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Interesting. I used to daily drive < https://github.com/asmvik/yabai > for almost a year until a major macOS update broke it and I just didn't have it in me to diagnose the issue. I'll bookmark this for future adventures, thanks!

comment by thefossguy69 · 2026-05-30 · in It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12

…know, there are ways to do this to individual apps which would probably be a better use-case. [0]: https://github.com/asmvik/yabai

comment by LatencyKills · 2026-05-11 · in Show HN: Liquid Radius – Unifies macOS Tahoe's inconsistent window corners

…for the background click came from discovering yabai's window_manager_focus_window_without_raise https://github.com/asmvik/yabai/blob/f17ef88116b0d988b834bb2...

comment by frabonacci · 2026-04-28 · in Show HN: Drive any macOS app in the background without stealing the cursor

…There are projects to go even further and you don’t have to leave MacOS for all the tiling love. https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst But I get basically everything…

comment by gigatexal · 2025-08-23 · in From M1 MacBook to Arch Linux: A month-long experiment that became permanenent

…tiling setup. more customizable (IMO) and perfectly suited for a terminal based workflow :~^) [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [1] https://github.com/FelixKratz/SketchyBar

comment by Liquix · 2025-07-20 · in I Used Arch, BTW: macOS, Day 1

might wanna look into yabai: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai

comment by z3n0n · 2025-01-26 · in The Lost Futures of Computing: How We Got Boxed into the Desktop Metaphor

the article mentions https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai , which i have been using for a few years to get me to 90% parity with i3. it has quirks and limitations, some of which can be fixed by disabling system integrity protection but it…

comment by choochootrain · 2024-10-29 · in Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

…is more stable than yabai, but I still really love the simplicity (post install) of window managing https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k94qImbFKWE

comment by alanwreath · 2024-08-24 · in Moom 4: Next-generation window manager

…tiling window manager experience, I would highly recommend looking into yabai + skhd + Sketchybar - https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai - https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd - https://github.com/FelixKratz/SketchyBar Some honorable…

comment by schmeichel · 2024-06-09 · in Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?

…space switching... I think maybe it's provided by default when you install the scripting addition? https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/1527 I have keybindings in my skhd for focusing spaces: https://github.com/kcrwfrd/dotfiles/blob/…

comment by kcrwfrd_ · 2024-06-07 · in AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

…Addition is installed and loaded. Here's a link to the instructions as it's a little complicated: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Installing-yabai-(...

comment by SxC97 · 2024-06-07 · in AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

…adds up over many small design decisions. [1]: https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm/issues/563 [2]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/505 [3]: from my own personal yabai config - imo this is not really acceptable for a user…

comment by bsnnkv · 2024-06-06 · in AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

…[0]. If you don't use those features, you do you, but for many users those are core features. [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-I...

comment by Etheryte · 2024-06-06 · in AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

…windows (from every fake workspace) in the corner. Also, linked in the docs, JankyBorders. Nice. https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos https://github.com/FelixKratz/JankyBorders

comment by feep · 2024-06-06 · in AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

…Protection, letting it hook itself into the Dock ia some backdoor messing around evidently. https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-I... It keeps feeling like the consumer world is more and more locked down, and this was…

comment by jauntywundrkind · 2024-05-15 · in A Linux guy buys a MacBook Pro

…When I was still using macOS one to two years ago, I was using yabai [1] and it was perfect [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai

comment by parker-3461 · 2024-04-26 · in Multiple Displays on a Mac Sucks

It exists! Check out [yabai]( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ), which is nicely paired with [skhd]( https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd ).

comment by stoniejohnson · 2024-02-17 · in My MacBook Setup (the 2024 version)

I have a 49 inch CRG9 and the best recommendation for window management is Yabai ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ) along with skhd ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd ). Yabai is a greedy window management solution that tries to…

comment by shadowfax92 · 2024-02-09 · in Ask HN: Best Hacks for a Ultrawide Monitor?

…but I don't tend to need that. Just being able to move between the windows is good enough for me. https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/203#issuecomment...

comment by freeqaz · 2023-11-30 · in Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS

…space switch animations). For an overview of features that require SIP to be partially disabled: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/1863 Also in general, the wiki on GitHub is very well-written.

comment by caeruleus · 2023-11-30 · in Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS

…about is focusing spaces, and you can create keyboard shortcuts for that in System Settings. [0]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-I...

comment by betamike · 2023-11-30 · in Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS

…Macs without SIP enabled. Here’s a list of the features that absolutely require SIP to be disabled: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/1863 But you don’t need to disable SIP just for tiling. I find it works extremely well. >…

comment by heywoodlh · 2023-11-08 · in Asahi Linux folks are doing us a solid with WPA3 fixes

…As a side effect of this protection, you give up certain freedoms to customize your system. https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai For instance requires SIP to be disabled.

comment by jppittma · 2023-09-26 · in macOS Containers v0.0.1

…focus while you're typing. And you say "is this what I spent $2500 to experience", and cry. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai#requirements-and-caveat...

comment by howinteresting · 2023-08-03 · in Coming Soon: Fedora for Apple Silicon Macs

…would either be an exploit or else equivalent to turning off the parts of SIP mentioned in [0]. [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-I... [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/798#issuecomment...

comment by philsnow · 2023-07-27 · in Rethinking Window Management

This is disproven by the fact that Yabai [1] can instantly swap spaces with SIP disabled. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai

comment by least · 2023-06-18 · in Ask HN: Why does Apple refuse to add window snapping to macOS?

