You know that tiny annoying thing you do every day but never really think about?
Opening your apps.
Moving them around.
Resizing them.
Putting the terminal here.
Putting the browser there.
Fixing the editor window.
Dragging that one app back from the weird corner of the screen.
Again.
And again.
And again.
It is not a “big problem”.
But it is one of those small repeated annoyances that slowly becomes part of your daily routine.
So I built Centre.
Centre is a small Windows tool that helps your apps remember where they belong.
Repository:
https://github.com/JackScott7/centre
The idea
I wanted something simple:
“This app should always go here.”
That’s it.
Not a full tiling window manager.
Not a huge productivity suite.
Not another app that needs 40 minutes of configuration before it becomes useful.
Just a small tool that lets you save a window position and bring it back when you need it.
Why?
Because I don’t want to manually rebuild my workspace every time.
My usual desktop setup is predictable:
- terminal in one spot
- browser in another
- editor where I like it
- tools arranged in a way that makes sense to me
But Windows does not always care.
Sometimes apps open in random places.
Sometimes they remember the wrong size.
Sometimes they appear slightly off.
Sometimes your workspace just feels messy before you even start working.
Centre tries to remove that friction.
The workflow
The workflow is basically:
- Put a window where you want it.
- Capture that position.
- Restore it later with a shortcut.
That’s the whole point.
You arrange your workspace once, then stop thinking about it.
Preview
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d088a951-8c6b-4731-8228-80b063f1a6e5
This is not trying to be fancy
Centre is not trying to compete with PowerToys FancyZones.
It is not trying to replace a tiling window manager.
It is not trying to become a massive desktop automation platform.
It is intentionally small.
I built it because I wanted a lightweight tool that does one thing:
Make my windows go where I expect them to go.
That’s the kind of boring utility I actually end up using every day.
Who might like this?
You might like Centre if:
- you use Windows every day
- you care about your desktop layout
- you open the same apps repeatedly
- you hate dragging windows into place
- you use terminals/editors/browsers side by side
- you like small tools that remove tiny daily annoyances
It is especially useful for developers, power users, and anyone who likes their workspace to feel consistent.
The funny part
This project started from a small annoyance.
Not some huge architectural idea.
Not a startup pitch.
Just:
“Why am I still manually moving this window?”
And honestly, that is my favorite kind of project.
Small problem.
Small tool.
Immediate benefit.
Try it
Centre is open source and available on GitHub:
https://github.com/JackScott7/centre
It is also available on PyPI:
https://pypi.org/project/centre/
If you use Windows and constantly rearrange the same apps, give it a try.
And if you have ideas, feedback, edge cases, or weird Windows behavior to report, I’d genuinely like to hear it.
Because desktop workflow tools are always better when real people use them in real messy setups.
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