What is Many Displays?

Many Displays is a Personal productivity tool: Mac menu bar app that restores windows after sleep, unlock or replug.

How much does Many Displays cost?

Many Displays uses a Paid model; see the vendor's pricing page for current plans.

What are the best alternatives to Many Displays?

Community-listed alternatives to Many Displays include Beam, Openbroca, sideOS, Obsidian.

Does Many Displays have a free trial?

Yes, Many Displays offers a 14-day free trial.

What does Many Displays integrate with?

Many Displays integrates with Rectangle, Moom, BetterDisplay, Lunar, Stage Manager and more.

Which platforms does Many Displays support?

Many Displays is available on macos.

Many Displays

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

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Many Displays is a personal productivity tool for Developers and Freelancers, offered as paid. Popular alternatives include Beam, Openbroca, sideOS.

About Many Displays

Many Displays is a macOS menu bar utility built by indie developer Martín Acuña Lledó. It fixes a long-standing macOS habit: after the Mac wakes, unlocks or gets its monitors back, windows pile onto one screen, and identical monitors get swapped. The app learns your layout while you work and puts every window back on its display, position and size with no clicks and no saved layouts.

It tells identical monitors apart by system UUID, then by physical port on Apple Silicon, then by position, and keeps one layout per display combination. Before moving windows it restores arrangement, main display, resolution, refresh rate, rotation and HDR. It reads the window server's list, about 20 ms for hundreds of windows, remembers windows on other Spaces and goes idle on a lone MacBook. There is a 14-day full trial, then a $19 one-time licence for up to 3 Macs with a year of updates; the last version from that year keeps working.

It suits anyone with a docked MacBook or several external monitors, especially identical ones. Rectangle focuses on keyboard tiling and Moom on layouts you save and trigger yourself, and BetterDisplay manages display settings rather than window positions. Limits: macOS only, Accessibility permission required, and since macOS 14.5 it cannot move windows between Spaces.

Many Displays launched on Product Hunt on October 24, 2026 and finished #7 of the day. The source is on GitHub under the Functional Source License, which turns into MIT after two years. Buying tip: test the trial with your real dock routine, and use the 14-day refund if it misbehaves.

Key features of Many Displays

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
Optional blur and countdown overlay while windows move back
On-demand restore shortcut and an automatic-restore toggle

Pros and cons

Pros

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
Low one-time price with a 14-day refund guarantee
Source code published for inspection and self-builds

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
Requires Accessibility permission to move windows
Does one job; no tiling, snapping or layout presets

Many Displays pricing

Many Displays uses a paid model. A 14-day free trial is available.

Plan	Price	Includes
Free trial	$0	14 days with every feature, no account or card
Licence	$19	One-time; 1 person, up to 3 Macs, 12 months of updates
Business	Custom	One licence per employee; volume pricing by email

Source: manydisplays.com · checked on Oct 27, 2026

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How Many Displays compares in Personal productivity

Rank by votes: #1 / 34
Starting price: —
Free alternatives: 2

Many Displays ranks #1 of 34 personal productivity tools by community votes and is not directly comparable on price.

Common use cases

1Docking a MacBook to two identical monitors every morning
2Keeping a fixed coding layout across three external displays
3Switching between a desk setup and a laptop-only setup
4Recovering windows after display sleep or a late-waking dock
5Stopping macOS from swapping left and right monitors after sleep

Best for

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

Not ideal for

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

Integrations

Rectangle
Moom
BetterDisplay
Lunar
Stage Manager

Our take

Many Displays solves one irritating macOS problem well for a modest one-time price. If you dock a MacBook to multiple monitors, run the free trial for a week; if your windows stay put, the $19 licence is easy to justify.

FAQ

What is Many Displays?: Many Displays is a Personal productivity tool: Mac menu bar app that restores windows after sleep, unlock or replug.
How much does Many Displays cost?: Many Displays uses a Paid model; see the vendor's pricing page for current plans.
What are the best alternatives to Many Displays?: Community-listed alternatives to Many Displays include Beam, Openbroca, sideOS, Obsidian.
Does Many Displays have a free trial?: Yes, Many Displays offers a 14-day free trial.
What does Many Displays integrate with?: Many Displays integrates with Rectangle, Moom, BetterDisplay, Lunar, Stage Manager and more.
Which platforms does Many Displays support?: Many Displays is available on macos.
Who is Many Displays for?: Mac users with docks or several external monitors, especially identical ones, who are tired of rearranging windows after every sleep.

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