# nikitabobko/AeroSpace

AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

Repository: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aerospace
Homepage: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/guide
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: i3wm, macos, tiling-window-manager, window-manager, i3, mac, tiling, apple, swift
Last push: 2026-08-10T16:54:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 60, longevity 85
- inputs: {"age_days": 1200, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": 48, "gap_med": 7, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 22685, forks 644 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:33.902811+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools, cli
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: tiling-window-manager, i3, window-management, workspaces, keyboard-driven, toml-config, macos

## Member repositories
- nikitabobko/AeroSpace (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:33.902811+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:56:56.584122+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:33.902811+00:00, sha 321ed988f512)
  - homepage: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/guide (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:01.393232+00:00, sha e7f1035867b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.