Changelog

New

• Guided recovery. When Corral detects a startup problem, a Window Snap or display-settings issue, a FancyZones conflict, an unavailable shortcut, or a sync failure, it now groups the affected items and links directly to the next action.

Improved

• Direct recovery actions. Window Snap can check connected displays again after an error. Local and server sync errors now offer direct recheck or device-settings repair actions, with clearer status messages for what happened.
• Clearer results and diagnostic details. Window snapshot results now summarize restored, unchanged, skipped, and failed windows in a full sentence. Problem reports also state exactly which optional diagnostic details are included and which screen or app details are excluded.
• Updated policies. The Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Refund Policy now explain data use, account handling, purchases, and refunds more clearly in English and Korean.

Improved

• Smoother Windows overlays. Window Snap previews, Sticky Resize highlights and rulers, and the top layout picker now update more efficiently while moving or resizing windows.
• Clearer layout errors. Custom layouts and window snapshots now show more specific messages when they cannot be loaded, saved, updated, or deleted.
• More consistent labels and guidance. Layout, Window Snap, permission, and onboarding text now uses clearer terminology and gives more direct next steps.

Fixed

• Shortcut row previews. Layout previews now appear in the icon position so shortcut rows remain aligned and easier to scan.

Removed

• Workspaces. The Workspaces feature and its workspace-specific excluded-app settings are no longer available.

New

• Sticky Resize detection range. Pro users can choose from five detection ranges, from Very strict (4px) to Very relaxed (20px), to control when adjacent windows resize together.
• Context-first problem reports. The problem report flow now starts with the recent feature and action, lets you choose what went wrong, and can include optional diagnostic information. The app does not automatically collect entered text or file contents.
• Separate idea feedback. Sending an idea or other feedback now uses its own lightweight form, while problem reports have a dedicated flow.

Improved

• Windows drag feedback. Window dragging, snap previews, and resize highlights now update more smoothly while the window is moving.
• Undo and Redo for linked moves. Undo and Redo now keep connected window movements together more reliably, including movements recorded during manual dragging and Sticky Resize.

New

• Top HUD snapping. Window Snap now includes a Top HUD mode that shows snap choices near the top of the screen while you drag a window. Drop over a slot to apply that placement.
• Top HUD slot editing. Window Snap settings now let you choose which snap actions appear in the Top HUD, reorder them, and preview where each slot will place the window.

Improved

• Window Snap onboarding. The guided onboarding flow now covers edge snapping, Top HUD snapping, shared snap behavior, and the settings used to adjust each mode.
• Shortcut recording feedback. The shortcut recorder now shows the current shortcut, the recorded shortcut, and conflict warnings more clearly while you assign keys.

Improved

• Pro features during the beta test period. While the beta test period is active, users can use Pro features even without signing in.
• Workspaces removed from onboarding. Interactive onboarding no longer includes the Workspaces step, so the guide now focuses on the core window-management flow.

New

• Feature request voting. You can now vote on feature requests from the feedback list or detail view, and see the current vote count next to each request.
• Editing your own feedback. You can now update the title and description of feedback you created, plus edit or delete your own comments.

Improved

• A reworked way to keep your sign-in. The previous method of saving your sign-in on this device had a problem, so we changed how it’s stored and protected. Because of this change you may be asked to sign in once more after updating — Corral shows a clear notice when it happens — and your local settings, presets, workspaces, shortcuts, and backups are left exactly as they were.

Fixed

• Sign-in sticks on Windows. After you finish signing in on Windows, you now stay signed in instead of being dropped back to the signed-out state.
• No surprise password prompt on macOS. Corral no longer triggers an unexpected macOS system password prompt at startup.

Improved

• Live-updating excluded apps. When the recommended excluded apps change in the background, your list now updates on its own — you no longer have to reopen settings to see the latest.

Fixed

• Clearer message when suggesting an app. If you suggest an app and requests are temporarily limited, you now see a clear “try again later” message — with the server’s retry time when it’s available — instead of an incorrect “already suggested” notice.

New

• Feedback tab. A new Feedback tab lets you review feedback you sent, read admin replies, continue the thread with comments, and see unread updates from the top navigation.
• Pro trial and beta status. Corral now shows beta access, 14-day trial offers, timed Pro access, and unlimited Pro access in the app, including expiry dates and reminders when beta access is ending.

Improved

• Preserved Pro data on Free. If Pro access is not active, existing custom layouts, snapshots, Window Snap settings, Sticky Resize settings, and sync settings stay visible and saved. Controls that need Pro become read-only until access is restored.
• Clearer plan boundaries. Free now allows one custom layout, one layout snapshot, and two undo/redo steps per window. Pro messages in settings, sync, Window Snap, Sticky Resize, and snapshots now explain what is locked and what remains usable.
• Updated pricing and refund details. The website now explains beta-period Pro access, the one-time Pro purchase, and the refund policy more clearly.

