Multi-Display Window Restorer

Remember window positions by monitor hardware—screen and Space—and restore everything after plugging/unplugging an external display.

Problem

Commuting daily between home and office, every time an external monitor is plugged or unplugged all windows get squeezed back to the built-in display and scattered across different Mission Control Spaces, taking minutes to reorganize. Existing tools like Rectangle and Magnet only snap windows to halves; Stay and Display Maid restore window positions per display config but cannot put windows back to their original Space—so for multi-desktop workflows, position is right but desktop is still wrong.

Solution

A macOS window layout manager that identifies physical monitors via EDID (vendor/model/serial) and saves a layout per screen setup. On restore it not only moves windows to the correct display but also back to the original Space and window stacking, with one-click or automatic restoration after plugging/unplugging.

Users

Developers, designers, and heavy multi-desktop users who carry a laptop between home and office daily.

MVP

Read EDID to identify display combinations; manually save current window layout (screen + Space + position + size); one-click restore after plug/unplug; auto-switch between two saved setups (home/office); trigger from menu bar.

Revenue

One-time purchase ($9.9–$14.9); 14-day free trial; bulk licensing for enterprise Mac management scenarios.

Why now

Hybrid work has made re-plugging displays a daily high-frequency pain, and existing tools all miss the Space restoration layer—a clear gap. An indie dev can ship a working MVP in weeks using macOS Accessibility APIs.