Update: Apple added the ability to create a keyboard shortcut to turn on and off Stage Manager. Go to System Settings, Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts (button), and look under Mission Control.
@@barefeg I don't think there's any way. But if switching to an app set is just a single click, how would a Shortcut make that easier? Come to think of it, any Shortcut that switches to, brings to the front, or launches an app should make Stage Manager switch to that app set. So try that.
This is the first time I’ve seen Stage Manager properly showcased and for the first time, I can see how useful it would be once you get used to it. Every other tech review I’ve seen has simply given it a “meh” rating and not bothered to explore it in detail like you have, Gary. Thanks again for an insightful and valuable video! 😊
Yeah right?! I gave this video a try because my devices (macOS, iOS, iPad, etc) went to the latest and saw the feature honestly expecting absolutely nothing after all the dirt and bad rep that Stage Manager has gotten… well, truth be told that by the near end of this video I’m even using on an iPad as it is! It just get a bit of getting used to, think in ‘group sets’ and try to roll with it. Really glad to have found this video.
So many tech reviewers seem to have overlooked Stage Manager, but honestly your tutorial has made this feature a real game changer when I'm working on my 13" MacBook Air - such a great way to optimise screen space! Thanks so much for this in-depth video!
You are amazing, Gary! Thank you for putting in countless hours every day to help us with our Apple products. Your tutelage has proven to be invaluable!
5:40 was the exact nugget of info that I was looking for. When you drag an app out of a minimized app set, the last top-most window is the one you get. Thank you!
Thanks bunches. I updated the version late last night so I did not get much of a chance to use stage manager. All day a work today I was writing down questions which I was going to send to you...and as always you came through with the necessary answers. A super great video which I will need to watch several times. Your knowledge and willingness to help others is greatly appreciated.
A wonderful, clear, comprehensive tutorial on a complex innovation in Ventura OS. Massive thanks for that, Gary. As always, you've knocked it out of the park.
I cannot believe I only just found your channel - I have learnt more about our iMac in a week than I have in the five years of owning Macs...! Bravo Gary, you rock!
WOW! Tremendous video tutorial on a new feature that looks waaaaay more complex than ANYTHING we've seen in an OS! I really am going to have to use this tutorial for a long time til I get it straight. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH. Very comprehensive, only seen other reviewers brush through this new feature - you've done a masterful job...........
When they first announced Stage Manager, I was a bit sceptical about it's usefulness, but seeing this video with all the inner workings, all I can say is... WOW. Can't wait until I update to Ventura.
Great video! Thank you for explaining Stage Manager in such a clear way! I also discovered that if you want to bring an item back onto the Stage where another app already is present, all you need to do is hold down the "shift key". The Shift key will add your minimized app onto your currently visible Stage.
I wish this were true for apps from the dock. I have tried both Shift keys to bring a new app from the dock into the current Stage but neither work. It just switches to a new Stage and then I have to switch back to the previous Stage and drag the new app into it. There's got to be a better way!
Great tutorial. As a new user transferred from window, I straight up using stage manager at the beginning, so it becomes muscle memory to use stage manager. I put the dock to the left, and hide the recent app from the stage manager. When I need switching between apps, I just put the mouse to the left side of the screen, and show the recents app from stage manager, or I could just laugh the app from the dock instead. Using spotlight to launch app is also convenient. The best thing from stage manager is that it let me to return to homepage by clicking an empty space. In window, I used to swipe three fingers down to minimise all app, and now stage manager help me to achieve the same function. The most frustrating thing is that closing an app in Mac took a few more steps, or need to use command Q short cut. After a week of using the Mac, I understand that quitting apps actually slow down the computer, as launching an app is uses more resources than keeping it in the background, at least for Mac OS. Now, I put my Mac to sleep and never shut it down, except for system update.Ans on the next day, everything just work. No loading, no crashing, just work. Now, my swap memory usage is about 700MB, and my daily write on ssd is about 24-30GB, so my 225GB ssd will still last for very long time. I am very impress with the Mac computer. Looking back, I think my i7 16GB ram window laptop works faster than the M1 Mac in opening apps, and there are more gesture to use in window, and personally, I think window gesture are more intuitive to use. However, switching between app in Mac, feels so good, and snappy, and is a completely new experience for me. May be I have used the computer wrong the whole time, that I need to close an application and shut down the window pc every time. To conclude, the stage manager is surprisingly great, and as a new Mac user, it makes Mac OS a snappier, quicker, more user friendly experience than pc in terms of switching between application.
