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Rectangle pricing
Rectangle publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 1 September 2026, Rectangle pricing is free, then $9.99/one-time across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then $9.99/one-time
- Model
- Open source, no licence fee
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Rectangle plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rectangle | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
| Rectangle Pro | $9.99/one-time | 3 | +$9.99/one-time, 3 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Rectangle
FreeThe entry tier. It covers free and open source, no account needed, keyboard and drag window snapping, multi-display support.
Rectangle Pro
$9.99/one-timeOver Rectangle, this tier adds:
- Separate paid app, not an in-app unlock
- Cursor-following snap areas
- Per-app window size memory
Where Rectangle stops being free
Rectangle, Free
- Free and open source, no account needed
- Keyboard and drag window snapping
- Multi-display support
Rectangle Pro, $9.99/one-time
The first thing you pay for:
- Separate paid app, not an in-app unlock
- Cursor-following snap areas
- Per-app window size memory
What the product covers
The full Rectangle feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Drag to snap
- Multi-display support
- Almost full screen
- Rectangle Pro extras
- Open source core
People bring Rectangle in for a developer who wants source-available window management with no cost and no account, anyone replacing magnet who does not want to pay even a small one-time fee, a user who installs software via homebrew rather than the mac app store, a power user who later wants rectangle pro extras but does not need them from day one. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Rectangle are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Utilities
Too few utilities tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rectangle (this page) | Free, then $9.99/one-time | Open source, no licence fee | - | |
| Calsense | On request | quote | - | vs Rectangle |
| Find My | Free | Free, built into Apple hardware and iCloud | - | vs Rectangle |
| Google Lens | Free | Free, bundled into other Google apps | - | vs Rectangle |
| Hazel | $42/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs Rectangle |
| Karabiner-Elements | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Rectangle |
| Kap | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Rectangle |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Rectangle badges page.
Before you pay for Rectangle
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and $9.99/one-time, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Rectangle runs on mac, and is published by Rectangle (open source project) of Open source community project. The full record is on the Rectangle review, and the rest of the category is under best utilities tools.
Rectangle pricing questions
- How much does Rectangle cost?
- Rectangle publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Rectangle up to $9.99/one-time for Rectangle Pro. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Rectangle have a free plan?
- Yes. The Rectangle tier costs nothing and covers free and open source, no account needed, keyboard and drag window snapping, multi-display support. Paying starts at $9.99/one-time for Rectangle Pro.
- What is the difference between Rectangle and Rectangle Pro on Rectangle?
- Rectangle Pro costs $9.99/one-time against Free, and adds separate paid app, not an in-app unlock, cursor-following snap areas, per-app window size memory.
- Which utilities tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 utilities tools listed alongside Rectangle have a free tier: Find My, Google Lens, Karabiner-Elements, Kap, Deluge.
- What am I actually paying for with Rectangle?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for a developer who wants source-available window management with no cost and no account, anyone replacing magnet who does not want to pay even a small one-time fee, a user who installs software via homebrew rather than the mac app store.
- Does Rectangle charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Rectangle prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Rectangle against before paying?
- The closest utilities tools in this directory are Calsense, Find My, Google Lens, Hazel. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Rectangle covering price, platforms and features.