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Dev tools · October 25, 2015

Desk – lightweight workspace management for the shell

A lightweight workspace manager for the shell. Contribute to jamesob/desk development by creating an account on GitHub.

Desk – lightweight workspace management for the shell launched on October 25, 2015 with 94 votes, #461 of 4,175 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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In plain words

Desk is a lightweight workspace manager for the shell that helps developers organize and switch between different project environments. It allows users to create isolated workspaces with custom configurations, making it easier to manage multiple projects from the command line. The tool is designed for developers who work with shell-based workflows and need to quickly transition between different coding environments and their associated settings.

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