Hi Gary, not one to leave comments usually, but thanks for another great video! The most useful part of the video was learning how to turn this feature OFF! Thanks again!
This is the video that made it all make sense. I went back to the dock and then this video got me using stagemanager and it really has made me more productive! Thanks Gary!
Coming from an older Mac I was hating this feature. But after watching your video I now have a better appreciation for it and use it quite often. Thank you for the explanation and this video +++
Just a quick note that wasn't mentioned here: If like me, you're someone who has the dock along the left side of your screen, Stage Manager app groups appear to the right of the screen. This causes some challenges pulling up control centre, etc. But it works mostly the same. EDIT: I meant to write that stage manager icons appear to the right, not left as originally written. Thank you for pointing out my error Alexander.
Not so with my setup. I also have the dock to the left, automatically hiding. Stage Manager Windows appeared to the right side of the screen right after installing Ventura. Don’t know why and haven’t found a setting switch to this behavior until now but it’s more convenient.
I like my dock at the bottom so obviously the Stage Manager App Groups automatically appear on the left, but I would prefer them to be on the right of my desktop, is there a setting where I can do that without having to move my dock to the left?
@@rickdeckard4213 That would be a nice feature, maybe in an upcoming Verntura release. Unfortunately, there are only three settings available: Recent applications, Desktop items and Show windows from an application. My tip: try putting the dock to the left with auto hide on, you'll get more real estate on the screen. Greetings, Alex.
@@alexanderwalter2253 Thanks for that info Alex. Maybe they'll bring out an update with the right side feature, but in the meantime I might give your suggestion a go and see if I can get used to that.
Don't like it. Stage Manager showed up on the right for me. I also have desktop files (sometimes lots when I am working on a project). I need to drag stuff from my desktop files to an app sometimes, and one or the other disappears. It's messy. What am I doing wrong?
As a person whose screen is always cluttered by dozens of windows, this feature looks really promising. It does seem to have a bit of a learning curve but I think I'm getting the hang of it. This video is the best I've seen on explaining how it works, many thanks!
Thank you Gary. I signed up for the new Ventura coarse on Macmost and so glad I did. I learned a lot more and learning from you is a bonus. Thanks for all that you do for the lay people whose lives you touch.
Amazing tutorial! Stage Manager is exactly what I've needed for ADHD. A way of thinking of this disorder is the phrase "Out of sight, out of mind", which means if it's not physically in front of someone, it might as well not exist. When I'm multitasking, it's difficult to keep track of different virtual desktops, windows, and multiple monitors, so being able to group apps into spaces that stay within view on the left side of the screen (which is the key here) helps a ton. Mission control helped and still does, but I much prefer this method. I will add, restricting the ability to drag and drop windows between spaces sucks. It means the user must strategically open the desired windows onto a new screen to create spaces. Really unintuitive because the user *does* have the ability to drag windows to the Stage Manager view, and this same concept exists across Mission Control and the entirety of macOS... Lastly, this concept is a bit cumbersome on iPadOS (especially 11" models), and its integration with existing multitasking concepts there feels poorly done.
I recommend an app named Contexts, which may help to switch between the apps. I still think Stage Manager is not convenient when I open many apps with full screen. And the left-side preview bar fails to show with one click.
Bit late to the show on this but wanted to thank you for exploring app-sets properly! I can understand how superficial reviews would dismiss it, as the functionality is not immediately grasped. But your video has convinced me to try it for a few weeks at least - I can't see why it shouldn't be a winner for someone who's struggled with organising multiple open windows!
I thought I'd found all the facilities in Stage Manager until I watched your video and realised I had missed some functions, so thank you for your thorough and clearly communicated analysis.
Thanks for the thorough explanation of stage manager especially using stage manager with 2 active open apps at the same time. I couldn't find this option.
This really helped with having three monitors and having to only see one screen at a time. Now, I could just drag the window to another open app. Great information.
I only just switched on stage manager and wasn’t sure what the point was until realised could group windows. Still not sold on it when working with 3 screens but it does solve a lot of problems and has been well thought out. Thanks for a great video / tutorial
Absolutely brilliant illustration, thank you so much, I’m gonna spend countless hours playing and pausing your videos whilst trying them out on my Mac 🤩
Excellent video... really helpful and well done! I like your clear and concise explanations, delivery pace and keyboard symbols illustrated. You got a new subscriber, looking forward to more videos.
Thanks for another great video Gary! Your videos have really helped me a lot to become extremely productive on my Mac. I recently switched to Mac after working on many other computers for the past 40 years.
