Applications tab — Per Application Settings
These controls appear when you select an application in the Application List. They override Default Settings for that app. On any control, choose Use Default Setting or Default Handler to inherit the corresponding value from the Default Settings sheet instead of overriding it.
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Title Bar double-click handling
Specifies the method WindowMizer uses to process title-bar double-clicks for this listed application.
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Default Handler
Uses Title Bar double-click handling (default) from the Default Settings sheet.
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System Event Tap
Uses a low-level system event tap to intercept double-clicks and prevent the OS from handling them when they occur in a window title bar.
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Global Event Monitor
Uses an event monitor to notify WindowMizer when a double-click occurs. For this method to work, the System Settings option Double-click a window's title bar to minimize must be disabled. See System Settings.
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Disable double-click Actions
Disables WindowMizer title-bar double-click actions in this application. Double-clicks are handled by the app instead. For example, Stickies already collapses its own windows when you double-click the title bar; add Stickies and choose this option so WindowMizer does not interfere.
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Title Bar style
Controls collapsed placeholder title bar height for this listed application. Choose Automatic height or Custom height.
- Automatic height — Uses the real window's title bar or toolbar height from Accessibility when available. If the height cannot be determined, WindowMizer uses an OS default (typically 28 or 32 points, depending on your macOS version).
- Custom height — Sets an explicit height in points with the stepper. This height is used for title-bar double-click hit-testing and for the visible height of a collapsed placeholder when Screen Capture is enabled.
When Disable Screen Capture Kit in WindowMizer is checked on the General panel’s System Related tab, reduce-to-titlebar placeholders use the native AppKit title bar strip. Custom heights from this control do not apply in that mode.
Applications that are not in the Application List may still use bundled height presets at runtime. Listed applications always use the value you set here.
- Forward 'New' shortcut
Controls whether ⌘N (or the configured New shortcut) on a placeholder is forwarded to the parent application.
- Use Default Setting — Uses Forward 'New' shortcut (default) from the Default Settings sheet.
- Forward shortcut
- Do Not Forward shortcut
- Disable Action shortcuts
Disables global action shortcuts while this application is frontmost or targeted.
For example, if a program uses ⌘M for its own feature, add it to the list and enable Disable Action shortcuts. WindowMizer will not intercept the shortcut. You can still double-click the title bar to reduce the window.
- Application Switcher quit
Controls whether WindowMizer handles ⌘Q while the Application Switcher (⌘Tab) is open. When enabled, WindowMizer restores placeholders for the highlighted app, then quits that app.
- Use Default Setting — Uses Application Switcher quit (default) from the Default Settings sheet.
- Enable
- Disable
Finder is never quit through this path.
Default Settings sheet
Default settings for all applications except the Finder. The Finder is configured on the Finder Only tab.
Default settings are used for applications that ARE NOT in the Application List. They are also used for applications that ARE in the list and configured to Use Default Setting (or Default Handler for title-bar double-click handling).
Set the global defaults in Default Settings..., then override per application by adding it to the Application List and changing only the controls you need.
These values are the baseline for all applications except Finder:
- Any application not in the Application List uses this sheet for title-bar double-click handling, Forward New, and Application Switcher quit.
- Any application in the list that leaves a control at Use Default Setting or Default Handler uses the matching value from this sheet for that control.
- Forward 'New' shortcut (default)
Default Forward New shortcut behavior. When forwarding, the ⌘N shortcut is forwarded from the placeholder to the parent application.
- Forward shortcut
- Do Not Forward shortcut
- Application Switcher quit (default)
Default restore-then-quit behavior in the Application Switcher. When enabled, WindowMizer restores placeholders for the highlighted app, then quits that app. This prevents leaving an application's windows in the dock the next time it is opened.
- Title Bar double-click handling (default)
Default method for processing title-bar double-clicks.
- System Event Tap — Intercepts double-clicks before the OS handles them.
- Global Event Monitor — Requires System Settings title-bar double-click to be off. See System Settings.
Use Reset... on the sheet to restore these global defaults. Reset does not change the Application List or Finder Only settings.
Button Layout and Window Corner Radius
With a listed application selected, open Button Layout... or Window Corner Radius... to customize placeholder chrome for that app.
- Button Layout...
Adjust traffic-light button offset from left, offset from top, and button spacing. Each axis can use Automatic or Manual Override.
- Window Corner Radius...
Adjust collapsed placeholder corner radius using Automatic or Manual Override.
Finder Only tab
Settings on this tab apply only to the Finder. Finder is not added to the Application List; configure it here instead.
Finder collapsed placeholder height is determined automatically from the active window layout (plain title row, toolbar, tabs, and related chrome). There is no Title Bar style control on this tab.
Title Bar
- Disable Proxy Path menu in Title Bar
Disables the command-click path popup in Finder collapsed placeholder title bars. This setting applies only to Finder windows.
Actions & Shortcuts
- Disable Action shortcuts
Disables global action shortcuts while Finder is frontmost or targeted.
- Disable double-click Actions
WindowMizer ignores title-bar double-clicks in Finder windows.
- Disable 'New' shortcut forwarding
Stops forwarding the New shortcut from Finder placeholders to Finder.
- Disable 'Go' shortcut forwarding
Stops forwarding the Go shortcut from Finder placeholders to Finder.