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A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning

134 mentions on Hacker News by 107 people: 15 stories, 119 comments · first 2019-08-25 · latest 2026-05-30

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  1. …back since. I've even managed to get Windows-style window management working in my config. Link: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai
    comment by SxC97 · 2020-09-21 · in Apple’s dongle problem isn’t getting any better
  2. Yabai ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ) and skhd ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd ) together makes a very powerful combination that works extremely well. It's as close to i3 as you can get on MacOS, and outside of a few odd…
    comment by dashwav · 2020-09-16 · in Material Shell – A modern desktop interface for GNOME
  3. …extension needs it to interact with the dock. But you don't need to completely disable it. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-I...
    comment by stevewillows · 2020-08-22 · in macOS Security and Privacy Guide
  4. …Is SIP really needed ? I see that it didn't even exist since "since OS X 10.11 "El Capitan".". [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki [2] https://github.com/drduh/macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide#sy...
    comment by abledon · 2020-08-22 · in macOS Security and Privacy Guide
  5. …for people who tinker and use computers a lot. If that's the main reason, how about yabai on Mac? https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai > The primary function of yabai is tiling window management; automatically modifying your window layout…
    comment by gowld · 2020-06-08 · in Running Linux on My MacBook
  6. Yabai [1] turned out to be pretty sufficient replacement of i3 on macOS for me [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai
    comment by lisnake · 2020-05-31 · in Major Linux Problems on the Desktop, 2020 edition
  7. > SLSTransactions thank you, that's a great pointer in case I look into that some more. Found https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/issues/148 which might be a good entry point for me This kind of software is completely foreign to me.…
    comment by aloer · 2020-05-22 · in Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results
  8. …the i3 experience, but it's a very nice programmable keyboard-centric tiling wm for macOS. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [2] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd/
    comment by butterthebuddha · 2020-02-17 · in i3 4.18
  9. …will get in a wonky state, but I have a hot key to reset them. It is usually stable for a week+ [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by athorax · 2020-01-25 · in Show HN: Phoenix – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript
  10. I have good success with yabai: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai
    comment by macinjosh · 2020-01-25 · in Show HN: Phoenix – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript
  11. From the readme ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/blob/master/README.md ): * The WindowServer is a single point of contact for all applications. It is central to the implementation of the GUI frameworks and many other services.…
    comment by rufugee · 2019-12-10 · in Ask HN: What are your favorite tools for windows and mouse management on macOS?
  12. …you to define custom layouts and save them. It can be controlled by the keyboard entirely. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-I... [2] https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/ [3] https://setapp.com/apps/switchem [4]…
    comment by least · 2019-12-10 · in Ask HN: What are your favorite tools for windows and mouse management on macOS?
  13. Interesting! The active project (rewrite) moved here apparently: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai Just to piggyback on your interest: My comments were more in the way of evangelizing Plasma (iirc KDE is the company, Plasma is their DE…
    comment by K0SM0S · 2019-10-16 · in Show HN: Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS
  14. …your desktop. It's only too bad that you have to disable SIP for all the APIs to get exposed. [0]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [1]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by motform · 2019-10-15 · in Show HN: Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS
  15. Have you tried https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ? (Unfortunately, you have to disable SIP...)
    comment by eddyg · 2019-09-06 · in Fancy Zones, a tiling window manager
  16. Gonna drop a PSA, if anyone is moving from i3wm to OSX, check out yabai. https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai
    comment by kache_ · 2019-09-06 · in Fancy Zones, a tiling window manager
  17. …Yabai[0] for a few months and am generally pretty happy with the i3-like experience on macOS. [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai
    comment by dostoevsky · 2019-09-06 · in Fancy Zones, a tiling window manager
  18. I would suggest checking out Yabai ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ) which is functionally similar to bspwm and allows quick switching workspaces (no animation or fade) and throwing windows to different workspaces or monitors.
    comment by least · 2019-08-25 · in From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love
  19. …There are a couple of automatic tiling window managers for MacOS, the most notable being Yabai ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ) and Amethyst ( https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst ). Yabai doesn't handle window switching on its own…
    comment by least · 2019-08-25 · in From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love