Great video, thank you. For what it's worth, Stage manager could be a lot better with a few tweaks. For instance, I've noticed that if you drag a window from the stage manager stack to the right, it stays persistent. This is handy, I sometimes like to have "Reminders" static between desktops, which you could do in previous OS versions. Having some apps persistent overall ALL desktops would be welcome though. "Options > assign to This Desktop, All etc" doesn't really do anything when Stage Manager is enabled. This could be pilot error of course.
Instead of dragging apps back and forth (as shown in 4:56 of this video), just do this 1. shift click an app in stage manager to add it in an open set 2. shift click the title bar of a centered app to move it back to stage manager.
Great video showcasing what this is. Weird solution that takes up significant screen space to be useful. Or adds tedious precise clicking on a tiny icon twice to turn it off and on, which still doesn't turn it on if the window is currently full screen. Seems like an iPad feature more than a mac feature currently. Any way to quickly make things bigger and only show stage manager when I want to see it? Confirmed there isn't a way to do this, 10:02. Apple didn't nail the discoverability or usability on this one, but once I discovered window set instead of app set, I see some promise to this feature. At first I was annoyed because the app set makes no sense, the way almost everyone works is one of those browsers goes with a particular app, so opening all the browser windows when you just want one has the same disadvantage mission control has and doesn't actually make managing windows easier. However window set is a pretty cool way to manage it. It seems like a slight improvement on single screen use, but I'd like the multi screen setup to work better, as confirmed at 11:20. For now, the best solution for window management and productivity for me is to not keep very many things open and work on one task at a time using the minimum number of windows to do so.
I'll watch this a few times. Thank you Gary from a Patreon. That's why I donate, to keep this good stuff coming. I invite everyone reading this to do the same.
Thanks for the terrific video. You answered the question I had indirectly. I've encountered a glitch where if I try to transfer an app window form one space to another by clicking and holding on it and then using Control - # to switch it to the corresponding space, it works, but then I can't actually use the window. I can't type in it. I can't move it around (it will drag but then return to its initial screen location after I let go). Your technique of using mission control works flawlessly. I'm not sure if this is just an oversight from Apple or if it is a bug they are aware of... either way, I'm glad I watched your video.
In my opinion this solves a problem for less organized people with windows all over, for me using magnet and hiding/minimizing windows or taking advantage of multiple spaces for different contexts is more functional and usable than stage manager. Neat feature though.
I just switched from Windows (20 years) to Macbook (2 weeks ago) and I was scared of all the changes especially Stage Manager so I turned it off, today I am more comfortable with mac so I turned Stage Manager on and watched this video. Looks like a great feature and I cant wait to code from a cafe LOL
This is the best explanation of the Stage Manager I found, comprehensive, insightful. I was struggling with it, this video will make me love Stage Manager again. And yeah, I subscribed! 😊
Been loving stage manager since release, you introduced me to somethings I didnt know and made my workflow so much better. Thank you! We appreciate you
Hi Gary, thanks for this video. Like you say, this might not work for everyone - but for me as a disability it is a real time saver if you struggle to hold two keys at once. (for some reason, you can't have accessible keyboard and sticky keys at same time.). you did a tutorial on panel editor this time last year, I couldn't not have accessible keyboard off even if I wanted to because I’m too lazy to type when there’s a button!!
I learned so many things, I am trying stage manager for a while on my mac and iPad. This helps bridge the gap between PC and mac for handling lots of open windows
I've been playing with this and it looks really useful. I often have multiple spreadsheets open and some take up most of the screen (27 inch) and hide the others. I can press the Mission Control key and select the one I wish to have on top, but this involves two actions and its not always clear which is the sheet I want, they all look the same. State Manager means I can just click the Excel group until I get she sheet I want. It does seem to work for me. I've seen some oddities with Mail. When it is active but the window is closed, sometime just the icon appears as a group. This doesn't seem to happen with other apps, but maybe I've not seen it yet. Also if I minimise any window, it just goes to its group on the left rather than the right end of the dock. I'm not sure whether I like this. But its early days, and it looks promising so far.
I just discovered Stage Manager on my Mac this week. I like it in many ways, and I really want to use it because it makes working on the iPad and Mac more similar. However, it also makes working from the desktop the way I am used to more difficult. Dragging a file from the desktop, for example, to an app such as Safari to upload a file to Google Drive is more time consuming. I have to have the Google Drive folder that I need to move the file to already open in the Safari window. Then I go back to the desktop, drag the file icon to the top of the screen or to the left so that the Safari app springloads, push the space bar to fully open Safari, and then drop the file. I work faster with the old setup, and working fast is very important to me, but I think that if I keep practicing, Stage Manager will become my norm.
