Lattika Download
Chapters
  1. Help index
  2. Getting started
  3. Snapping windows with the mouse
  4. Layouts
  5. The layout editor
  6. Keyboard shortcuts
  7. Window memory
  8. Rules for apps
  9. Workspaces
  10. The Shortcuts app and automation
  11. iCloud sync
  12. Trial, buying and licenses
  13. Troubleshooting
  14. Frequently asked questions

Chapter 1 of 13

Getting started

Lattika lives in the menu bar. It lets you divide each display into zones and drop windows into them. This chapter gets you from the download to your first snap.

Install

  1. Download the disk image from https://lattika.com/download.
  2. Open the .dmg and drag Lattika into your Applications folder.
  3. Eject the disk image and open Lattika from Applications.

The first time you open it, macOS checks the download. Lattika is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized, so the check passes. If macOS asks whether you want to open an app downloaded from the internet, click Open.

Lattika needs macOS 15 or later. It runs on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

First launch

Lattika has no Dock icon. When it starts, a grid icon appears in the menu bar and a welcome window opens with three steps.

Step 1: Allow Accessibility access

This step is required. Lattika moves and resizes the windows of other apps, and macOS only allows that through the Accessibility permission. Lattika uses the permission for that and nothing else. It never reads what is inside your windows and it does not record what you type.

Two buttons help you grant it:

  • Request Access shows the macOS prompt that offers to open System Settings for you.
  • Open System Settings takes you straight to the right pane.

The pane is System Settings › Privacy & Security › Accessibility. Turn on the switch next to Lattika. macOS may ask for your password or Touch ID.

You do not need to restart Lattika. It checks once a second until the permission is there, then the step turns into a check mark and the Done button becomes available.

Step 2: Launch at login

Turn this on if you want Lattika to start every time you sign in. You can change it later in Settings › General.

Step 3: Try it

Hold Shift and drag any window. Zones appear on the screen. Drop the window in one of them. Chapter 2 explains this in detail.

Click Done to close the welcome window. You can open it again from the menu if the permission is ever missing.

While the permission is missing

Lattika still runs, but it cannot touch other windows. Until the permission is granted:

  • The menu starts with Grant Accessibility Access…, which opens the welcome window.
  • Shift-drag shows nothing. The keyboard shortcuts do nothing. Window memory, rules and workspaces do not move windows.
  • The layout editor and Settings work normally, so you can prepare your layouts.
  • The Settings window shows a red dot and Accessibility not granted at the bottom of its sidebar. Settings › General › Permissions has an Open System Settings button.

The menu bar icon

Click the grid icon to open the menu. From top to bottom it contains:

  • One row per display, headed with the display's name and its current layout, with a small picture of every layout. Click a picture to switch that display to that layout.
  • Snap Focused Window, a submenu with one entry per zone of the current layout.
  • Show Zones, which flashes the zones of every display for about a second.
  • Restore Windows to Zones, which puts remembered windows back (chapter 6).
  • Workspaces, with your saved workspaces and Save Current Windows… (chapter 8).
  • Edit Layouts…, which opens the layout editor (chapter 4).
  • During the trial, a line that says how many days are left.
  • Settings… and Quit Lattika.

Lattika appears in the Dock and in the Command-Tab switcher only while one of its own windows is open, for example Settings or the editor. When you close the last one, it goes back to being a menu bar item.

The trial

The first launch starts a 14-day trial with every feature. The menu shows how many days are left. When the trial ends, Lattika stops moving windows until you enter a license key. Your layouts, rules and workspaces are kept, and the editor and Settings keep working. Reinstalling the app does not restart the trial. Chapter 11 covers buying and entering a key.

Updates

Lattika checks for updates itself. Settings › General › Updates has a Check for Updates… button and a switch for automatic checks. The current version is shown there too.

If it does not work

  • The app does not open and macOS says it is damaged. The download was incomplete. Delete it, empty the Trash and download again from https://lattika.com/download.
  • The switch in System Settings is on, but Lattika still says "Not granted". macOS sometimes keeps a stale entry, for example after an update. In System Settings › Privacy & Security › Accessibility, select Lattika, remove it with the − button, then add it again with + (choose Lattika in Applications), and open Lattika again. See chapter 12.
  • There is no icon in the menu bar. The menu bar may be full. Close a few menu bar apps or make the screen wider. If you use a menu bar organizer, check that Lattika is not hidden by it.
  • The welcome window does not appear. Click the menu bar icon and choose Grant Accessibility Access…, or double-click Lattika in Applications while it is already running.