Alternatives

Products that do what Sidebar based/tabbed tiling window manager for macOS does

WinMux is an easy to use tiling window manager that makes stacking intuitive and improves visual awareness of workspaces. Does not support multi-monitor yet.

1. 1AN
   A Native Tiling Window Manager for Windows 10, Inspired by I3wm▲327

   2021 · github.com

2. 2RA
   Rift – A tiling window manager for macOS▲212

   Oct 2025 · github.com

3. 3AT
   A tiling window manager like i3wm written entirely in C#▲121

   2022 · github.com

4. 4AT
   A Tiling Window Manager for Windows, Written in Janet▲297

   Hi HN! I read[1] about Janet[2] some time ago, then immediately got impressed by the enthusiasm of its community, and by the language itself, so I started playing with it. At the time I was searching for a tiling window manager for Windows, and unavoidably the idea of scratching my own itch with Janet got hold of me, so Jwno was born. Simply put, Jwno is a keyboard-driven tiling window manager for Windows, scriptable with Janet. But since it has a complete Lisp runtime, and a thin wrapper library for Win32 APIs[3], you can certainly do much more with it. I hope you'll enjoy playing with it…

   2025 · agent-kilo.github.io

5. 5
   Magnet for Mac▲515

   Keep your workspace organized

   2015

6. 6HA
   Howm – A Vim-like tiling X11 window manager▲71

   2014 · github.com

7. 7
   WindowKeys 3.0▲125

   Your window tiling command center for macOS

   2025

8. 8
   Better Window Manager▲233

   A tiny window management app for the Mac

   2015

9. 9GB
   Grid-based window tiling for X11 with powerful keyboard controls▲69

   2017 · github.com

10. 10KA
    Komorebi – A tiling window manager for Windows 10/11 written in Rust▲229

    2022 · github.com

11. 11
    Magnet 2.0▲735

    Window manager for Mac

    2017 · magnet.crowdcafe.com

12. 12DT
    Dwm.tmux – a dwm-inspired window manager for tmux▲101

    Hey, HN! With all recent agentic workflows being primarily terminal- and tmux-based, I wanted to share a little project I created about decade ago. I've continued to use this as my primary terminal "window manager" and wanted to share in case others might find it useful. I would love to hear about other's terminal-based workflows and any other tools you may use with similar functionality.

    Jan 2026 · github.com

13. 13ST
    Stack: tiling WM for Windows▲101

    2017 · losttech.software

14. 14
    WindowKeys▲91

    Make 3rd party keyboards work with window-tiling shortcuts

    2025

15. 15TR
    TypeScript/React/Vue Window Layout Manager (Tabs, Floating, Popouts)▲334

    2025 · github.com

16. 16KL
    Keypad Layout Window Manager for Mac▲109

    2017 · github.com

17. 17
    Tessera – tmux/Zellij ergonomics for macOS windows▲7

    A keyboard-driven tiling window manager for macOS — tmux/Zellij workflows for any app. - pa/tessera

    Jul 2026 · github.com

18. 18OA
    OmniWM a macOS tiling window manager Niri inspired▲6

    Tabs, spotlight-like window finder, borders, etc... High Niri parity

    Dec 2025 · github.com

19. 19
    LayAuto▲266

    Automated window management for Mac ✨

    2017

20. 20
    Lasso - window manager for macOS▲246

    Easily organize windows with just a few clicks

    2023

21. 21SA
    Sway, a tiling window manager and compositor for Wayland▲163

    2016 · github.com

22. 22
    TabTab▲271

    Supercharged windows & tabs manager for Mac

    2024

23. 23YA
    Yashiki – A tiling window manager for macOS in Rust, inspired by River▲23

    Jan 2026 · github.com

24. 24
    Hyperfocused▲148

    Deep work menubar app for macOS

    2023

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