Vim-like “jump” cursor for Mac OS Window Management

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  • avy

    Jump to things in Emacs tree-style

    • For my emacs friends, here's a wonderful package that provides the same functionality: https://github.com/abo-abo/avy

    And, if you're interested in some historical context for this "type characters and jump to point" functionality, the Canon Cat: https://youtu.be/o_TlE_U_X3c

  • hunt-and-peck

    Simple vimium/vimperator style navigation for Windows applications based on the UI Automation framework.

    • A source-available alternative for Windows: https://github.com/zsims/hunt-and-peck

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  • phoenix

    A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript (by kasper)

    • I have used phoenix for some functionality in the general area https://github.com/kasper/phoenix

  • yabai

    A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning

    • Yabai[1] looks like it supports directional focus movement.[2]

    [1]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai

  • Rectangle

    Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas

  • alt-tab-macos

    Windows alt-tab on macOS

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