TesseraSnapTesseraSnap for Windows 11
One small installer, no administrator rights, nothing else to install. Every install includes 7 days of Pro.
The download opens here soon. Both the installer and the portable exe will be on this page.
System requirements
| Windows | Windows 11, 64-bit. Windows 10 version 2004 or later also installs, but TesseraSnap is built and tested for Windows 11. |
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| Arm PCs | Windows on Arm runs the x64 version through its built-in emulation. |
| Disk space | About 2 MB. No .NET or other runtime. |
| Permissions | No administrator rights. It installs for your user account only. |
| Settings window | Uses Microsoft's WebView2 Runtime, built into Windows 11. Without it, everything else works (see Troubleshooting). |
Installer or portable exe
Same program, same settings folder.
Installer
TesseraSnapSetup-version.exe. Adds Start menu entries and an entry in Installed apps.
Portable exe
tesserasnap-version-x64.exe. Keep it in a fixed folder, such as C:\Tools\TesseraSnap: launch at login remembers where it is.
What the installer does
- Copies
tesserasnap.exeto%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\TesseraSnap. - Adds TesseraSnap and TesseraSnap Settings to the Start menu.
- Registers the
tesserasnap:link for scripts and Stream Deck (see Command line). - Offers to start TesseraSnap when it finishes. It then starts at each sign-in; turn that off in the tray menu.
No administrator rights, drivers, services or runtimes, and no changes to other programs. The free version goes online only when you ask it to check for updates.
While TesseraSnap runs, Windows' own Snap is paused; quitting turns it back on. See Windows' own Snap.
“Windows protected your PC”
If Windows SmartScreen warns you, click More info, then Run anyway. You only do this once per version.
If Microsoft Defender removes a file you downloaded here, open Windows Security → Protection history, open the entry and choose Allow.
First run
- Find the TesseraSnap icon at the right end of the taskbar. New icons start hidden behind the ^ arrow.
- Click a window and press Ctrl+Alt+←. It fills the left half of the screen.
- Hold Ctrl+Alt over a window and move the mouse to throw it (Pro, included in the trial).
Next: Getting started.
Update
- Installer: run the newer installer. It closes TesseraSnap and keeps your settings.
- Portable exe: quit TesseraSnap from the tray menu, then replace the file.
Uninstall
- Open Windows Settings → Apps → Installed apps.
- Find TesseraSnap and choose Uninstall.
This quits TesseraSnap, removes it from startup and the tesserasnap: link, and deletes %APPDATA%\TesseraSnap (settings and log). One registry value, your first-run date, stays so reinstalling doesn't restart the trial.
Portable exe: untick Launch TesseraSnap when I sign in in Settings → App Settings, choose Quit TesseraSnap in the tray menu, then delete the exe and %APPDATA%\TesseraSnap.