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24 alternatives to Tessera – tmux/Zellij ergonomics for macOS windows

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

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Tesserac▲92

   A spatial alternative to Cmd+Tab for macOS

   May 2026 · lucidbit.app · its alternatives →

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   Rift – A tiling window manager for macOS▲212

   a tiling window manager for macos. Contribute to acsandmann/rift development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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

   A Tiling Window Manager for windows 10, Inspired by i3wm - McYoloSwagHam/win3wm

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Grid-based window tiling for X11 with powerful keyboard controls▲69

   Versatile window tiling for X11 with powerful keyboard controls - jakebian/snaptile

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   WindowKeys 3.0▲125

   Hello, I’ve just released version 3.0 of WindowKeys, a small utility for macOS that gives you full control over the native window tiling system introduced in macOS Sequoia. Originally, WindowKeys was built to solve one very specific problem: assigning custom keyboard shortcuts to window tiling actions — especially useful if you use a third-party keyboard that can’t trigger system shortcuts. Over time it evolved beyond just shortcuts, and now 3.0 adds a few frequently requested features: - Move windows between displays (or iPad) - Repeat last tiling action for each app - Redesigned Shortcut…

   2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

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   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 · its alternatives →

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

   A tiling window manager for Windows 🍉. Contribute to LGUG2Z/komorebi development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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

   GlazeWM is a tiling window manager for macOS and Windows inspired by i3wm. - glzr-io/glazewm

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Bonsplit – Tabs and splits for native macOS apps▲245

   A native macOS tab bar library with split pane support for SwiftUI applications. Features 120fps animations, drag-and-drop tabs, and full keyboard navigation.

   Jan 2026 · bonsplit.alasdairmonk.com · its alternatives →

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    Stack: tiling WM for Windows▲101

    Stack is a customizable tiling window manager for Windows.

    2017 · losttech.software · its alternatives →

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    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 · its alternatives →

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

    A lightweight, X11 tiling window manager that behaves like vim - HarveyHunt/howm

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Sidebar based/tabbed tiling window manager for macOS▲5

    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.

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Lasso - window manager for macOS▲246

    Easily organize windows with just a few clicks

    2023 · thelasso.app · its alternatives →

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    Magnet for Mac▲515

    Keep your workspace organized

    2015 · magnet.crowdcafe.com · its alternatives →

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    Spectacle▲458

    Move and resize windows with ease on Mac.

    2014 · spectacleapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Better Window Manager▲233

    A tiny window management app for the Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

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

    macOS tiling window manager. Contribute to typester/yashiki development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    KiwiDesk▲147

    Tiling that feels like it shipped with macOS.

    Sep 2026 · kiwidesk.kiwicanopy.com · its alternatives →

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    Moves for macOS▲180

    Position macOS windows like a goddamn wizard ✨

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Keypad Layout Window Manager for Mac▲109

    Control window layout using Ctrl + Numeric Keypad on macOS - janten/keypad-layout

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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

    i3-compatible Wayland compositor. Contribute to swaywm/sway development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Charmstone▲126

    The quicker switcher launcher for macOS

    2021 · charmstone.app · its alternatives →

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    Snap▲115

    Effortless window management for power users on macOS

    2025 · freethinkel.dev · its alternatives →

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