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Products that do what Tessera – tmux/Zellij ergonomics for macOS windows does

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

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Tesserac▲92
A spatial alternative to Cmd+Tab for macOS
May 2026 · lucidbit.app
2RA
Rift – A tiling window manager for macOS▲212
Oct 2025 · github.com
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WindowKeys 3.0▲125
Your window tiling command center for macOS
2025
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WindowKeys▲91
Make 3rd party keyboards work with window-tiling shortcuts
2025
5AT
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
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Komorebi – A tiling window manager for Windows 10/11 written in Rust▲229
2022 · github.com
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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
8AN
A Native Tiling Window Manager for Windows 10, Inspired by I3wm▲327
2021 · github.com
9AT
A tiling window manager like i3wm written entirely in C#▲121
2022 · github.com
10SB
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
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Lasso - window manager for macOS▲246
Easily organize windows with just a few clicks
2023
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Magnet for Mac▲515
Keep your workspace organized
2015
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Spectacle▲459
Move and resize windows with ease on Mac.
2014
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Better Window Manager▲233
A tiny window management app for the Mac
2015
15BT
Bonsplit – Tabs and splits for native macOS apps▲245
Jan 2026 · bonsplit.alasdairmonk.com
16GB
Grid-based window tiling for X11 with powerful keyboard controls▲69
2017 · github.com
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Moves for macOS▲180
Position macOS windows like a goddamn wizard ✨
2020
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Charmstone▲126
The quicker switcher launcher for macOS
2021
19SA
Sway, a tiling window manager and compositor for Wayland▲163
2016 · github.com
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Snap▲115
Effortless window management for power users on macOS
2025
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Rectangle▲95
Move & resize windows in MacOS via shortcuts & snap areas
2019
22HA
Howm – A Vim-like tiling X11 window manager▲71
2014 · github.com
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Omacosy – Omarchy-style tiling desktop for macOS, no SIP▲57
I have been using omarchy on my tower since nearly a year now, shortly after it was released first. I really love the experience I am having with it but I still use my macbook for daly work, so I wanted to recreate a similar experience on it. Thats why I created omacosy, a setup for tiling windows, custom menu bar, some themes from omarchy, focus follows mouse, focus rings around windwos, some mac flavors with trackpad events and a custom mission control overview for your workspaces. I used AeroSpace over yabai for the tiling window manager because I didnt wanted to compromise on SIP which…
18d ago · github.com
24OA
OmniWM a macOS tiling window manager Niri inspired▲6
Tabs, spotlight-like window finder, borders, etc... High Niri parity
Dec 2025 · github.com

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