Fixed

• Shortcut and exclusion updates. Windows numpad shortcuts now trigger the same actions as number-row shortcuts, manual-drag history exclusion updates settings immediately, and workspace excluded apps appear right after you add them.
• Snapshot restore on changed monitors. Layout snapshots now remap when your monitor setup changes, so restores are less likely to land on the wrong display.
• More responsive Windows workspace actions. Launching a workspace or exiting Corral on Windows now hands control back to the interface sooner.

Improved

• Clearer snap previews. As you drag a window, the zone it will land in is now filled with a soft highlight instead of just outlined, so the active target stands out from the other zones.
• Faster, steadier window management. Snapping, the overlay, and restoring or closing a workspace are quicker and more stable.
• Easier-to-scan excluded apps settings. The excluded-apps sections — undo history, window arrangement, and workspaces — now carry section labels, so each one is easy to tell apart at a glance.
• Refined wording. Polished the English and Korean text across settings, onboarding, and permission screens.

Fixed

• Smoother dragging on macOS. Fixed a case where a window being restored could conflict with the drag as you started moving it.

New

• Interactive onboarding. A hands-on, first-run walkthrough that teaches Corral by having you do it. Corral opens demo windows and guides you through each action on screen.
  • Covers half layouts, sticky resize, drag-to-snap, restoring a snapshot, running a workspace, and how excluded apps behave with undo and redo
  • Each step waits until you actually perform the action, then confirms it before moving on
  • Demo windows Corral opens are closed automatically when you finish or skip
  • Re-open it anytime from Settings; the first run only requires the half-layout step
• Shortcut cheatsheet. A quick reference for the core shortcuts, shown in your current shortcut display style and reachable anytime from Settings.
• Anonymous analytics control. General settings now shows Corral’s anonymous, non-identifying usage analytics — window titles, app names, and paths are never collected. It stays on for the free tier, and Pro users can turn it off.

Improved

• Snap preview shows instantly. When you drag a window toward a snap zone, the preview now appears immediately instead of after a short delay.
• Easier excluded-apps setup. Adding an app to exclude now offers autocomplete search across your running apps, so you can pick one without typing its exact name.

Fixed

• Permission errors. Permission screens now show a clear, localized message instead of leaking raw error text.

New

• Window Drag Display (Windows). A new Preferences section lets you control the system-wide “show window contents while dragging” option without leaving Corral.
  • When on, Windows draws the full window as you move or resize it and hides the native wireframe outline
  • Recommended on, so the native outline doesn’t overlap Corral’s snap and resize overlays while dragging
  • Windows-only — the setting stays disabled on macOS

Improved

• Smoother window dragging and resizing on Windows. Windows now track the cursor without lag while you move or snap them.

  • Window moves are queued and applied asynchronously, so dragging stays responsive even during snap and Sticky Resize
  • Steadier frame pacing keeps motion fluid instead of stuttering under load

• Faster, lighter overlays on Windows. The snap preview, split-ratio ruler, and highlight boxes now draw natively.

  • Noticeably lower CPU use and steadier frame rates while overlays are on screen
  • Overlays keep the correct stacking order and stay visible above your other windows
  • Predictable rendering across mixed-DPI multi-monitor setups

• More accurate Sticky Resize with multiple windows. Resizing a shared edge no longer disturbs the window you’re working in.

  • The focused window stays put instead of being pulled along with the resize
  • Cleaner behavior when several windows are tiled together

Removed

• Menu bar dropdown panel. The quick-access menu that listed presets, quick layouts, and snapshot capture/restore is gone; those actions remain available through their keyboard shortcuts.

New

• Sticky Resize. When two tiled windows share an edge, dragging one side now resizes the neighbor by the same amount — no more gaps or overlaps to clean up.

  • Choose how the shared edge is highlighted: a center marker or edge bars
  • Optional split-ratio ruler for high-resolution monitors
  • Gate it behind a modifier key, or extend it to corner (diagonal) resizes
  • Settings live in Preferences → Sticky Resize

• Multi-monitor layout snapshots. Capture and restore an entire monitor setup as a single bundle.

  • Snapshots now include windows on every monitor at the same time
  • Each window returns to the monitor it was captured from
  • Relative coordinates keep layouts stable when resolution or scaling changes

• Restore history for layouts and workspaces. Step back to an earlier arrangement.

  • Layout snapshot and workspace restores are now recorded
  • Revert to a previous state instead of reproducing it from memory

• Excluded apps for workspaces and presets. Tell Corral which apps to leave out of a layout.

  • Two separate lists: a workspace-wide exclude list and a per-preset exclude list
  • Useful for background utilities, chat windows, and media apps
  • Editable in Preferences, with sensible system defaults to build on

• Resizable Preferences window. Preferences now follows the size you give it.

