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This is an the user manual for the Screen Layout Tool. You can also join the community at the bottom of the page to share experiences and solve problems with other users.

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 7 / Windows 10 / Windows 11

Download and Install

Screen Layout Tool is green software and requires no installation. Download the latest version from here, unzip it and run launcher.exe to start using it.

Windows Protected Your PC

When you run the Screen Layout Tool for the first time, you may get a message like: "Windows Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognizable app from starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk."

Don't worry, there is no risk.

The Windows Defender SmartScreen is a way for Microsoft to alert you that an app seems suspicious. Microsoft said that when enough users have accepted the program and its reputation has been established, the prompt will stop appearing. More about Windows Defender SmartScreen ...

You can safely ignore this message and continue:

  1. Select the More Info link.
  2. Click the Run anyway button.

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Select Layout Solution

Use the right-click menu of the tray icon or hotkeys to select a layout solution.

hotkey description
Win + Shift + MouseWheel Change layout solution
Win + Shift + ← / → Change layout solution

Switch Window Position

Use the hotkeys to switch the position of the current window in the layout solution.

hotkey description
Win + MouseWheel Change window position
Win + ← / → Change window position
The first stop for a window is the closest position in layout when Previous/Next be used.
Roughly adjust the window's size and position to your desired, then switch, It's very likely what you want.

Import Layout Solution

  • Download your favorite layout file from here.
  • Click "Open Layout Folder" in the right-click menu of the tray icon to put the layout file in it.
  • Click "Reload", the layout solution will appear in "Layout" menu.

Custom Layout Solution

Design your own screen layout by using the .json file in the layouts\ folder of the installation directory:

{
  "author": "Tyx",
  "name": "Default",
  "version": "1.0",
  "description": "Default layout solution",
  "positions":[
    {
      "left": 0,
      "width": 20,
      "top": 0,
      "height": 100,
      "monitor": 0
    },
    {
      "right": 0,
      "width": 20,
      "top": 0,
      "height": 100,
      "monitor": 1
    },
    {
      "top": 20,
      "bottom": 20,
      "left": 20,
      "right": 20,
      "monitor": 2
    }
  ]
}
no. field unit range description
1 height % 0-100 Height of the window
2 top % 0-100 Distance from edge to edge
3 bottom % 0-100 Distance from edge to edge
4 width % 0-100 Width of the window
5 left % 0-100 Distance from edge to edge
6 right % 0-100 Distance from edge to edge
7 monitor 0-100 Monitor number, 0: primary
  • 1-3 must choose 2.
  • 3-4 must choose 2.
  • 7 is optional, the default is 0.