nikitabobko/AeroSpace

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22685 stars · 644 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

AeroSpace is an i3-inspired tiling window manager for macOS built in Swift. It emulates virtual workspaces independently of native macOS Spaces, uses a tree-based tiling paradigm, and is configured via plain-text TOML files with a CLI-first design.

Use cases

• tile windows automatically on macOS like i3
• switch workspaces instantly without disabling SIP
• manage windows entirely from the keyboard
• use i3-style keybindings and workspaces on a Mac
• configure window management with dotfiles-friendly plain text config
• handle tiling across multiple monitors
• replace macOS Spaces with more reliable virtual workspaces

When to choose

• you want an i3-like tiling workflow on macOS
• you need fast workspace switching without disabling SIP
• you prefer plain-text, dotfiles-friendly configuration
• you want proper multi-monitor tiling support
• you like CLI-first tools with shell completions and manpages

When to avoid

• you need a notarized macOS app
• you rely on native macOS Spaces or Mission Control
• you want a GUI-based window manager with mouse-driven configuration
• you need floating-heavy window management rather than tiling

Facets

application · maturity active

gui developer-tools cli desktop-applications developer-tools operating-systems tiling-window-manager i3 window-management workspaces keyboard-driven toml-config macos

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