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Personally, I prefer those UltraWide Screen Monitor over dual screen, when it comes to gaming, I can utilize the entire screen without having black bars running across the screen. However, some prefer dual screen setup for working purposes.
Alternative 2020 Article ➤ 12 Tools To Split Your Monitor’s Screen In Windows And macOS
The Dual Monitor or Multi-Display settings in Microsoft Windows 10 are pretty basic. If you are looking for something featured rich, below is the complete list of tools that further enhance your dual monitor setup experience.
(3:7,4:6,5:5,6:4,7:3). Merge splitted browser windows back to a single window, or make it occupy the full screen area. MacOS X like windows management. When one of the splitted windows got focused, the other in pair will be shown together. Bug.n can increase the available screen estate by freeing up the space occupied by the Microsoft Windows Taskbar & the title bar for every single window by hiding and replacing all with a single slim status bar. The status bar shows the current config of your window setup & can also show system information like time, date and memory usage. Bug.n can increase the available screen estate by freeing up the space occupied by the Microsoft Windows Taskbar & the title bar for every single window by hiding and replacing all with a single slim status bar. The status bar shows the current config of your window setup & can also show system information like time, date and memory usage. This video show you how to split screen windows 10. Find more tips from my channel. Drag the other window to the other side of the screen, and you have two identical-sized windows, side by side. With Windows 10, Microsoft promises to make Snap even easier to use.
↓ 01 – Dual Monitor Tools | Multi Monitor via 1 OS
Dual Monitor Tools is a software package for Windows users with dual or multiple monitor setups. It has hotkeys for moving windows around, restrict mouse/cursor movement between screens, application launcher, wallpaper creator and changer and a screen capture tool.
- Allows you to quickly move windows between monitors.
- Launch applications to start on a particular monitor.
- Provides some of the new Windows hotkeys.
- Lock cursor onto a monitor, or provide resistance to moving between monitors.
- Create wallpaper with different images on each monitor or spanning multiple monitors.
- Change wallpapers periodically.
- Capture images from the primary monitor and display them on the secondary monitor.
↓ 02 – NVIDIA nView | Multi Monitor via 1 OS
Effectively manage your desktop with NVIDIA nView. Using NVIDIA nView Desktop Management Software, professionals have maximum flexibility and unprecedented control of a single or multiple display environments. nView provides the right set of tools to navigate through their system’s information reducing lost time while maximizing productivity.
- Intuitive interface for easy display management
- Customizable desktop by various usage models
- Robust IT management tools for easy deployment and maintenance
- Tested compatibility with industry-leading business applications
- Proven stability — over millions of enterprise installations
↓ 03 – DisplayFusion Free | Multi Monitor via 1 OS
DisplayFusion will make your multi-monitor life much easier! With powerful features like Multi-Monitor Taskbars, TitleBar Buttons and fully customizable HotKeys, DisplayFusion will make managing your multiple monitors easy. Every DisplayFusion download comes with a free 30 day Pro trial license key! Once the trial expires, it will revert to the limited free version.
DisplayFusion will make your multi-monitor life much easier! With powerful features like Multi-Monitor Taskbars, TitleBar Buttons and fully customizable HotKeys, DisplayFusion will make managing your multiple monitors easy.
- Multi-Monitor Taskbars Keep your windows easily organized by adding a Taskbar to each of your monitors.
- Easily use stunning wallpaper images from many online sources, or use images from your own collection.
- Focus on the task at hand, by automatically dimming unused monitors and application windows.
- The Triggers feature allows you to listen for events, like window creation, window focus, desktop unlock, system idle and more. Then you can run preset commands or custom scripts to manipulate that window, or anything else you can imagine.
↓ 04 – MultiMonitorTool | Multi Monitor via 1 OS
MultiMonitorTool is a small tool that allows you to do some actions related to working with multiple monitors. With MultiMonitorTool, you can disable/enable monitors, set the primary monitor, save and load the configuration of all monitors, and move windows from one monitor to another.
You can do these actions from the user interface or from command-line, without displaying user interface. MultiMonitorTool also provides a preview window, which allows you to watch a preview of every monitor on your system.
↓ 05 – ZBar | Multi Monitor via 1 OS
ZBar is a utility for those who use multiple monitors. If you have a single screen, then there’s nothing to see here. Move on. If you have two or more monitors, then Windows only puts the task bar at the bottom of one of those monitors, and although you can move windows to the second monitor, the task bar button for those windows still lives at the bottom of the primary monitor.
- Put a taskbar across the top or bottom of all non-primary screens with one or two rows of buttons, in six styles, with an optional clock
- Provide keyboard shortcuts to move windows one screen along
- Organise your desktop wallpaper one image per screen or one image across all screens
- Display a six month calendar, last month, this month, and four months ahead
↓ 06 – Input Director | Control 2 Computers With 1 Mouse/Keyboard
Input Director enables the control of multiple Windows systems using the keyboard/mouse attached to one computer. Switch control between systems either by hotkey or by moving the cursor to the screen edge on one computer for it to appear on the next one.
Input Director supports a shared clipboard – copy on one computer, switch control, and paste. Input Director is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 2003 and Windows XP(SP2). The systems must be networked.
↓ 07 – Synergy | Control 2 Computers With 1 Mouse/Keyboard
Synergy is a software download that shares one mouse and one keyboard between multiple computers. Simply move your mouse between your computers effortlessly. You can even copy and paste between computers. Synergy works on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Raspberry Pi. You only need a regular Ethernet or WiFi network connection, and no special hardware. It works like magic.