  • Long setting lists no longer scroll inside a fixed window
  • The new exclude editors fit comfortably

• Native status overlay. Both Windows and macOS now show a native status overlay during snap or restore work.

  • Shows what Corral is doing right now
  • Does not steal focus from your active window

Improved

• Native Windows snap preview. The Windows snap preview now draws faster and more smoothly.

  • Faster drawing and correct stacking order relative to your other windows
  • Predictable behavior across mixed-DPI multi-monitor setups

• Steadier green-button menu on macOS. Hover detection on the green traffic-light menu is more stable.

  • No flicker when the cursor skims nearby windows
  • Cached zoom-button snapshots stay in sync across space switches and focus changes

• More reliable workspace restoration. Restore copes with state changes that happen mid-operation.

  • Windows opening, closing, or moving between monitors during a restore no longer break it

• Better Sticky Resize candidate detection. Sticky Resize is less likely to grab the wrong window.

  • Windows that visually overlap the focused window on the current monitor are excluded

New

• Heads-up when FancyZones clashes. If you also use PowerToys FancyZones and it’s set to trigger with Shift — the same key Corral’s Window Snap uses — Corral now spots the overlap and shows a warning. You can fix it in one place instead of wondering why neither tool is responding.
• See more snap zones at once. As you drag a window, the Window Snap preview can show several snap zones at the same time, so you can see how the surrounding layout will fit together before you let go.

Improved

• Smoother preview on Windows. The Window Snap preview is smoother, follows the correct monitor as you move between displays, and you can now tune how quickly it appears in the settings.
• Shortcut keys match your keyboard. Shortcut labels (Cmd, Ctrl, Alt, Option) now match the way each platform labels its own keyboard, instead of using one set of labels everywhere.
• Korean and English coverage. The new FancyZones warning and the updated Window Snap text are fully translated in both Korean and English.

New

• Window Snap. Drag a window toward a screen edge or zone and Corral slots it into place. You can use the built-in grid presets or build your own layouts, and Window Snap works across multiple monitors.
• Turn Window Snap on or off in one click. A single switch lets you pause Window Snap without losing the layouts and triggers you’ve already set up — handy when you want a quiet moment with no automatic snapping.
• Quick menu on the macOS green button. Hover or right-click the green traffic-light button on any window to open a Corral menu. Your presets, custom layouts, snapshots, and Undo / Redo are right there. Items that aren’t usable at the moment (like Undo when there’s nothing to undo) appear greyed out instead of doing nothing.
• Extra shortcut keys. You can now bind a second layer of shortcuts on top of the main ones. Keys like Cmd, Ctrl, Option, and Alt work consistently whether you’re on Windows or macOS.
• Delete your account. You can permanently delete your Corral account from inside the desktop app. Deletion signs you out everywhere and clears your saved sign-in.

Improved

• macOS window tiling. Corral no longer fights with macOS’s built-in window tiling — the two stay in sync. Snap zones, monitor edges, and the boundary between two adjacent monitors are all recognized more accurately.
• No more leftover preview overlays. When you switch away from Corral to another app, the snap preview disappears with it. The preview no longer hangs around in the corner after you’ve moved on.
• Account tab flow. Signing out from the account tab takes you back to the Preset tab automatically. Sign-in is smoother too — the occasional hang on the sign-in screen, especially after a previous session timed out, is gone.
• Friendlier startup screen. The loading screen at startup is now in Korean and English, and tells you what Corral is preparing (your language, displays, and saved layouts) instead of just a spinner.
• Refreshed visuals. Alerts, dialogs, grids, and other shared elements got a visual refresh. Light and dark mode look more consistent, and the grays in the interface feel calmer and match the rest of the app.

Fixed

• Fresh Windows installs. Some recent Windows installers were missing a piece Corral needs to manage windows. After a fresh install, certain window-handling features could stay inactive until the next update. The Windows installer now includes everything Corral needs, so window management works the first time you launch the app.

Improved

• macOS Settings tab. A Windows-only section in the Settings tab no longer briefly appears on macOS, where it can’t be used. The tab now only shows what your platform actually supports.

Fixed

• macOS install and launch. Corral now installs and opens normally on macOS. The first-launch warning that blocked the app on a clean Mac is gone, and you can drag Corral into Applications and run it the way you would any other app — no extra steps, no right-click workaround.

New

• ARM-based Windows support. Corral now ships a version built for the newer ARM-based Windows laptops (like Surface Pro with Snapdragon). On those machines, the installer and the Microsoft Store listing automatically install the matching version, so Corral runs at full speed instead of through Windows’ compatibility layer.

Improved

• Automatic update for the right PC. Updates now automatically pick the version that fits your PC’s processor. You don’t need to know what kind of chip your laptop has — Corral handles it.