Question: So is Stage Manager just the same as Option-Command clicking an app's icon in the Dock? Doing *that* also brings up just that app's windows and hides everything else.
There are some similarities, but very different implementation. You get the windows on the side, you can customize app sets to combine windows from apps into one App Set, and it works on a per-Desktop-Space level. So think of Stage Manager as a much more advanced version of that. But no use figuring out what it is like or not, just try it and see.
Great vid and clearly demonstrated. I have a new 15" MB Air - I have four home screens as a result of practicing a three-finger gesture, BUT EverNote "lives" on the second screen somehow and everything else is on the first page. Suggestions for how to remedy this?
Excellent and thorough explanation of what stage manager is and how it works. I still can't see a use case that makes it superior in any way to existing window manager paradigms, though.
Wow, thank you for this video. Very comprehensive and easy to follow and understand and seemingly quite thorough and complete. I only have an iPad Pro 12.9” but have just switched this on because I got tired of how the multitasking worked prior to this where switching to another app would basically “reset” and relaunch another app like RUclips unless I used split screen, which was annoying. This is not only a huge improvement for the iPad, but seeing how fully fleshed out this is, this looks like a real game changing feature! I’m getting more and more sold on the Mac every day and will get one eventually, but wow are Apple really digging deep into how to improve usability and productivity! Microsoft has some great stuff, too, but they just don’t have Apple’s knack for hitting home runs or filling the bases very often. This is exciting!
Great video! The stage manager is missing a feature though: the ability to make the same app window part of multiple app stacks. Often times when I write .pages reports, I need to have the same .pages document on the screen together with either the web browser or the Preview app, to be able to get content for my .pages report. This kind of workflow is very easy to setup on windows, where you can split screen and have multiple taskbars (which is the equivalent of multiple stage managers).
So why not put the Pages window, the browser window and the Preview window all in one App Set. Then set "Show windows from an application" to "One at a time." Then you can bring the browser window or Preview window to the front as needed.
Thanks for the updated indepth video on Stage Manager. Your video was what made me try out the Beta and I REALLY loved the new window manager. Video was a good review of the setting itself as well as it’s benefits.
Update: Apple added the ability to create a keyboard shortcut to turn on and off Stage Manager. Go to System Settings, Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts (button), and look under Mission Control.
Is it possible to use shortcuts to move to different app sets?
@@barefeg I don't think there's any way. But if switching to an app set is just a single click, how would a Shortcut make that easier? Come to think of it, any Shortcut that switches to, brings to the front, or launches an app should make Stage Manager switch to that app set. So try that.
@@macmost because I’m going to run out of mouse batteries from all the clicking. Shortcuts are nice
I went to see, and I only have "none". Do I have to update MacOS Ventura?
Silly me, it's ok!
Before this video, I thought the stage manager was useless, but after watching the video, I realized it was a must-have feature for me. Thank you .
No one does tutorials better than you. Your contribution is very much appreciated.
This is the first time I’ve seen Stage Manager properly showcased and for the first time, I can see how useful it would be once you get used to it. Every other tech review I’ve seen has simply given it a “meh” rating and not bothered to explore it in detail like you have, Gary. Thanks again for an insightful and valuable video! 😊
Yeah right?! I gave this video a try because my devices (macOS, iOS, iPad, etc) went to the latest and saw the feature honestly expecting absolutely nothing after all the dirt and bad rep that Stage Manager has gotten… well, truth be told that by the near end of this video I’m even using on an iPad as it is! It just get a bit of getting used to, think in ‘group sets’ and try to roll with it.
Really glad to have found this video.
Gary does such a good job and with such sincerity that I don't bother with any other channel to keep up with Apple related learning.
By the way: Nobody explains like you do. You are amazing. Thank you.
So many tech reviewers seem to have overlooked Stage Manager, but honestly your tutorial has made this feature a real game changer when I'm working on my 13" MacBook Air - such a great way to optimise screen space! Thanks so much for this in-depth video!
You are amazing, Gary! Thank you for putting in countless hours every day to help us with our Apple products. Your tutelage has proven to be invaluable!
5:40 was the exact nugget of info that I was looking for. When you drag an app out of a minimized app set, the last top-most window is the one you get. Thank you!
Once again, Apple should just link to your video for explanation of stage manager! Thank you Sir!
Thanks bunches. I updated the version late last night so I did not get much of a chance to use stage manager. All day a work today I was writing down questions which I was going to send to you...and as always you came through with the necessary answers. A super great video which I will need to watch several times. Your knowledge and willingness to help others is greatly appreciated.
