nikitabobko/AeroSpace on Hacker News

If you like this idea, also check out aerospace, a full on window manager for macOS. https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace I've been using it for a couple of years now, and it's great. You can navigate between windows with the keyboard,…

comment by tra3 · 2026-10-15 · in GridSnap – an open-source Divvy-style window snapper for macOS

AeroSpace is really nice for i3 like tiling on macOS https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by drewbailey · 2026-08-20 · in Show HN: Omacosy – Omarchy-style tiling desktop for macOS, no SIP

Big fan here. I've tried lots of them and am currently fairly happily settled on https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by bryceneal · 2026-06-15 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)

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story by thunderbong · 2026-06-03 · 0 comments

Thrilled to see it's FOSS. https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by joenot443 · 2026-06-02 · in macOS needs its grid back

Aerospace is excellent: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace Can’t imagine going back.

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

…of i3 on Linux and this is the best one I found (for me) with quite a margin. It just works (tm) https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by xz18r · 2026-04-09 · in Native Instant Space Switching on macOS

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story by ip7e · 2026-04-04 · 0 comments

…completely compromising security either, it works really well if you come from something like i3 1. https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by comboy · 2026-03-13 · in Hammerspoon

…resizing them - just hotkeys. Took me a while to get used to it but can't live without it now. 0: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by kashnote · 2026-02-14 · in Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

…). I am even contemplating starting to use a dedicated window manager, such as Aerospace ( https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace/ ). But all of this is a massive time investment.

comment by zeppelin101 · 2026-02-13 · in Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

…really is among the best on macOS, but I'm guessing the OS APIs simply don't expose enough hooks. https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by bartvk · 2026-02-13 · in Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

…one another like scattered paper on a desk (mimicking a desktop I suppose). Instead ive been using https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace for the past couple of years and just flicking around via hotkeys. Not perfect but much less…

comment by marliechiller · 2026-02-13 · in Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

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story by y1n0 · 2026-01-17 · 0 comments

AeroSpace is a “i3-like tiling window manager for macOS”: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace https://youtube.com/watch?v=UOl7ErqWbrk (video demo)

comment by thih9 · 2025-12-29 · in Show HN: Spacelist, a TUI for Aerospace window manager

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story by ndr · 2025-11-21 · 0 comments

You can have an i3-like window manager for macOS today if you wanted to [1]. [1]: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by alwillis · 2025-11-05 · in iOS 26.2 to allow third-party app stores in Japan ahead of regulatory deadline

…into the display manager and calling private APIs. Specifically for this, there's Aerospace ( https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace ) which does not require disabling SIP, intentionally by the dev. For using the vanilla macOS workspaces…

comment by thewebguyd · 2025-10-15 · in M5 MacBook Pro

Use Aerospace for window management. No animations. No disabling of security. It just works. https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by freeqaz · 2025-10-15 · in M5 MacBook Pro

https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by jrks11o · 2025-10-12 · in Show HN: Rift – A tiling window manager for macOS

Aerospace[0] is by far the best window manager I've come across for Mac. [0]: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by sotix · 2025-10-03 · in Niri – A scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor

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story by signa11 · 2025-09-24 · 1 comment

I use https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace and it works great! After 15 years of using ratpoison, xmonad and i3 on Linux machines at work, I finally have a palatable macOS personal laptop.

comment by articulatepang · 2025-09-19 · in iTerm2 Web Browser

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story by ko_pivot · 2025-09-14 · 0 comments

Check out AeroSpace ( https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace ). I've been a happy user for the last 8 months or so.

comment by astr0n0mer · 2025-09-09 · in Jeena's Hyprland Demo

it got on my nerves to the point i switched to https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace , lol. things like smooth scroll help you follow your place in the text (its something i cant live without, even in a tui editor). a fullscreen…

comment by mackeye · 2025-09-06 · in Purposeful animations

I would also like to recommend Aerospace which is closer to i3 on Linux: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by filereaper · 2025-08-25 · in Omarchy Is Out

…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 I need with Magnet. So TLDR I used to…

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

For i3 WM on macOS, what about https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace ?

comment by yoyojojofosho · 2025-07-18 · in Ask HN: Is Linux for laptop worth the trouble?

…Unfortunately i still feel some delay when switching windows compared to i3wm/sway in Linux. [0] https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by doix · 2025-04-22 · in SerenityOS is a love letter to '90s user interfaces

Check out AeroSpace. It’s pretty amazing. I’m wondering if it can be made to do things like Niri. https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by incanus77 · 2025-03-12 · in The Future Is Niri

…that was a deal breaker to me, in apps that uses native tabs are not displayed as expected [0] [0] https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace/issues/68

comment by norman784 · 2025-02-28 · in macOS Tips and Tricks (2022)

Have you tried out aerospace as window manager ( https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace ) ? I’ve tried multiple different tools, but none really felt right - probably because I was using i3 on my desktop. And then I found aerospace,…

comment by annnoo · 2025-02-28 · in macOS Tips and Tricks (2022)

…indeed suffer from a performance issue but this appears to be inherent to the available macOS APIs: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace/issues/131 The way you reproduce it is open Factorio.app and quickly switch between workspaces…

comment by boronine · 2025-02-09 · in Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement

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story by nedoto · 2024-11-24 · 0 comments

I use AeroSpace and I am really liking it < https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace > Seems this window manager is more like a drop in replacement for non-i3 users.

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

Not related to Loop, but I'd suggest that you take a look at https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace if you haven't already!

comment by MrKai77 · 2024-06-20 · in Loop: Open-source macOS window manager

There's a new app on the block that allows this using virtual workspaces. https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

comment by prcrstntr · 2024-06-14 · in macOS Sequoia Preview

yabal requires quite some privileges. Did you check out https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace ?

comment by salzig · 2024-06-10 · in Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?

…wm even on linux. Though, there was a new project the other day on HN, where SIP can remain on: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace I, for my part, have configured window placement shortcuts in Hammerspoon (also possible with KM, BTT…

comment by lycopodiopsida · 2024-06-07 · in Ice – open source menu bar manager for macOS

…a new version is not fun. Waking up in the middle of the night, because Apple revoked the app ( https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace/issues/167 ) is not fun. AeroSpace is a tool for developers by developers. Developers can audit the…

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

…functionality. Alacritty is one example. It’s really odd. Edit: there’s an open issue for this: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace/issues/68

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

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story by loughnane · 2024-06-06 · 168 comments

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story by simon_acca · 2024-01-24 · 0 comments

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story by lisnake · 2024-01-19 · 0 comments

…(it's and i3-like window manager for macOS) and report me back if it loses track of windows. https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace The architecture of AeroSpace is that on every user input that may change window configuration (new…

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

You might want to check out AeroSpace :) https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace AeroSpace reimplements workspaces by emulating them. https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace/blob/main/docs/guid... The result is that workspace switching…

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

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story by nbobko · 2023-11-30 · 1 comment

If you come from i3 you'll probably find Aerospace[1] to be more what you're after. [1] https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace

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