FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement

In plain words

FlashSpace is an open-source macOS application that replaces the built-in Spaces feature for switching between workspaces. It addresses performance issues and usability problems with macOS's native Spaces functionality. Designed for macOS users who frequently switch between multiple workspaces, FlashSpace aims to streamline workspace navigation and improve productivity. The project is available on GitHub.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

FlashSpace is a blazingly fast virtual workspace manager for macOS ⚡ - wojciech-kulik/FlashSpace

• 
  FlashSpace2025 · github.com · ▲7

  Blazingly Fast Virtual Workspace Manager for macOS!

• 
  SpacePigeonNov 2025 · github.com · ▲93

  I 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.)…

• 
  WorkspacePro2019 · workspaceproapp.com · ▲314

  Launch a bunch of macOS apps just with 1 shortcut or click!

• 
  Workspaces 22020 · apptorium.com · ▲131

  The workspace organising app for Mac

• 
  TagSpaces – An open source personal data manager2016 · tagspaces.org · ▲361

  TagSpaces is a free, open-source file organizer for Windows, macOS, Linux, and the web. Tag files and folders, take notes, and manage your digital life—100% offline, no login.

• 
  Collabio® Spaces for macOS2020 · apps.apple.com · ▲95

  A cross-platform collaborative editor

• 
  /dev/null▲481

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 2d ago · dev-null.sh

• 
  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 27d ago · github.com

• 
  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 25d ago · github.com

• 
  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 22d ago · openbot.run

• 
  Talanoa▲341

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

  Dev tools · 20d ago · talanoa.email

• 
  CoreSpeed▲332

  One MCP for everything your agents need: apps, memory, tools

  Dev tools · 27d ago · corespeed.io

• 
  Screen Studio 3.0▲1,832

  Beautiful screen recordings with instant shareable links

  Growth · 2025 · screen.studio

• 
  Tana▲1,665

  Put your notes to work with voice and AI

  AI · 2025 · tana.inc

• IG
  I got laid off from Meta and created a minor hit on Steam▲1,581

  I was at FB/Meta from late 2013 to early 2023, mostly working in the compiler/runtime spaces. I got hit in the spring 2023 layoff wave. I immediately started making games in my newfound free time (a lifelong interest, and I even worked in AA(A?) back ca. ~2000), and in October 2023 I stumbled upon the idea of a roguelike pachinko/plinko game inspired by Luck Be A Landlord. Things snowballed quickly, I started talking to publishers, then worked like crazy through all of 2024, almost the hardest I've ever worked in my career, and launched the game in December 2024. It's sold…

  Work · 2025

• 
  Tanka▲1,410

  AI Messenger with smart reply & long term memory for teams

  AI · 2025 · tanka.ai

• 
  Tool Finder▲1,327

  Your shortcut to better software

  AI · 2025 · toolfinder.com

• 
  I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass▲1,203

  i wanted to change the habit of reaching for my phone in the morning and doomscrolling away an hour so i built an app to help me. now i have to literally touch grass before accessing my most distracting apps the app is built in swiftui, uses the screen time apis provided by apple and google vision to recognise grass or not i'd love to get your thoughts on the concept.

  Life & fun · 2025 · touchgrass.now