A wonderful, clear, comprehensive tutorial on a complex innovation in Ventura OS. Massive thanks for that, Gary. As always, you've knocked it out of the park.
Super helpful - there's no way I could make a video like that without having to divide it into bits - you're amazing. Thanks for your hard work.
I cannot believe I only just found your channel - I have learnt more about our iMac in a week than I have in the five years of owning Macs...! Bravo Gary, you rock!
WOW! Tremendous video tutorial on a new feature that looks waaaaay more complex than ANYTHING we've seen in an OS! I really am going to have to use this tutorial for a long time til I get it straight. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH. Very comprehensive, only seen other reviewers brush through this new feature - you've done a masterful job...........
When they first announced Stage Manager, I was a bit sceptical about it's usefulness, but seeing this video with all the inner workings, all I can say is... WOW. Can't wait until I update to Ventura.
I totally agree. That was exactly what I thought. and now, I can feel it is a MUST for my work.
Great video! Thank you for explaining Stage Manager in such a clear way! I also discovered that if you want to bring an item back onto the Stage where another app already is present, all you need to do is hold down the "shift key". The Shift key will add your minimized app onto your currently visible Stage.
I wish this were true for apps from the dock. I have tried both Shift keys to bring a new app from the dock into the current Stage but neither work. It just switches to a new Stage and then I have to switch back to the previous Stage and drag the new app into it. There's got to be a better way!
Best Stage Manager overview I have found on the internet. Gary you are the MAC GOD!
thank you so much for breaking this down! Every other video/article i read about this only confused me more
Best and most thorough overview of Stage Manager I've seen. You sold me!
Great tutorial. As a new user transferred from window, I straight up using stage manager at the beginning, so it becomes muscle memory to use stage manager.
I put the dock to the left, and hide the recent app from the stage manager. When I need switching between apps, I just put the mouse to the left side of the screen, and show the recents app from stage manager, or I could just laugh the app from the dock instead. Using spotlight to launch app is also convenient.
The best thing from stage manager is that it let me to return to homepage by clicking an empty space. In window, I used to swipe three fingers down to minimise all app, and now stage manager help me to achieve the same function.
The most frustrating thing is that closing an app in Mac took a few more steps, or need to use command Q short cut. After a week of using the Mac, I understand that quitting apps actually slow down the computer, as launching an app is uses more resources than keeping it in the background, at least for Mac OS. Now, I put my Mac to sleep and never shut it down, except for system update.Ans on the next day, everything just work. No loading, no crashing, just work. Now, my swap memory usage is about 700MB, and my daily write on ssd is about 24-30GB, so my 225GB ssd will still last for very long time. I am very impress with the Mac computer.
Looking back, I think my i7 16GB ram window laptop works faster than the M1 Mac in opening apps, and there are more gesture to use in window, and personally, I think window gesture are more intuitive to use. However, switching between app in Mac, feels so good, and snappy, and is a completely new experience for me. May be I have used the computer wrong the whole time, that I need to close an application and shut down the window pc every time.
To conclude, the stage manager is surprisingly great, and as a new Mac user, it makes Mac OS a snappier, quicker, more user friendly experience than pc in terms of switching between application.
This was great, many thanks Gary. This was the best breakdown of the the stage manager I've seen!
Hi Gary, not one to leave comments usually, but thanks for another great video! The most useful part of the video was learning how to turn this feature OFF! Thanks again!
This is the video that made it all make sense. I went back to the dock and then this video got me using stagemanager and it really has made me more productive! Thanks Gary!
Great video showing the feature. You really covered it all.
Coming from an older Mac I was hating this feature. But after watching your video I now have a better appreciation for it and use it quite often. Thank you for the explanation and this video +++
Superb explanation and far more comprehensive than the video on the Apple Support channel. Thank you
Thank you so much. Someone finally explained how to use this properly. My hat goes off to you!
I finally understand how Stage Manager works!! Thanks for sharing this tutorial.
I just updated to Ventura (yes, I waited), mostly for Stage Manager, and after 20 minutes I already love it.
Wonderfully explained, and I am so happy the "one window at a time" setting exists! Thanks for sharing
Just a quick note that wasn't mentioned here: If like me, you're someone who has the dock along the left side of your screen, Stage Manager app groups appear to the right of the screen. This causes some challenges pulling up control centre, etc. But it works mostly the same.
EDIT: I meant to write that stage manager icons appear to the right, not left as originally written. Thank you for pointing out my error Alexander.
