# jurplel/InstantSpaceSwitcher

Native space switching on macOS with no animation

Repository: https://github.com/jurplel/InstantSpaceSwitcher
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/instantspaceswitcher
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-21T22:00:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 80, longevity 18
- inputs: {"age_days": 262, "days_push": 73, "days_rel": 137, "gap_med": 8, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1979, forks 66 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:01.578481+00:00)

## What it is
A native macOS app that switches between Spaces instantly by skipping the built-in animation, using a synthetic high-velocity trackpad gesture. It requires no SIP disabling and includes a small CLI for scripting.

## Use cases
- switch macOS spaces without animation
- instant workspace switching on high refresh rate monitors
- disable space switching animation on macOS
- switch desktops via command line
- use native macOS spaces without waiting for transitions

## When to choose
- you use macOS Spaces and find the switching animation slow or disruptive
- you want a free native solution that doesn't require disabling SIP
- you want to trigger space switches from scripts via the bundled CLI

## When to avoid
- you are on Linux or Windows
- you need a full window manager with tiling or layout features
- you rely on third-party space managers like yabai or Amethyst

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: desktop-framework, cli
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: macos-spaces, window-management, workspace-switching, no-animation, accessibility-api, macos

## Member repositories
- jurplel/InstantSpaceSwitcher (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.578481+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 2026-08-30T03:04:42.443127+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jurplel/InstantSpaceSwitcher (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.578481+00:00, sha 43a47afda479)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.