yabai Alternatives

yabai is described as 'Started as a C99 rewrite of chunkwm, originally supposed to be its first RC version' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to yabai for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Wayland, BSD and Windows apps. The best yabai alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like yabai are Rectangle, niri, Sway and Loop - Window Management.

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  1. Workflo icon
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    Workflo automatically arranges the windows on your Mac: it opens the apps you need, moves and resizes every window the way you set it, and clears the rest, before a call, before a focus block, and every time you dock or undock.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  2. SMBAct icon
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    SMBAct is the all-in-one cross-platform solution that allows you to keep your windows and applications well-organized and significantly simplify the process of interaction with them.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Mjolnir icon
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    Lightweight automation and productivity power-tool for OS X.

    62 Mjolnir alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Miriway icon
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    Miriway is a starting point for creating a Wayland based desktop environment using Mir.

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    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  5. hyprmac icon
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    Windows that place themselves. A tiling window manager for macOS in the shape of Hyprland — native Swift, no dependencies, SIP stays on.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  6. SnapBrew icon
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    SnapBrew is a menu-bar window manager for macOS with 13 built-in layouts (halves, thirds, quarters, maximize, center) plus custom zones you draw on a grid. It works with any app via Accessibility permissions, supports multiple displays, and stores settings locally with no...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  7. Layoutish icon
     1 like

    Saves complete macOS window layouts and restores them with one click or hotkey, including multi-monitor and multi-Space setups.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. ActiveDock 2 icon
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    ActiveDock 2 is a customizable alternative to the standard macOS Dock, offering advanced features for app launching, window management, appearance customization, and more. It fully replaces the classic Apple Dock and Launchpad while preserving their familiar look and behavior...

    103 ActiveDock 2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  9. ShiftPlus icon
     1 like

    One macOS hotkey to switch entire project contexts: browser profiles (10 browsers), apps, window layouts, terminal env vars, and Spaces - all restored instantly. Native, unsandboxed, with iCloud sync.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  10. Japokwm icon
     2 likes

    A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor (forked from dwl) that makes it a breeze to create custom layouts with a simple configuration. 🚀

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  11. dwm icon
     24 likes

    dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimising the environment for the application in use and the task performed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  12. Xmonad icon
     25 likes

    xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell. In a normal WM, you spend half your time aligning and searching for windows. xmonad makes work easier, by automating this.

    82 Xmonad alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • X11
    • Haskell
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