Maximize windows just like Windows on OS X

I have owned a MacBook Pro for a year, however at work I use a Windows laptop. Since I really like the functionality to maximize a windows by just pushing it to the top of the screen, I would like to have that on my Macbook too.

I am using Spectacle to assign shortcuts like "windows" to maximize a window, which works well and I recommend it.

However, is there any application to maximize a window like the way you can do it on a Windows laptop/pc, just by pushing the window to the top of the screen?

Note: I mean maximize window, not fullscreen.

Solution 1:

There's a www.bettertouchtool.net app which does exactly what You need. You can download a trial and check it.

There's also Better Snap Tool from the same developer on the MacAppStore which does only window snapping.

Solution 2:

Hold shift option ⌥ and click the green maximise button on the top left part of the window.

NOTE: not every OSX application is eligible for maximize (example: maximizing the Finder doesn't work)

Solution 3:

If you are still looking for an alternative way, have a look at Spectacle.

• You can select from the menu or use a keyboard shortcut.
  
• There are many resize options but your requirement is "Fullscreen ⌥⌘F"
  
• It is not like OS X full screen but Windows like maximum.

Solution 4:

There is a simple, but annoying standard way: hold alt/opt when clicking the green button on the top bar. It will change into a plus instead of the double arrow, and after clicking your window will be maximized.

Solution 5:

A workaround without any 3rd-party software:

In Mac OS Sierra you can also double click on the window corner (when the resize pointer appears) to automatically expand the corner to maximum size. Therefore, if you double click on the top-left corner and then on the bottom-right corner, the window will expand completely, that is it gets maximized.

Update: I have recently realized that for many apps, in my experience around 60%/70% of them, you can also just double click on the title bar and the window gets maximized as well. For the apps where this does not work (e.g. iTunes or some apps which have no title bar) you can still double click on opposite window corners as explained above.