TesseraSnapCommand line
Run any TesseraSnap action from a script, AutoHotkey, a Stream Deck or any launcher.
All options
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| (none) | Starts TesseraSnap. If it is already running, opens Settings instead. |
--action name | Runs one action in the running TesseraSnap. Details. |
--settings | Opens Settings, starting TesseraSnap if needed. Use it when the tray icon is hidden. |
--quit | Closes the running TesseraSnap, like Quit TesseraSnap in the menu, and waits up to 3 seconds. |
--set section.key=value | Changes one setting in config.toml and reloads. Details. |
Where the program is
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\TesseraSnap\tesserasnap.exeThat is the installer's path, used in the examples below. If you run the bare tesserasnap.exe, use its folder.
Run an action: --action
tesserasnap.exe --action name- name is any name from All actions, for example
left_half,next_display,custom_2,layout_1orstash_right. - It moves the window in front, as if you picked the action from the tray menu.
- TesseraSnap must be running. Nothing is printed; errors go to
tesserasnap.log. - Pro actions need a license after the trial.
Note Typed in a terminal, the command moves the terminal, since it is in front. A Stream Deck key or AutoHotkey hotkey moves the window you were using.
Stream Deck
- Drag a System → Open action onto a key.
- In App / File, enter the program and the action, for example:
"%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\TesseraSnap\tesserasnap.exe" --action left_half - Press the key. The window in front moves to the left half.
If the box does not accept options, put the command in a .bat file and open that. One key per layout works well (--action layout_1 and so on).
AutoHotkey
This v2 script puts Left and Right Half on Win+Numpad 4 and Win+Numpad 6, and Layout 1 on Win+Numpad 0:
ts := EnvGet("LOCALAPPDATA") "\Programs\TesseraSnap\tesserasnap.exe"
#Numpad4::Run('"' ts '" --action left_half')
#Numpad6::Run('"' ts '" --action right_half')
#Numpad0::Run('"' ts '" --action layout_1')PowerShell or a batch file
& "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\TesseraSnap\tesserasnap.exe" --action tile_all"%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\TesseraSnap\tesserasnap.exe" --action cascade_allChange one setting: --set
tesserasnap.exe --set snap.disable_windows_snap=false
tesserasnap.exe --set snap.edge_margin=30- The name is the section and key from the config file.
- Write the value as the file does:
true, a number, or text in quotes such as"always". - A running TesseraSnap reloads. If the change would make the file unreadable, nothing changes.