AeroSpace Alternatives

AeroSpace is described as 'I3-like tiling window manager for macOS' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to AeroSpace for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, BSD, Windows and Wayland apps. The best AeroSpace alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AeroSpace are Rectangle, niri, Loop - Window Management and Sway.

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WindowKeys
4 likes
Access all native macOS window tiling commands in one place — the Tiling Panel. Customize keyboard shortcuts and use them on any keyboard, even third-party ones.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
Mac
Poland
EU
Good alternative?Is WindowKeys a good alternative to AeroSpace?
MacTiler
1 like
Split screen and organize windows on Mac with keyboard shortcuts, drag-and-drop zones, and professional layouts. Better than native Split View. Multi-monitor support.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
Mac
Poland
EU
Good alternative?Is MacTiler a good alternative to AeroSpace?
Fluxbox
33 likes
Fluxbox is a window manager for X that was based on the Blackbox 0.61.1 code. It is very light on resources and easy to handle but yet full of features to make an easy, and extremely fast, desktop experience. It is built using C++ and licensed under the MIT license.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
C++
Good alternative?Is Fluxbox a good alternative to AeroSpace?
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Moom
25 likes
Moom makes window management as easy as clicking a mouse button—or using a keyboard shortcut, if you're one of those types of people.
101 Moom alternatives
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Austria
EU
Platforms
Mac
Austria
EU
+8
Good alternative?Is Moom a good alternative to AeroSpace?
awesome
39 likes
awesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
+2
Good alternative?Is awesome a good alternative to AeroSpace?
Divvy
65 likes
Divvy is an entirely new way of managing your workspace. It allows you to quickly and efficiently "divvy up" your screen into exact portions.
103 Divvy alternatives
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
United States
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Windows
United States
+4
Good alternative?Is Divvy a good alternative to AeroSpace?
bspwm
12 likes
A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
International
Platforms
Linux
Global
Good alternative?Is bspwm a good alternative to AeroSpace?
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Rift
3 likes
Rift is a tiling window manager for macOS that focuses on performance and usability.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Mac
R
Good alternative?Is Rift a good alternative to AeroSpace?
river
4 likes
Wayland compositor featuring dynamic tiling and Master&Stack layout, offering configuration through riverctl tool with tag system for window management, customizable with rivertile and user layout generators, allowing flexible workspace setup without traditional workspaces.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
Good alternative?Is river a good alternative to AeroSpace?
Qtile
8 likes
A full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written and configured in Python.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
+2
Good alternative?Is Qtile a good alternative to AeroSpace?
Tatami
2 likes
Tatami is a macOS workspace manager that combines automatic BSP tiling with virtual workspaces, without disabling SIP. You get the window tiling yabai is known for and fast app-grouping workspaces in one app.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
South Korea
Platforms
Mac
South Korea
Good alternative?Is Tatami a good alternative to AeroSpace?
Sxmo
2 likes
A minimalist Linux smartphone environment that is truly yours to control. Sxmo, or Simple X Mobile, is a collection of simple and suckless X programs and scripts used together to create a fully functional mobile UI adhering to the Unix philosophy for the PinePhone and other...
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
International
Platforms
postmarketOS
Linux Mobile
Global
Good alternative?Is Sxmo a good alternative to AeroSpace?