# dado3212/spaces-renamer

💻 Ability to rename desktop spaces on macOS 10.10+

Repository: https://github.com/dado3212/spaces-renamer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spaces-renamer
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: simbl, simbl-plugin, macos, spaces, expose, osx, mission-control, macforge, macforge-plugin
Last push: 2025-06-30T04:41:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 36/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 29, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3242, "days_push": 429, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1236, forks 43 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:05.187569+00:00)

## What it is
Spaces Renamer is a macOS SIMBL/MacForge plugin plus companion status-bar application that lets users rename their Mission Control desktop spaces. It supports multiple monitors and highlights the current space per display.

## Use cases
- rename macOS desktop spaces
- label mission control spaces on mac
- customize space names in mission control
- rename virtual desktops on macOS
- identify spaces across multiple monitors
- free alternative to TotalSpaces renaming

## When to avoid
- you use an Apple Silicon (M1/M2) Mac
- you're on macOS 14.4+ where compatibility may break
- you don't want to disable System Integrity Protection

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: simbl, macforge, mission-control, spaces, macos-customization, objective-c, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- dado3212/spaces-renamer (main) score 36

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.187569+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 2026-08-30T08:21:57.963409+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dado3212/spaces-renamer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.187569+00:00, sha 1196cd8f5d19)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.