# karinushka/paneru

A sliding, tiling window manager for MacOS.

Repository: https://github.com/karinushka/paneru
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/paneru
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-25T18:05:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 38
- inputs: {"age_days": 536, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 38, "gap_med": 15, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2106, forks 96 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:13.953964+00:00)

## What it is
Paneru is a sliding, tiling window manager for macOS written in Rust, inspired by Niri's scrollable strip layout. It arranges windows on an infinite horizontal strip per monitor without resizing existing windows, and integrates with native macOS workspaces.

## Use cases
- manage macOS windows in a scrollable tiling layout
- prevent windows from resizing when new ones open
- use touchpad gestures to slide between windows
- organize windows into virtual workspaces per task
- restore window layouts after restarting
- enable focus-follows-mouse on macOS

## When to choose
- you want Niri-style scrollable tiling on macOS
- you dislike windows resizing when new ones appear
- you have a large display where traditional tiling wastes space
- you want per-monitor independent window strips

## When to avoid
- you need a window manager for Linux or Windows
- you prefer traditional master-stack or floating window layouts
- you need fully stable, mature software for critical workflows

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: desktop-framework, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: rust
- tags: window-manager, tiling, niri-inspired, scrollable-tiling, workspaces, macos

## Member repositories
- karinushka/paneru (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.953964+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 2026-08-30T02:53:59.745687+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/karinushka/paneru (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.953964+00:00, sha ab74ee142855)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/paneru (fetched 2026-08-29T10:34:05.276206+00:00, sha a2eac1491b6c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.