Karousel on a Mac: scrolling tiling without KDE
Karousel brings scrollable tiling to KDE Plasma as a KWin script. The same idea on a Mac: columns on a strip that runs past the edges of the screen.
Karousel is a KWin script that adds scrollable tiling to KDE Plasma: windows sit in columns on a strip, and you scroll along it, like niri or PaperWM. It runs on KDE, not macOS.
The same idea on a Mac
ClutterFreeMac is a scrolling window manager for macOS. The model will be familiar:
| Karousel | ClutterFreeMac |
|---|---|
| Columns on a scrolling strip | Columns on a scrolling strip |
| Several windows in a column | Stacks, and tabbed columns |
| Keys to move focus and windows | ⌃ ⌥ and the arrows, or H J K L |
| Column widths | Presets cycled with ⌃ ⌥ R, plus ⌃ ⌥ = and − |
| Configured in KWin settings | A settings window |
Trackpad swipes move the strip under your fingers, which suits a MacBook well. See niri for Mac and PaperWM for Mac for the wider family.
Questions
Is there a scrolling tiling window manager for Mac like Karousel?
Yes. ClutterFreeMac puts every window in a column on a strip that scrolls, the same model as Karousel, niri and PaperWM.
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