Not so with my setup. I also have the dock to the left, automatically hiding. Stage Manager Windows appeared to the right side of the screen right after installing Ventura. Don’t know why and haven’t found a setting switch to this behavior until now but it’s more convenient.
I like my dock at the bottom so obviously the Stage Manager App Groups automatically appear on the left, but I would prefer them to be on the right of my desktop, is there a setting where I can do that without having to move my dock to the left?
@@rickdeckard4213 That would be a nice feature, maybe in an upcoming Verntura release. Unfortunately, there are only three settings available: Recent applications, Desktop items and Show windows from an application. My tip: try putting the dock to the left with auto hide on, you'll get more real estate on the screen. Greetings, Alex.
@@alexanderwalter2253 Thanks for that info Alex. Maybe they'll bring out an update with the right side feature, but in the meantime I might give your suggestion a go and see if I can get used to that.
Don't like it. Stage Manager showed up on the right for me. I also have desktop files (sometimes lots when I am working on a project). I need to drag stuff from my desktop files to an app sometimes, and one or the other disappears. It's messy. What am I doing wrong?
Great video. This makes me multitask like in Windows
As a person whose screen is always cluttered by dozens of windows, this feature looks really promising. It does seem to have a bit of a learning curve but I think I'm getting the hang of it. This video is the best I've seen on explaining how it works, many thanks!
Others videos weren’t very useful for me, but I’m glad I didn’t unsubscribe. Great introduction of stage manager, very useful. Thanks a lot.
Thank you Gary. I signed up for the new Ventura coarse on Macmost and so glad I did. I learned a lot more and learning from you is a bonus. Thanks for all that you do for the lay people whose lives you touch.
Amazing tutorial! Stage Manager is exactly what I've needed for ADHD. A way of thinking of this disorder is the phrase "Out of sight, out of mind", which means if it's not physically in front of someone, it might as well not exist.
When I'm multitasking, it's difficult to keep track of different virtual desktops, windows, and multiple monitors, so being able to group apps into spaces that stay within view on the left side of the screen (which is the key here) helps a ton. Mission control helped and still does, but I much prefer this method.
I will add, restricting the ability to drag and drop windows between spaces sucks. It means the user must strategically open the desired windows onto a new screen to create spaces. Really unintuitive because the user *does* have the ability to drag windows to the Stage Manager view, and this same concept exists across Mission Control and the entirety of macOS... Lastly, this concept is a bit cumbersome on iPadOS (especially 11" models), and its integration with existing multitasking concepts there feels poorly done.
I recommend an app named Contexts, which may help to switch between the apps. I still think Stage Manager is not convenient when I open many apps with full screen. And the left-side preview bar fails to show with one click.
Bit late to the show on this but wanted to thank you for exploring app-sets properly! I can understand how superficial reviews would dismiss it, as the functionality is not immediately grasped. But your video has convinced me to try it for a few weeks at least - I can't see why it shouldn't be a winner for someone who's struggled with organising multiple open windows!
I thought I'd found all the facilities in Stage Manager until I watched your video and realised I had missed some functions, so thank you for your thorough and clearly communicated analysis.
Stage Manger looks like a great utility. Thanks for your explanation. I love your narration & coverage of contents ..
Thanks for the thorough explanation of stage manager especially using stage manager with 2 active open apps at the same time. I couldn't find this option.
This really helped with having three monitors and having to only see one screen at a time. Now, I could just drag the window to another open app. Great information.
You and your channel is essential in this universe. We honestly can't do without. Thank ya, bud.
You video is so clear. Thank you very much.
Dude.. this tutorial is FANTASTIC! I almost never take the time to comment on videos, but this is well deserved. Keep up the great work!
I REALLY love stage manager. It allows me to have many windows open yet still have a clean look. Just absolutely amazing 👏👏👏
I only just switched on stage manager and wasn’t sure what the point was until realised could group windows. Still not sold on it when working with 3 screens but it does solve a lot of problems and has been well thought out. Thanks for a great video / tutorial
Absolutely brilliant illustration, thank you so much, I’m gonna spend countless hours playing and pausing your videos whilst trying them out on my Mac 🤩
Excellent video... really helpful and well done! I like your clear and concise explanations, delivery pace and keyboard symbols illustrated. You got a new subscriber, looking forward to more videos.
This has convinced me that Stage Manager is a game-changer. Thanks!
Your videos are so well explained ....Always prefer to see yours first than maybe others.
Thanks for another great video Gary!
Your videos have really helped me a lot to become extremely productive on my Mac.
I recently switched to Mac after working on many other computers for the past 40 years.
