To be honest, I didn't think screenshots were that critical, mainly because static images don't really convey the specific behaviors or features of a tiling WM.
But I see your point. I'll upload some screenshots tomorrow, though a proper video demo might take a bit longer. Thanks for the comment!
Hi HN, I'm the author. I've been a long-time user of AwesomeWM and River on Linux. I recently moved to macOS and couldn't find a WM that satisfied me (specifically regarding dynamic layouts), so I built one in Rust over the weekend.
I know you did this in a weekend, but it would be super nice to get some screenshots, or a video into what makes this different.
I also don't know what the "river/awesome philosophy" is, so therefore I don't know what this WM does that makes it different than something like Rectangle for example.
And truth be told, I'm not going to look it up. I am only adding this comment because I'm sure there will be a ton of other people that fall into the same category as me.
Good luck though, super cool to see that you built this in a weekend!
Thanks for the feedback. You are absolutely right—visuals are critical.
I am currently focusing heavily on core functionality and API stability. Once things settle down a bit, adding screenshots and a demo video is next on my to-do list.
To answer your question simply:
1. Rectangle is a "manual" tool—you press keys to move windows. Yashiki is "automatic"—it resizes and arranges windows for you instantly as you open them.
2. The "River philosophy" means it uses Tags instead of fixed Workspaces. Think of it like assigning labels to windows rather than putting them in separate rooms.
I'll make sure to clarify this in the README with visuals soon.
I'm a long-time Linux user who loves tiling window managers like AwesomeWM and River. Recently, I had to switch to macOS for work. While AeroSpace is a fantastic tiling WM for Mac, I really missed the "tag-based" workspace management (bitmask-based tags) found in Awesome/River.
So I built AeroTag to bridge that gap.
It's a CLI tool written in Rust that works alongside AeroSpace to manage workspaces using tags. It allows you to:
- View multiple workspaces (tags) simultaneously.
- Assign a single window to multiple tags.
- Stream workspace status for integration with status bars like SketchyBar.
If you are an ex-Linux user on macOS missing this specific workflow, I hope you find this useful!
Wow, it's been a while since I've seen the word "howm" — brings back memories! I used to use howm all the time before switching over to org-mode, which was over 10 years ago. For a while after moving to org, I was still managing my org files with howm.
Back then, howm wasn't really being maintained, and it was a bit of a hassle because it sometime broke when I updated Emacs. So, I'm surprised and happy to see it's being maintained again these days!
But I see your point. I'll upload some screenshots tomorrow, though a proper video demo might take a bit longer. Thanks for the comment!