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I built a Mac window manager and got it into the App Store, even though the sandbox blocks moving other apps' windows

Panebird snaps any window into halves, thirds or corners with one shortcut, or when you drag it to the screen edge. Free, with a one-time $1.99 Pro (custom positions, saved multi-app layouts, Todo mode). The interesting part: Mac App Store apps run in a sandbox that cannot move other apps' windows, which is why most window managers are sold outside the store. My workaround: Panebird only calculates where a window should go, and the built-in Shortcuts app does the actual moving, in about a t

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痛点：Mac 窗口管理器想上架 App Store，却因沙盒限制无法移动其他 App 的窗口，绝大多数同类产品只能走商店外分发

目标用户：Mac 效率工具用户（多窗口办公、多显示器人群）以及想在 App Store 上架系统级工具的独立开发者

证据：Free, with a one-time $1.99 Pro (custom positions, saved multi-app layouts, Todo mode). / Mac App Store apps run in a sandbox that cannot move other apps' windows, which is why most window managers are sold outside the store. My workaround: Panebird only calculates where a window should go, and the built-in Shortcuts app does the actual moving

变现：免费 + $1.99 一次性买断 Pro；可延伸为订阅制多设备布局同步，或把‘沙盒内调用 Shortcuts 操作窗口’的合规模板做成开发者付费文档或脚手架

MVP：2 周内可做：SwiftUI 菜单栏 App + 全局快捷键，先只实现左右半屏、四角和三分屏；窗口移动交给系统 Shortcuts 动作，本地保存 3 套常用布局，Pro 解锁自定义坐标与多 App 布局一键恢复

竞品：Rectangle（免费开源）、Magnet（$2.99 买断）、Moom、BetterSnapTool、Raycast Window Management

摘要：作者独自做出了 Mac 窗口管理器 Panebird，采用免费 + $1.99 一次性 Pro 的模式，靠‘App 自身只算坐标、由系统 Shortcuts 执行移动’绕过 App Store 沙盒限制成功上架。技术上验证了独立开发者可在 2 周级别复刻，但窗口管理赛道已被 Rectangle、Magnet、Moom 等免费或低价产品占据，真正有价值的差异点是这个沙盒合规方案本身，而非又一个吸附工具。