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Many Displays vs Sunsama

Many Displays and Sunsama are both personal productivity tools. Many Displays is aimed at developers and freelancers, while Sunsama is aimed at freelancers and small businesses. Only Many Displays has a free plan.

Many Displays

Mac menu bar app that restores windows after sleep, unlock or replug

Sunsama

Daily planner that pulls tasks from your tools

PricingPaidPaid · $22
Starting priceNot published$22/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial14 days14 days
Built forDevelopers, Freelancers, Creators, Small businessesFreelancers, Small businesses
Platformsmacosweb, macos, windows, ios, android
Country—US · 2017
Rating——

Choose Many Displays if

Mac users with docks or several external monitors, especially identical ones, who are tired of rearranging windows after every sleep.

  • Works with zero setup: no layouts to name, save or trigger
  • Built specifically for identical monitors that macOS swaps
  • No network access, analytics or account inside the app

Look elsewhere if: People who want keyboard tiling or saved workspace presets rather than automatic restore (Rectangle, Moom).

Choose Sunsama if

Individuals who want intentional daily planning across many tools.

  • Encourages realistic days
  • Unifies tasks from many tools
  • Calm, intentional design

Look elsewhere if: People who want automation (Motion) or a free tool (TickTick).

Many Displays vs Sunsama pricing

Many Displays

  • Free trial$014 days with every feature, no account or card
  • Licence$19One-time; 1 person, up to 3 Macs, 12 months of updates
  • BusinessCustomOne licence per employee; volume pricing by email

Sunsama

  • Pro$22/mo$17 billed yearly; unlimited usage and integrations
  • EnterpriseCustomContact sales

Many Displays · Key features

  • Automatic window restore after wake, unlock, login or monitor replug
  • Identical monitors told apart by system UUID and physical port
  • One remembered layout per combination of displays
  • Restores arrangement, resolution, refresh rate, rotation and HDR first
  • Reads the window server list in about 20 ms instead of polling apps
  • Remembers and restores windows on other Spaces, not just the visible one

Cons

  • macOS only, with no Windows or Linux version
  • Cannot move windows between Spaces on macOS 14.5 and later
  • Updates after the first year require buying a new licence

Sunsama · Key features

  • Guided daily planning ritual
  • Import tasks from many tools
  • Timeboxing on calendar
  • Workload warnings for overcommitment
  • Daily shutdown and weekly review
  • Focus mode

Cons

  • Single pricing tier, not cheap
  • Manual planning takes minutes daily
  • Not a team project tool

Many Displays vs Sunsama: FAQ

Do Many Displays and Sunsama have a free plan?

Many Displays has a free plan. Sunsama has no free plan, a 14-day free trial.

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