# Open Native OS X Split View for Window not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Bugs or Unexpected Behavior\ **Created:** [May 2, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772 "2020-05-02T09:40:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davbeek](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@davbeek](https://community.folivora.ai/u/davbeek)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/1 "2020-05-02T09:40:38Z")
Keyboard shortcut Open Native OS X Split View for Window (Left and Right) not working: they have no effect. Other window management actions work fine. - Type of Mac: MacBook Pro 15.6 inch 2019 version. - macOS version: Catalina 10.15.4. - BetterTouchTool version: 3.365 and also 3.368 ---
**Author:** ![robertstiekema](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ad7895/32.png) [@robertstiekema](https://community.folivora.ai/u/robertstiekema)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 8:52am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/2 "2020-07-22T08:52:21Z")
> [@davbeek](#): > > window management actions I also have issues with the Native OS X Split View. BTT crashes everytime I press this button. Mac: MBP 15 inch 2019 OSx: catalina 10.15.5 BTT: 3.392 ---
**Author:** ![robertstiekema](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ad7895/32.png) [@robertstiekema](https://community.folivora.ai/u/robertstiekema)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/3 "2020-07-24T19:48:10Z")
@Andreas_Hegenberg do you know why my BTT keeps crashing when trying to use the Native OS x Split view button? ---
**Author:** ![davbeek](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@davbeek](https://community.folivora.ai/u/davbeek)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/4 "2020-11-11T12:46:21Z")
Indeed, I now experience the same behavior: BTT crashes when I execute the Open Native OS X Split View command. - Type of Mac: MacBook Pro 15.6 inch 2018 version. - macOS version: Catalina 10.15.7. - BetterTouchTool version: 3.401 ---
**Author:** ![dthai93](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/dthai93/32/17403_2.png) [@dthai93](https://community.folivora.ai/u/dthai93)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/5 "2021-01-13T04:33:14Z")
Any update on this? Just purchased lifetime license for this single function and it just crashes... ---
**Author:** ![davbeek](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@davbeek](https://community.folivora.ai/u/davbeek)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/6 "2021-01-13T08:26:40Z")
I need to purchase a new license in order to keep using BTT, but I am not going to, unless this bug is fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/7 "2021-01-13T08:31:30Z")
This action only works on older macOS. On newer ones use the macOS native shortcuts that are available in the Window menu of an app. (You can also trigger them using the predefined action "Trigger Menubar Menu Item") I'll hide the action to prevent confusion. ---
**Author:** ![dthai93](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/dthai93/32/17403_2.png) [@dthai93](https://community.folivora.ai/u/dthai93)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/8 "2021-01-13T08:31:41Z")
I was on legacy BTT, thinking that if I got the new updates this would be fixed. On legacy, it didn’t do anything. But on the new updated version it just crashes. ---
**Author:** ![davbeek](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@davbeek](https://community.folivora.ai/u/davbeek)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/9 "2021-01-15T13:56:25Z")
Works very well: Controlling Other Applications \> Trigger Menubar Menu-Item \> Window;Tile Window to Left of Screen and likewise for Tile Window to Right of Screen ---
**Author:** ![james948](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@james948](https://community.folivora.ai/u/james948)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/10 "2022-01-04T15:17:02Z")
Sorry to revive this but "Tile Window to Left of Screen" does something completely different to moving the window to the left. (It puts it into fulls screen mode and puts the other half of the screen into Mission Control to select an app to pair with it.) Which is fine. But it does mean that I can't find a command in BTT to move a window to cover half the left of the screen or half of the right. Just thirds. Am I missing something? Also "Open Native MacOS Split View for Window" still does nothing and is in the latest version I'm on. ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/11 "2022-01-04T15:21:15Z")
You can use the "Maximimize Window Left / Right" actions or the custom move/resize actions 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![james948](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@james948](https://community.folivora.ai/u/james948)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/12 "2022-01-04T15:23:42Z")
Maximise window left (for some reason I can't work out) makes my safari window take up two thirds of the horizontal space. ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/13 "2022-01-04T15:25:08Z")
Did you change these values in the advanced settings? ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/f/8/f85ab9c97eac5e87896266d63c88b38227115cc8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![james948](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@james948](https://community.folivora.ai/u/james948)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/14 "2022-01-04T15:32:03Z")
I did. Then I changed them back, But if that's why then I may need to restart the app? ---
**Author:** ![james948](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@james948](https://community.folivora.ai/u/james948)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/15 "2022-01-04T15:33:00Z")
Yep. Working now. I'm sorry!. ---
**Author:** ![zs2020](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zs2020](https://community.folivora.ai/u/zs2020)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/open-native-os-x-split-view-for-window-not-working/15772/16 "2025-04-23T19:03:58Z")
This is not working for me! "Native macos split view for window" stopped working a few months ago.