Harness Terminal
Focus: terminal, coding agents and session manager. Shares macos and open source with AeroSpace. Rated 4.4 (AeroSpace: 4.7).
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Mac App
AeroSpace
A keyboard-driven tiling window manager for macOS inspired by i3.
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is AeroSpace?
AeroSpace is a free, open-source tiling window manager for macOS that arranges your windows automatically so nothing overlaps. Switch between virtual workspaces instantly, move and resize windows from the keyboard, keep the whole setup in one plain-text config file, and use it across several monitors without disabling System Integrity Protection.
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Pros
- Fast workspace switching without animations
- Plain-text config you can back up
- Free and open source
Cons
- Takes time to learn the keyboard shortcuts
- Still in public beta, so settings can change between versions
Who should use AeroSpace
Mac power users and developers who juggle many windows and prefer the keyboard to the mouse.
Who may not need it
People who use one or two apps at a time or like arranging windows by hand.
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