…Yabai has many of these fixes that exists, even if you don't use the auto tiling features[1]. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-I...

comment by least · 2023-06-18 · in Ask HN: Why does Apple refuse to add window snapping to macOS?

…at all, and an instant transition between spaces. Apparently this is possible with yabai ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ), but it requires disabling system integrity protection which I am personally uncomfortable with.

comment by bryceneal · 2023-06-17 · in Ask HN: Why does Apple refuse to add window snapping to macOS?

If you install yabai ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ) it has a feature that can completely disable spaces switching animations - but it does require partially disabling SIP (worth it for yabai, IMO).

comment by temende · 2023-06-02 · in Witch – macOS window switcher replacement

…exactly what you're looking for in terms for scrolling, but this allows resizing multiple windows: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai

comment by blacksoil · 2023-05-27 · in Ask HN: Scrolling Window Manager for macOS?

…an actual tiling window manager that can be customized in conjunction with skhd[1] for hotkeys. [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd

comment by conor- · 2023-04-29 · in Ask HN: I've run Linux for 13 years. Is it time to switch to a Mac?

this is not an example of a "workflow they’re proposing" (also, afaik https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai allows you to eliminate the animation completely)

comment by eviks · 2023-04-24 · in Keyboard tricks from a macOS app dev

…servers and workstations, MacOS workstations, and other Linux workstations with Nix installed. [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd [2] http://daiderd.com/nix-darwin/ [3]…

comment by heywoodlh · 2023-04-24 · in Keyboard tricks from a macOS app dev

You can mimic that in part with yabai ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ). Disabling SIP gets you instant Space switching and creating without animation just like Pop_OS. But you can get very far to an automated tiling WM and keyboard…

comment by alin23 · 2023-04-23 · in Keyboard tricks from a macOS app dev

…and see if there are any sample configurations that could do directional focus.[4] [1]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [2]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Commands#focus-win... [3]: https://github.com/Hammerspoon/hammerspoo…

comment by rifty · 2023-04-06 · in Vim-like “jump” cursor for Mac OS Window Management

I think there's something called 'Yabai'. EDIT: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai

comment by tmtvl · 2023-03-26 · in Linux is Making Apple Great Again

…key on Mac - but that leaves control in the wrong place :/ Maybe there's no RSI in Palo Alto? https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd

comment by e12e · 2023-02-24 · in KDE and GNOME seeks $100k to turn Flathub into a Store for the Linux desktop

…but you will need to disable SIP which may be a no go if you have work assigned MacBook [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai

comment by creakingstairs · 2023-02-09 · in My 2022 self was wrong about meditation, monitors, and sleep

…-- block the event, copy it and remove the cmd- modifier, and post that synthetic event) [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [1] https://github.com/Hammerspoon/hammerspoon/issues/2196#issue... [2]…

comment by philsnow · 2023-02-02 · in Top-Left Magic Corner Desktop Paradigm

…Dock.app. The things it needs that for isn't that long of a list, see the first bulleted list here https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-I... , maybe you don't need those / can replicate them without yabai? When I…

comment by philsnow · 2023-01-23 · in macOS CLI tool to configure multi-display resolutions and arrangements

Yet another option: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai

comment by ggsp · 2023-01-23 · in macOS CLI tool to configure multi-display resolutions and arrangements

I don't have any link on hand right now for a writeup, but I've followed yabai's ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ) development closely ever since it was called kwm and saw the limitations of macOS's public API to managing windows.…

comment by alin23 · 2023-01-23 · in macOS CLI tool to configure multi-display resolutions and arrangements

And for us bspwm/sxhkd folk, theres yabai[1] and shkd[2] [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [2] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd

comment by lvncelot · 2023-01-08 · in The i3-gaps project has been merged with i3

…boot, which is such a pain to get working on i3[2]. (I'm not sure if yabai handles workspaces). 1. https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai 2. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/I3 section 5.3.2 for example

comment by guites · 2023-01-04 · in Spoonfish, a tiling window manager for macOS

Never tried it myself, but https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai comes to mind

comment by rootix · 2023-01-04 · in Function keys productivity trick

…in order to install the `yabai` window manager, here's what you need to do on your system: - https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Installing-yabai-(... - https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-I... If part of your…

comment by tomphoolery · 2022-12-31 · in VanillaOS: Immutable Ubuntu-Based Linux

…It's a bit of a pain to install, but once it's set up it's been completely frictionless for me. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [2] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd

comment by alphameese · 2022-12-28 · in More developers use Linux than Mac, according to 2022 StackOverflow survey

…keybinds[1] to do things such as transition to a space with a specific application running. [0]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [1]: https://github.com/worm-emoji/dotfiles/blob/140c9fd614ebfc54...

comment by firloop · 2022-12-16 · in Ask HN: I have diagnosed ADHD and cannot work with Slack anymore – advice?

…that bad and sure beats using Windows + WSL for development since at least MacOS is a UNIX [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [2] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd

comment by conor- · 2022-12-13 · in Ask HN: Are Any of You Tired from macOS and Want to Go Back to Linux?

Yabai ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ) with SIP disabled is the only way to do that nowadays. I personally gave up on Spaces completely because of this. Now I just have everything on a single space, and move through apps instantly…

comment by alin23 · 2022-12-07 · in macOS Command Line