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24 alternatives to InfiniDesk
InfiniDesk brings multiple virtual desktops to your Mac. Instead of having a single cluttered desktop, make many desktops each with their own layout of file/folder icons, wallpaper and widget visibility. Have a desktop for Work, one for interesting Hacker News links, a fully empty desktop etc. Version 3 of the app (just released) now supports hotkeys to switch desktops in a blink, and also onscreen HUD notifications. Inspired by the Unix Common Desktop Environment of the 1990s, InfiniDesk is the only app that brings multiple desktops (workspaces/identities) to your Mac.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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WorkspacePro▲314Launch a bunch of macOS apps just with 1 shortcut or click!
2019 · workspaceproapp.com · its alternatives →
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Web2Desk▲503Turn your favorite websites into a desktop app in one click
2018 · web2desk.io · its alternatives →
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InfyniDock is a macOS Dock alternative, DockFix alternative, and Mac window manager for exact window switching. Preview and switch to specific Chrome, VS Code, Finder, Terminal, and app windows with Menu Dock, FloatDock, Full Dock, workspaces, and free student licensing. Key features include: Exact
2023 · infyniclick.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Chunk▲298Hi HN Dudley here, tech lead on Chunk. Chunk is a macOS menu bar app for time-blocking. It opens with Cmd + / and slides down over whatever you're doing - including fullscreen apps. There's also a live countdown in the tray for the current block. Click-and-drag to create blocks, day/week views, Google/Outlook/Apple Calendar sync, Apple Reminders integration, and a Todo mode where tasks can be dragged onto the timeline. Templates and Routines let you build an ideal day once and auto-apply it on chosen weekdays. There's a local MCP server, so you can ask Claude Desktop to…
2025 · chunkapp.net · its alternatives →
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Organize your projects and team. Now on Mac, Windows, Linux.
2018 · zenkit.com · its alternatives →
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ExtraBar▲152Hey Hacker News The ones that know me here know that I am a productivity geek. After DockFlow to manage my Dock and ExtraDock, which gives me more space to manage my apps and files, I decided to tackle the macOS big boss: the menu bar. I spend ~40% of my day context-switching between apps — Zoom meetings, Slack channels, Code projects, and Figma designs. My macOS menu bar has too many useless icons I almost never use. So I thought to myself, how can I use this area to improve my workflows? Most solutions (Bartender, Ice) require screen recording permissions, and did not really solve my…
Dec 2025 · extrabar.app · its alternatives →
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Open-source Tinder for desktop files on MacOS. 100% Free.
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Snap Deck HQ▲77Everything you need in one native macOS command bar
Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Bello! Made this to help navigate the tumultuous process of navigating to a new machine on Mac when you have a number of custom utilities setup for editing particular files. This is designed to make that as easy as possible, and add some magic on top of that, like setting mailto handlers or anything else of that breed. Use XDG_CONFIG_HOME to keep it organized. Credit to https://github.com/moretension/duti for the original inspiration for the project. Happy to answer and help with whatever.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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DashPane▲97Built this for macOS because I wanted app switching to feel faster and more flexible than the default Command-Tab flow. DashPane combines app switching and launching in one flow, with: • customizable app shortcuts • fuzzy search for apps and windows • sidebar access • edge gestures • more consistent Command-Tab behavior • appearance, menu bar, and haptics settings This is the v2 update, shipped about a month after launch. A lot of the changes came from early user feedback. Site: https://www.dashpane.pro/
Mar 2026 · dashpane.pro · its alternatives →
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SpacePigeon▲93I switch between a few different “modes” on my Mac every day (work, coding, meetings, personal stuff). Each time I’d end up reopening the same apps and dragging all the windows back into the right Spaces. Super repetitive and honestly kind of annoying. So over the past few weeks I hacked together a small open-source tool called SpacePigeon that basically remembers your whole workspace and puts everything back where it was. Things it can do: Save your current layout (apps + windows + Spaces) Restore it with one click or a hotkey Keep separate presets (like “Work”, “Coding”, “Meetings” etc.)…
Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Localdockfrom $9/mo▲121Localdock is a macOS menubar app that assigns a permanent, human-readable address to each local project so your dev servers dont collide on ports and your URLs stay stable. Use the same name on localhost, across your Wi-Fi to test on a phone, or via a temporary public HTTPS link
Aug 2026 · localdock.dev · its alternatives →
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CoolDock▲89CoolDock is an award-winning second Dock for macOS. It sits beside your original Dock, so nothing about your current setup changes. It gives you a live strip of widgets, apps, folders, and quick actions built for how you actually work. CoolDock brings music, todos, calendar event
4d ago · cooldock.app · its alternatives →
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Clide ▲93Grid-layout terminal with an AI that drives your shells.
Apr 2026 · clide.app · its alternatives →
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