[timenova]

The thing with most of these macOS window managers is they lack support for workspaces, an essential feature in WMs like i3.

macOS Workspaces are not the best to use, because switching between them causes an animation or at least a delay. I started using Aerospace [0] recently, and they've implemented virtual workspaces themselves which works much better than macOS Workspaces.

I still have to configure Aerospace properly for multi-display setups, but it works really well with this i3-like config right out of the box [1]. And they have comprehensive docs too!

I highly recommend trying out Aerospace if current macOS window management solutions aren't working well for you.

[0] https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/guide

[1] https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/goodness#i3-like-con...

[msravi]

Aerospace is great and such a releif for an incoming i3/regolith user. Tried yabai for a while, but switching workspaces still sucks. Aerospace solves this by creating its own virtual workspaces and hiding windows from other workspaces just off the viewable area and behind other windows of the current workspace.

[veber-alex]

yabai can switch workspaces without that dumb animation but it requires injecting code into the Dock which requires disabling System Integrity Protection.

Really wish Apple would give users more choices here without requiring third party hacks.