komorebi for Mac: tiling without the setup
komorebi is a tiling window manager for Windows driven by a command line tool. Coming to a Mac? How its ideas map to ClutterFreeMac, without config files.
komorebi is a tiling window manager for Windows. It is controlled by a command line tool, usually paired with a separate hotkey program, and configured with a file. It runs on Windows only.
Mapping the ideas
| In komorebi | In ClutterFreeMac |
|---|---|
| Layouts such as binary splits and columns | Focus, Screens and Free scrolling layouts |
| Focus and move in a direction | ⌃ ⌥ arrows, and ⇧ to move |
| Command line control | clutterfreemac:// links and a cfm Terminal helper |
| Float rules per app | Settings, Apps: float, full width, first or last |
| Workspaces per monitor | Spaces, with one strip per display |
Scripting
If you drove komorebi from scripts, the closest thing is ClutterFreeMac's links: every command and every saved layout can be run with open -g "clutterfreemac://run/<command>". See automating layouts.
Questions
Does komorebi run on macOS?
No, it is for Windows. On a Mac, ClutterFreeMac gives a similar keyboard driven, scriptable layout.
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