Commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
MaxTo.exe open resize | Opens the resize overlay for the active window. |
MaxTo.exe open settings | Opens the Settings window. |
MaxTo.exe recall window | Moves the active window back to its remembered position. |
MaxTo.exe recall all | Moves every window with a remembered position back into place. |
MaxTo.exe fit window | Snaps the active window to the closest grid cells. |
MaxTo.exe exit | Quits MaxTo. |
Commands are case-insensitive, and must match exactly and fully — MaxTo.exe recall is not a command.
recall window and fit window act on the window that is active at the moment the command runs. recall window does nothing if that window’s application has no remembered position.
fit window is the command id of the shortcut called Fit to grid in Settings.
Single instance
MaxTo runs as a single instance, and commands are messages to it:
- If MaxTo is running, the command is delivered to the running app.
- If it isn’t, MaxTo starts in the background first, then runs the command.
- Launching
MaxTo.exewith no command doesn’t start a duplicate — it opens the Settings window of the running instance (or starts MaxTo, if it wasn’t running).
Where MaxTo.exe lives
| Install method | Path |
|---|---|
| Installer | %LocalAppData%\MaxTo\current\MaxTo.exe |
| Portable zip | Wherever you unpacked it |
| Scoop | The maxto shim is on PATH — run maxto open resize from anywhere |
Anything that can run a command can drive MaxTo — see Open the resize overlay from a mouse button for bindings in the popular mouse drivers.