# Actual Window Manager review (2026): is it worth $59.95? > Windows toolset for multi-monitor setups and virtual desktops Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Actual Window Manager is a Windows add-on that bundles more than 50 desktop management tools. It adds a taskbar to each monitor, virtual desktops, extra title-bar buttons, per-window rules, tiling zones and hotkeys. It is aimed at people who run several monitors and want to control where each window sits and how it behaves. - **Category:** Window Managers & Launchers - **Made by:** Actual Tools - **Website:** https://www.actualtools.com/windowmanager/ - **Runs on:** Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a free tool, as there is no free tier past the 60-day trial. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Actual Window Manager is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $59.95 one-time, per license. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 60-day free trial. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Single license | $59.95 one-time, per copy | Includes a 1-year free updates subscription and a 30-day money-back guarantee; volume discounts start at 2 copies (10% off). | Read from https://www.actualtools.com/windowmanager/order/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Actual Window Manager before buying. ## Key features - **Taskbar on every monitor:** Adds a full taskbar to each display, plus separate wallpapers and screen savers for each monitor. - **Virtual desktops:** Unlimited additional desktops, with Classic and Independent modes for multiple monitors. - **Per-window rules:** Sets startup mode, position and priority for individual windows, and can make a window ignore deactivation. - **Extra title buttons:** Adds buttons such as minimize to tray, move to the next monitor, always on top and resize. - **Desktop Divider:** Splits a monitor or the whole desktop into tiles that maximized windows fill, with custom layouts that can be switched on the fly. - **Desktop mirroring:** Shows a window, a monitor or a custom part of the desktop in a separate window on another monitor. ## Good for - Multi-monitor desks that need a taskbar and wallpapers per display - Gamers who want to keep a game from minimizing or lock the mouse to one screen - Buyers who prefer a one-time license over a subscription ## Worth knowing - Windows only; the vendor says ARM64 is not supported. - The license includes 1 year of free updates; the order page lists the subscription as free for that year only. - The suite is broad, and the vendor also sells its pieces, such as Actual Multiple Monitors, as separate products. - There is no free tier; use beyond the 60-day trial needs a license. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Actual Window Manager is a broad Windows suite for multi-monitor setups: a taskbar on every monitor, virtual desktops and per-window rules. It is $59.95, the top of the category's one-time range, and it sells its own pieces separately. - **Value for money: C.** $59.95 one-time is the top of the category's $4.99 to $59.95 one-time range, and the middle is $19. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 60-day free trial, and the listing doesn't say a card is needed. No free tier. - **Features: B.** Taskbar on every monitor, virtual desktops, per-window rules, extra title buttons, Desktop Divider and mirroring. No gap shown in the core job. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. A broad suite with many settings to learn. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** Windows only; ARM64 is not supported. Windows only; ARM64 is not supported, and there is no Mac, Linux, phone or web version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Actual Tools's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among window managers and launchers - Actual Window Manager's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 48 other window managers and launchers we grade, and level with 5. - It stands best on features (B, above 35 of 48) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/window-managers ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Actual Window Manager you would be making control over other apps' windows. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 42 of the 48 other window managers and launchers grade higher. It costs $59.95, paid once. - You could not: Control over other apps' windows. - You could not: Control of displays through the operating system. - You could not: A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Window management, Display control, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [Dexpot](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dexpot): Virtual desktops for Windows with previews and per-window rules. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/actual-window-manager-vs-dexpot) - [VirtuaWin](https://toolgpa.com/tools/virtuawin): Free, open-source virtual desktop manager for Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/actual-window-manager-vs-virtuawin) - [AquaSnap](https://toolgpa.com/tools/aquasnap): Windows tool that docks, snaps and tiles windows by dragging. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/actual-window-manager-vs-aquasnap) - [MaxTo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/maxto): Custom screen zones with hotkey and drag snapping for Windows and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/actual-window-manager-vs-maxto) - [WindowTop](https://toolgpa.com/tools/windowtop): Windows utility for always-on-top, opacity and picture-in-picture. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/actual-window-manager-vs-windowtop) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.actualtools.com/windowmanager/ - https://www.actualtools.com/windowmanager/order/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/actual-window-manager Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).