Improved

• Microsoft Store visuals. The Corral listing on the Microsoft Store and its Start menu tiles now render with the correct Corral icon at every size, instead of the placeholder that showed up in some Windows configurations.

Fixed

• Account sign-in. Signing in from the Account tab failed to complete on previous builds. Sign-in now goes through, and your session stays attached to your Corral account afterward.

Improved

• Autostart on Windows. Turning on autostart in settings now reliably launches Corral at sign-in, including on builds installed from the Microsoft Store.

Fixed

• Autostart failing quietly. When Windows has blocked Corral from starting at sign-in, the setting now tells you why and where to re-enable it, instead of turning itself back off without a word.

Improved

• More accurate neighbor detection. Sticky resize now checks that two tiled windows actually meet along their shared edge, instead of assuming a pair that each fills its side of the monitor is adjacent. Off-screen portions of a window are also handled correctly, so a window that partially extends past the monitor is no longer treated as if it fills the screen.
• Hidden windows stay hidden. When several windows overlap on the same monitor, sticky resize now skips windows that sit behind a window covering the one you’re resizing. The neighbor you see on top is the one that moves.
• Title bar drags on macOS. Moving a window by its title bar no longer starts a sticky resize session. Only dragging from a window edge — the same spot you’d use to resize — engages sticky resize.

Fixed

• Multi-monitor edge cases. Inferred edge detection across a monitor no longer fires when the two windows aren’t actually touching, which removes occasional phantom coupling between windows on crowded setups.

New

• Newer version notice. Corral now compares your running version against the latest release and surfaces a notice in Application settings when an update is out. The panel shows your current version, the latest version, and a button to open the release page.

New

• Launch at login. A new Application setting starts Corral automatically the next time you sign in on this device. Toggle it off at any time from the same panel.

New

• Double-click title bar to maximize (Windows). Double-clicking a window’s title bar now triggers Corral’s maximize. It works the same way on windows that require elevated permissions, such as Task Manager.
• Exclude apps from presets. A new settings section lets you choose which apps should ignore window presets. You can pick from Corral’s suggested list or add your own entries, and your choices sync alongside the rest of your settings.

Improved

• Sticky resize ignores overlapping windows. When several windows overlap on the same monitor, resizing one is less likely to drag along a neighbor you didn’t mean to move.
• Instant info popovers. Preset and action media are prepared ahead of time, so popovers show up without a delay the first time you open them.
• Clearer access and connection messages. Waiting on permissions, losing the server connection, and a general offline state each have their own message now, so it’s easier to tell why a feature is temporarily unavailable.

Fixed

• Title bar maximize reliability. The Windows double-click title bar feature is more stable in tricky situations.

New

• Center-window preset. A new preset that drops a window right in the middle of the screen, complete with its own demo clip.
• Shortcut conflict warnings. Assigning a shortcut that’s already in use now shows a clear warning instead of quietly overwriting the other binding. A dedicated overlay also makes it obvious when Corral is listening for your key presses.
• Info popovers with media. Each preset and action can show an image or short clip in its popover, so you can see what it does at a glance.
• In-app feedback. Open the feedback form from settings to report bugs or send feature requests without leaving the app.
• Custom layout and snapshot demos. New demo clips walk through building a custom layout and saving or restoring window snapshots.

Improved

• More accurate sticky resize. Resizing a window now picks the right neighbor to pull along more reliably.
• Shortcut recording screen. Recording state and messaging are clearer, so it’s easier to tell when Corral is ready for input.
• Popover positioning. Info popovers reposition themselves so they stay readable near the edges of the screen.
• Korean and English copy. A pass across UI strings improves consistency and smooths out awkward translations.

Fixed

• A batch of small bugs and stability issues found while preparing this release.

Corral is a window manager that runs quietly in the background and lets you arrange windows with keyboard shortcuts. This entry covers the core features you can count on from the first release.

New

• Window presets. Eleven built-in layouts — halves, thirds, quarters, center, and maximize — each triggered by a single shortcut.
• Custom layouts. Draw your own zones in a grid editor and save them as reusable presets.
• Move history. Every window placement is remembered, so you can undo and redo your way back to an earlier arrangement.
• Sticky resize. Resize one tiled window and its neighbors follow along, so your layout stays aligned without manual fixes.
• Layout snapshots. Capture your current multi-window arrangement under a name and bring it back anytime with a single shortcut.
• Window swap. Swap the positions of two visible windows with a single shortcut — no dragging.
• Menu bar / tray. The app runs in the background and is always reachable from the macOS menu bar or Windows system tray, where you can open settings.
• Shortcut settings. Every shortcut is customizable from a single screen, grouped by category (presets, state and placement, history, snapshots, swap).