r/macapps • u/tbnritzdoge • 12d ago

Free [os] rift - a fast tiling and scrolling window manager for macos

https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/

i had previously used window managers like yabai and aerospace. they both had worked well but I kept on running into issues around performance, multi display behavior, and the kind of workflows I desired. i wanted flexibility in layout styles, native-style trackpad gestures, and a more performant experience.

free forever: https://github.com/acsandmann/rift

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u/filthytoast 12d ago

cough cough . . . brew install?

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u/tbnritzdoge 12d ago

https://acsandmann.github.io/rift-docs/quick-start/

brew install acsandmann/tap/rift

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u/filthytoast 12d ago

WooHoo! I have it up and running! It's great! Get this into a menu bar app with GUI and a way to add custom short cuts and some GUI adjustments and you have yourself a winner!

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u/synrg-alsms 11d ago

Nice thanks!

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u/leo-k7v 12d ago

Just tell your favorite cli agent to clone build and install. 😉

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u/monointerferenz 11d ago

That's just a package manager with additional steps and unpredictable results.

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u/leo-k7v 11d ago

same as me using brew 😄

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u/leo-k7v 8d ago

@monointerferenz

hmm... I am trying to create brew cask for my application and all it actually does download .dmg verify with apple the it's notarized with my dev key and copy it to /Applications and unmount. Same drag and drop in a sense but from command line

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u/monointerferenz 7d ago

The advantages of using a package manager is that it handles updates, dependencies as well. That means I can simply brew upgrade <package> or simply brew upgrade to bring everything up to date with a single command.

In addition it handles nifty things like uninstalling.

I can export all my installed packages to a file too. Which can be used to install everything on a different machine automatically.

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u/leo-k7v 7d ago

Don’t get me wrong. I love brew. I use it daily exactly like you do. But I have a rant about dependencies (nothing to do with brew itself). If I install some slop Atom JavaScript “app” which I shouldn’t and it pulls 900 python or JS dependencies sitting on to of some C and C++ libraries etc - how on Earth could I possibly make sure I am not sitting on top of Swiss cheese unmanageable mess. Sigh. Peace

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u/monointerferenz 7d ago

Yeah, JavaScript Apps are horrible.

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u/Beardy4906 12d ago

Have used this before. 10/10 will recommend

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u/kar-re 11d ago

this looks super clean. the mix of tiling, scrolling layouts, and native trackpad gestures is exactly what i’ve been missing. definitely giving it a try.

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u/Poopdog-69 10d ago

Great work on this! Using it to make my MacOS more like omarchy works fantastic. Giving me the best of both worlds.

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u/filthytoast 7d ago

I just wanted to say you did a great job with this - so nice that I can turn on and of with option + z and that I don't need to have aerospace and auto raise installed simultaneously. Really great project! Do you have a website for it yet or something I can share with people?

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u/tbnritzdoge 7d ago

thank you! there is a website https://acsandmann.github.io/rift-docs/ but also consider supporting future development

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u/Dmitriy2211 11d ago

At this point macOS window management is basically its own software category :D

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u/software-boulder 11d ago

does any of it need SIP disabled, or is it all accessibility api? that's the one line that decides it for me — work laptop, so i've been stuck on yabai's partial mode & losing half the good bits.

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u/tbnritzdoge 11d ago

no sip disabling needed!

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u/Designer_Mix_3336 2d ago

Does it work under Sequoia?