FinderMinder
FinderMinder is a lightweight utility for macOS that lets you specify the exact position and size for newly opened Finder windows. By default, the Finder remembers the last position and size for each window, which can be inconsistent across multiple windows or computers. FinderMinder runs in the background and enforces a standardised window size and position every time a new Finder window opens, letting users define exactly how they want Finder to behave. It was particularly popular among Mac power users and system administrators managing multiple machines.
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1 suggestionFinderMinder has been effectively abandoned. The latest version, 1.3, was released in 2016, and the developer has not shipped any updates since then. The app is compiled only for Intel (x86) and has no native Apple Silicon build. It continues to run under Rosetta 2 today, but Apple is removing Rosetta in macOS 28 (September 2028), meaning FinderMinder will stop working entirely on that release. If you rely on this functionality, you should migrate to FinderFix, a modern open-source replacement written in Swift and distributed as a native Universal Binary for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. FinderFix offers the core FinderMinder feature of enforcing consistent Finder window size and position, plus additional features like cut/paste support in Finder that were available in TotalFinder before System Integrity Protection made that project untenable. FinderFix is actively maintained and free to use.
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