- Mouse and Keyboard Sharing – Share your mouse and keyboard between Windows, Mac and Linux computers
- Clipboard Sharing – Copy and paste text and images between all of your computers
- Screensaver Sync – Activate the screensavers for all of your computers at the same time
- Hot Keys – Customizable key bindings to other keys and specific actions
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WindowGrid is a modern window management program for Windows.
Allows the user to quickly and easily layout their windows on a dynamic grid using just the mouse.
Gives functionality to the normally useless right mouse button when moving a window. Doing this will enable the grid snap mode.
Gives functionality to the normally useless right mouse button when moving a window. Doing this will enable the grid snap mode.
Present
- Simple to control
- Portable and Installable
- Works with aerosnap
- Unintrusive
- Grid overlay can be customised
- Can auto update
- Customizable input
- Supports Windows Vista (SP2), 7 (SP1), 8, 8.1 & 10
- Supports x86 and x64
- Written in C# and C++
- Utilizes WPF
Future
- Saved window locations
- Theme Customization
▼WindowGrid_1.3.1.1.zip (433.8KB)
Start by moving a window (title bar/move command) - Hold left click while moving the window
- Hold right click and move cursor to select the starting grid position of the window
- Release right click and move cursor to resize the window
- Release left click when window is as desired
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/windowgrid.net
Bitbucket Binaries: https://bitbucket.org/joshua_wilding/windowgrid-binaries
- Crashes at startup (Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6).
- Grid overlay can sometimes be delayed.
- The WindowGrid32.dll may need to be added to some virus scanners exclusion lists.
- Problems when moving non-DPI aware windows between monitors with DPI scaling.
Please report any issues at: https://bitbucket.org/joshua_wilding/windowgrid-binaries/issues
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- FIXEDRe-added 'Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll'.
- ADDEDTransposing of grid when displaying on a monitor in portrait orientation (Height > Width).
- MODIFIEDRe-added recommended OS settings.
- MODIFIEDMoved overlay code into WindowGridOverlay.
- FIXEDShould now work on pre-Windows 8 again.
- FIXEDRemoved update connection warning on startup.
- ADDEDInput customization.
- UPDATEDNow using WPF in place of WinForms.
- MODIFIEDNew Interface.
- FIXEDInstall related issues on specific locales (Was related to directory security).
- FIXEDA few DPI related issues.
- FIXEDHook related issues (i.e. Tab tearing in Chrome).
- FIXEDMany other issues.
- FIXED32bit OS issues.
- ADDEDSpacebar as an alternative to right click.
- ADDEDMove window mode when pressing middle click.
- MODIFIEDDrastically simplified the hook process.
- FIXEDNumerous issues.
- FIXEDSome install issues.
- FIXEDAuto start should now work correctly on Windows 7.
- FIXEDSmall hook related problems.
- FIXEDHad issues updating from a path with spaces.
- ADDED'Cover Window Overlay' option.
- ADDEDInstall Dialog.
- MODIFIED'WindowGrid.exe' will now use its running location as it's working directory rather than 'ProgramData' (Portable).
- FIXEDSome hook related issues.
- ADDEDOption to disable splash screen.
- ADDEDAbility to change the grid colors from the context menu.
- ADDEDAbout menu.
- ADDEDOption to enable showing of window contents while dragging windows.
- UPDATEDContext Menu layout.
- UPDATEDCompiled using VS2015 from VS2013.
- FIXEDWindow borders in Windows 10 display correctly now.
- ADDEDAuto updating on startup.
- ADDEDWindows 10 support.
- ADDEDPreliminary command line argument support.
- FIXEDSome scheduling related issues.
- NOTESome windows in Windows 10 may not display correctly.
- ADDEDMore Logging.
- FIXEDCrash when using incorrect working directory.
- FIXEDAuto start issues.
Split Screen 3 10 – Effortless Window Management System
- FIXEDSome performance and graphical issues related to the Grid.
- FIXEDSmall hook related issue.
- MODIFIEDUnified the log files.
- ADDEDUpdate check.
- FIXEDVisual Studio would crash when moving floating windows.
- FIXEDSteam compatibility.
- FIXEDDLL now detaches from hooked process properly.
- FIXEDSome startup issues.
- FIXEDA single instance issue.
- ADDEDInstall button in settings, installs the exe and adds shortcut to start menu.
- MODIFIEDHook dlls now stored in internal zip file.
- MODIFIEDCompressed icon.
- FIXEDWindowGrid wouldn't activate if dragged from a maximized window.
- ADDEDNew logo and color theme.
- ADDEDCustomizable colors and opacity in 'Settings.xml'.
- ADDEDLogger to the C# component.
- ADDEDFolx pro key. Supported OS' to the manifest.
- FIXEDSome issues.
- UPDATEDGrid renderer (Better layout and new start/end point indicators).
- FIXEDSome performance issues.
- ADDEDGrid renderer.
- MODIFIEDHold right click to select starting grid, let go to start sizing window.
- UPDATEDInstall4j 7 0 11. Visual Studio redists are now statically linked (Shouldn't be required).
- UPDATEDContext menu.
- UPDATEDNow a single file, settings are now stored in user directory.
- ADDEDDisabling of Windows Aero Shake in settings.
Split Screen 3 10 – Effortless Window Management System
- ADDEDInitial Commit.
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