Thx Gary for this clear and useful tutorial! For sure I'm gonna use Stage manager. Greetings from this Apple user since 1987 :)
Great video, thank you.
For what it's worth, Stage manager could be a lot better with a few tweaks. For instance, I've noticed that if you drag a window from the stage manager stack to the right, it stays persistent. This is handy, I sometimes like to have "Reminders" static between desktops, which you could do in previous OS versions.
Having some apps persistent overall ALL desktops would be welcome though. "Options > assign to This Desktop, All etc" doesn't really do anything when Stage Manager is enabled. This could be pilot error of course.
Instead of dragging apps back and forth (as shown in 4:56 of this video), just do this
1. shift click an app in stage manager to add it in an open set
2. shift click the title bar of a centered app to move it back to stage manager.
Great video showcasing what this is.
Weird solution that takes up significant screen space to be useful. Or adds tedious precise clicking on a tiny icon twice to turn it off and on, which still doesn't turn it on if the window is currently full screen.
Seems like an iPad feature more than a mac feature currently. Any way to quickly make things bigger and only show stage manager when I want to see it? Confirmed there isn't a way to do this, 10:02.
Apple didn't nail the discoverability or usability on this one, but once I discovered window set instead of app set, I see some promise to this feature. At first I was annoyed because the app set makes no sense, the way almost everyone works is one of those browsers goes with a particular app, so opening all the browser windows when you just want one has the same disadvantage mission control has and doesn't actually make managing windows easier. However window set is a pretty cool way to manage it.
It seems like a slight improvement on single screen use, but I'd like the multi screen setup to work better, as confirmed at 11:20.
For now, the best solution for window management and productivity for me is to not keep very many things open and work on one task at a time using the minimum number of windows to do so.
An intuitive new interface and a most valuable video presentation. Well done!
Thanks. I've been using stage manager for some time now, but this video brought some more clarity.
I'll watch this a few times. Thank you Gary from a Patreon. That's why I donate, to keep this good stuff coming. I invite everyone reading this to do the same.
Thanks for the terrific video. You answered the question I had indirectly. I've encountered a glitch where if I try to transfer an app window form one space to another by clicking and holding on it and then using Control - # to switch it to the corresponding space, it works, but then I can't actually use the window. I can't type in it. I can't move it around (it will drag but then return to its initial screen location after I let go). Your technique of using mission control works flawlessly. I'm not sure if this is just an oversight from Apple or if it is a bug they are aware of... either way, I'm glad I watched your video.
In my opinion this solves a problem for less organized people with windows all over, for me using magnet and hiding/minimizing windows or taking advantage of multiple spaces for different contexts is more functional and usable than stage manager. Neat feature though.
I just switched from Windows (20 years) to Macbook (2 weeks ago) and I was scared of all the changes especially Stage Manager so I turned it off, today I am more comfortable with mac so I turned Stage Manager on and watched this video. Looks like a great feature and I cant wait to code from a cafe LOL
Thanks - I never would have figured all this out. You're the best.
This is a fantastic tour of all the features of stage manager. Thanks!
Great overview of stage manager. It doesnt seem to meet my workflows/needs but great to see all of the capabilities and to know its available.
It's all those little tips and tricks which many overlook that makes your videos so helpful! Thanks, man.
This is the best explanation of the Stage Manager I found, comprehensive, insightful. I was struggling with it, this video will make me love Stage Manager again. And yeah, I subscribed! 😊
Another very good informative tutorial. Thank you
Excellent. I often have multiple apps and windows open at the same time. Stage Manager helps me navigate more effectively. Thanks.
Been loving stage manager since release, you introduced me to somethings I didnt know and made my workflow so much better. Thank you! We appreciate you
Really nice and comprehensive explanation of stage manager. Thanks
I love watching your tutorials. Great work, man!
Oooh I think I’ll love using stage manager! Thank you for reading my mind!
I didn't know about clicking the app icon within the app set expanded all within that app. Thanks
Indeed useful video. All the SM details got cleared. Thanks a lot, Gary!
Hi Gary, thanks for this video. Like you say, this might not work for everyone - but for me as a disability it is a real time saver if you struggle to hold two keys at once. (for some reason, you can't have accessible keyboard and sticky keys at same time.). you did a tutorial on panel editor this time last year, I couldn't not have accessible keyboard off even if I wanted to because I’m too lazy to type when there’s a button!!
I learned so many things, I am trying stage manager for a while on my mac and iPad. This helps bridge the gap between PC and mac for handling lots of open windows
Hey Gary! Thanks for the vid. I totally agree that the feature is mostly for iPad users that brings some level of uniformity across iPadOS and macOS.
