# acsandmann/rift

a tiling window manager for macos

Repository: https://github.com/acsandmann/rift
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rift
Language: Rust
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: i3, macos, tiling, i3wm, mac, rust, tiling-window-manager, window-manager, niri, paperwm, scrolling, rift, twm, wm
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:44:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 28
- inputs: {"age_days": 404, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 30, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 45}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2189, forks 79 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:23.982231+00:00)

## What it is
Rift is a tiling window manager for macOS written in Rust, offering multiple layout styles including i3-like tiling, BSP, master-stack, and niri-style scrolling columns. It features hot-reloadable configuration, workspace management, mission control, and CLI/mach-port interop without requiring SIP to be disabled.

## Use cases
- tile windows on macOS like i3
- get a niri-style scrolling layout on a Mac
- manage macOS workspaces with keyboard shortcuts
- save and restore window layouts
- replace yabai without disabling SIP
- integrate a tiling WM with Sketchybar
- switch workspaces with trackpad gestures

## When to choose
- you want i3/bspwm/dwm-style tiling on macOS
- you need a scrolling-column layout like niri on a Mac
- you cannot or will not disable SIP
- you want hot-reloadable config and CLI/scriptable window control

## When to avoid
- you are on Linux or Windows
- you prefer native macOS window stacking with minimal changes
- you need a fully mature, long-stable WM with extensive plugin ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: desktop-framework, developer-tools, cli
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: rust, cli
- tags: tiling-window-manager, i3-like, bspwm, niri, scrolling-layout, window-management, hot-reload-config, sketchybar, macos

## Member repositories
- acsandmann/rift (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:23.982231+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 2026-08-30T02:47:43.407176+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/acsandmann/rift (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:23.982231+00:00, sha 39497f58bf6d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.