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People who keep many Finder, editor, and document windows open and lose track of which is which.

Why it deserves attention

GroupShelf groups windows from any Mac app into a tabbed shelf: hold Shift and drag one window onto another, then switch with a click or the keyboard. Moving or resizing one window moves the whole group, and tabs can be searched from the shelf or managed from a command line. Every feature is in the free version; a $9.99 one-time purchase removes the limits, with a $7.49 launch price. It requires macOS 15 or later, runs natively on Apple silicon and Intel, installs through Homebrew or a direct download, and keeps updates inside the app. The trade-off is that it changes how windows are grouped rather than replacing a window manager, and independent reviews are still sparse.

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