How can I use Stage Manager with Safari Window Sets on macOS?

Can anyone explain how this is supposed to work?


With Stage Manager active, I open a few windows in Safari. This is now a Window Set. If I Minimise one of these windows, or choose "Remove Window from Set" from the Window Menu, or drag a window to screen-left, the active window is moved to a new 'Group' or 'Stage' or 'App Set' (G/S/Set) ... not sure of the correct name. If I repeat the process with several windows, I will now have 2 G/S/Set for Safari and I can toggle between them.


It doesn't seem possible to make more than 2 of these G/S/Set and they don't behave in the same way as a single one. For example:

• The "Remove Window from Set" Window Menu command is greyed out.

• I have a Shortcut for resizing/positioning Safari windows and it doesn't work at all for ANY that are in the


Questions:

• Is this expected behaviour?

• Any suggestions how to get my Shortcut working? (I think it doesn't work because it thinks Safari is not the active G/S/Set)

• Any way to make more than one G/S/Set?


What would be cool as features:

• Multiple Window Sets per app.

• Option for App Exposé to display windows from the current G/S/Set and NOT from the App.


(I can't find any macOS Help describing the "Remove Window from Set" Window Menu command.)



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MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)

Posted on Apr 8, 2025 4:39 AM

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