Stage Manager will manage your windows automatically.

If you don’t enjoy managing your open windows manually, you should give it a try.

Stage Manager, introduced inmacOS 13 Ventura, is a different way to manage windows on your Mac.

Stage Manager macOS 13 Ventura

press “Stage Manager” to initiate the feature.

Switching between apps is a simple affair.

Don’t worry about losing desktop real estate due to the virtual shelf.

Control Center Stage Manager

you’ve got the option to also group windows to recall them both at the same time.

These two windows will now be grouped.

Add more windows to the group to recall them all at once.

Control Center Virtual Shelf on macOS 13

By default, Stage Manager will hide your desktop icons.

Is Stage Manager Worth Using?

Whether you’ll get much use out of Stage Manager depends on what sort of Mac user you are.

Use App Switcher with Stage Manager

The feature seems best suited to those who aren’t used tomanaging their windows manuallyusing apps likeRectangleorMagnet.

In the end, we noticed two clear benefits.

The second is for people who find it easy to “lose” windows.

Finder windows grouped with Stage Manager

So, technically, Stage Manager is faster.

Perhaps the most jarring thing about Stage Manager is getting used to the feature “stealing” focus.

The feature may be better suited to multiple monitor setups, where switching desktops feels a little more redundant.

Customize Stage Manager in Desktop & Dock settings

Take some time to play with the feature and decide for yourself.

Alternatively,consider waiting to update if you’re worried about software incompatibilities and bugs.

What happens when you turn Stage Manager off

Using multiple desktops to organize apps in macOS 13