arcan
Arcan - [Display Server, Multimedia Framework, Game Engine] -> "Desktop Engine" (by letoram)
Rectangle
Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas (by rxhanson)
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| arcan | Rectangle | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 723 | |
| 1,490 | 24,339 | |
| - | - | |
| 8.2 | 8.2 | |
| 8 days ago | 23 days ago | |
| C | Swift | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
arcan
Posts with mentions or reviews of arcan.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-08.
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Is there a cross-platform graphics library that can run without X or wayland that runs on the BSD's bare-metal?
Something like this ? https://arcan-fe.com/
- X.org Alternatives? MicroXWin, Wayland, Y, DFB, Xynth, Fresco, etc. (2009)
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kirby.nvim: design update
This requires to remove the terminal emulator plus adjust IPC, like what arcan is doing: https://github.com/letoram/arcan
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VT330/VT340 Sixel Graphics
kragen, what's the current status of BubbleOS?
Also, I'm curious what you think of Arcan (https://arcan-fe.com)
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Qt Wayland: support for surviving a compositor crash was merged
afair ChromeOS do implement it, harder to find the commit but also know Arcan mentioned elsewhere in this thread added it quite a while ago https://github.com/letoram/arcan/commit/d547c55565a848946422e24eee324c8ed091ff15
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not the biggest Xorg fan, but it isn't all sunshine and rainbows in the promised Wayland.
I managed to find this one in my history: Arcan it does has a cool name ngl, I never tried it though
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Wayland blows ass and mostly functions as a launcher for x.org processes. Nobody needs, wants or asked for Wayland. It's nobody's fault but the assholes at FreeDesktop
Lol not arcan
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A Guide to the Terminal, Console, and Shell
See https://arcan-fe.com/, in particular Lash: https://arcan-fe.com/2022/10/15/whipping-up-a-new-shell-lash...
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Is Wayland really the best solution
LOL. Not. Meanwhile, one dude managed to write an entire display server that handles, both, Wayland and X11 apps: https://arcan-fe.com/
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SDL Tries Again To Prefer Wayland Over X11
Arcan is a decent contender for an actual way forward (and like PipeWire replacing PulseAudio, Arcan natively supports X11 and Wayland clients)
Rectangle
Posts with mentions or reviews of Rectangle.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-24.
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How I stay (more) focused with ADHD
Tip: I use Rectangle app to set up keyboard shortcuts to resize windows (I only have three shortcuts there: left/right half of the screen and full screen).
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Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers
But Raycast also has some functionality in that direction.
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Little macOS Apps That Make a Big Difference in 2024
Two more little utilities that I cannot live without on Mac:
A tiling window manager like https://rectangleapp.com/
Muzzle, which automatically silences desktop notifs when you're screensharing https://muzzleapp.com/
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Macbook M3 Max new MacOS user
I suggest using Rectangle instead of Magnet; it has the same features but is free. I don't know what other Windows features you want to have.
- Newb: ONE tip you can share that would make my Mac OS experience better?
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Found this on Facebook and I've started questioning my life choices...
I’ve used this app forever. Adds in all the window snapping features.
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Recommend apps for learning Macbook hotkeys and shortcuts coming from a Windows background.
third-party window management apps like Magnet and Rectangle
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MacOS tools to make your life easier
Rectangle Mac - Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas, similar to Windows.
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Everything I install and set up on a new MacBook as a web developer
I was a Spectacle user for years, but I recently switched to using Rectangle for window management. Rectangle has a few more options than Spectacle; I’m still getting used to it but I have no strong feelings either way.
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Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS
Why would you pay for magnet when you can use rectangle, which is the same but open source? https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
What are some alternatives?
When comparing arcan and Rectangle you can also consider the following projects:
hello-wayland - A hello world Wayland client (mirror)
Amethyst - Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad.
waybox - An openbox clone on Wayland (WIP)
yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning
openbsd-wip - OpenBSD work in progress ports
alt-tab-macos - Windows alt-tab on macOS
ydotool - Generic command-line automation tool (no X!)
PlayCover - PlayCover is a project that allows you to sideload iOS apps on macOS (currently arm, Intel support will be tested)
glaucus - A simple and lightweight Linux® distribution based on musl libc and toybox
linux
rdrview - Firefox Reader View as a command line tool
i3 - A tiling window manager for X11