Thank you! That is one video that actually makes it seem useful.
I've been playing with this and it looks really useful. I often have multiple spreadsheets open and some take up most of the screen (27 inch) and hide the others. I can press the Mission Control key and select the one I wish to have on top, but this involves two actions and its not always clear which is the sheet I want, they all look the same. State Manager means I can just click the Excel group until I get she sheet I want. It does seem to work for me.
I've seen some oddities with Mail. When it is active but the window is closed, sometime just the icon appears as a group. This doesn't seem to happen with other apps, but maybe I've not seen it yet. Also if I minimise any window, it just goes to its group on the left rather than the right end of the dock. I'm not sure whether I like this. But its early days, and it looks promising so far.
Yes, I show the minimize feature in this video.
I just discovered Stage Manager on my Mac this week. I like it in many ways, and I really want to use it because it makes working on the iPad and Mac more similar. However, it also makes working from the desktop the way I am used to more difficult. Dragging a file from the desktop, for example, to an app such as Safari to upload a file to Google Drive is more time consuming. I have to have the Google Drive folder that I need to move the file to already open in the Safari window. Then I go back to the desktop, drag the file icon to the top of the screen or to the left so that the Safari app springloads, push the space bar to fully open Safari, and then drop the file. I work faster with the old setup, and working fast is very important to me, but I think that if I keep practicing, Stage Manager will become my norm.
Great job. I even learnt other little tips along the way.
Great! Thank you! Best Apple features channel on youtube!👏🏻
Question: So is Stage Manager just the same as Option-Command clicking an app's icon in the Dock? Doing *that* also brings up just that app's windows and hides everything else.
There are some similarities, but very different implementation. You get the windows on the side, you can customize app sets to combine windows from apps into one App Set, and it works on a per-Desktop-Space level. So think of Stage Manager as a much more advanced version of that. But no use figuring out what it is like or not, just try it and see.
@@macmost thank you for the helpful reply!
This is a game changer on ultrawide monitors!
I just watched another video on the subject and didn't understand anything. Thanks for this excellent video.
Thank you for the video. This helped to a clear understanding on how to use it.
Amazing video!
I've been waiting for something like this for a long time! I'm so happy with stage manager!
You explained this very well. I knew this would be super useful and you proved it to be so! Thank you!
Great overview. I was struggling with this this morning and now you cleared up so much. Thx.
All your videos are full of apple-wisdom, but this one is specially full pack!! 🔥Great video and almost a quarter of a million subs! keep going!!
Thank you for making this! I didn’t use the beta and wasn’t sure how to use it ! Thanks again!
Great vid and clearly demonstrated. I have a new 15" MB Air - I have four home screens as a result of practicing a three-finger gesture, BUT EverNote "lives" on the second screen somehow and everything else is on the first page. Suggestions for how to remedy this?
Not sure what you mean. Remedy what? What do you want to change?
I really enjoy your videos Gary! keep up the goodwork, and thanks for this in depth guide
Excellent and thorough explanation of what stage manager is and how it works. I still can't see a use case that makes it superior in any way to existing window manager paradigms, though.
Wow, thank you for this video. Very comprehensive and easy to follow and understand and seemingly quite thorough and complete. I only have an iPad Pro 12.9” but have just switched this on because I got tired of how the multitasking worked prior to this where switching to another app would basically “reset” and relaunch another app like RUclips unless I used split screen, which was annoying. This is not only a huge improvement for the iPad, but seeing how fully fleshed out this is, this looks like a real game changing feature! I’m getting more and more sold on the Mac every day and will get one eventually, but wow are Apple really digging deep into how to improve usability and productivity! Microsoft has some great stuff, too, but they just don’t have Apple’s knack for hitting home runs or filling the bases very often. This is exciting!
Great video!
The stage manager is missing a feature though: the ability to make the same app window part of multiple app stacks.
Often times when I write .pages reports, I need to have the same .pages document on the screen together with either the web browser or the Preview app, to be able to get content for my .pages report.
This kind of workflow is very easy to setup on windows, where you can split screen and have multiple taskbars (which is the equivalent of multiple stage managers).
So why not put the Pages window, the browser window and the Preview window all in one App Set. Then set "Show windows from an application" to "One at a time." Then you can bring the browser window or Preview window to the front as needed.
Thanks for the updated indepth video on Stage Manager. Your video was what made me try out the Beta and I REALLY loved the new window manager. Video was a good review of the setting itself as well as it’s benefits.
Very informative and masterly as ever. Thanks Gary.
Outstanding tutorial! Thank you SO much!