Thinking about switching from macOS to Linux

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  • kdeconnect-ios

    An iOS 10+ compatible KDE Connect app (by Inokinoki)

  • You can get a Handoff like behaviour on Linux, but only on Android. IOS is very restrictive, and so KDE connect (that can offer much more than IOS's handoff can) while somewhat useable (if you can get it to run). On android it offers quite a few things I wish I had on IOS, like remote capability, and a your-phone-is-your-mouse kind of awesomeness.

  • Amethyst

    Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad.

  • I personally use i3 and think it’s amazing, but I also use a Mac. On that machine I recently found something called Amethyst. It definitely doesn’t have the potential of i3, and you can’t use PolyBar and Conky with it, but I found it very nice. There are also many other reasons you may want to switch to Linux (FOSS, hardware, development, etc.) but it seems like you really like macOS. Maybe give it a shot in a VM or old computer before switching completely to it. And also make sure you really want to use it once it’s installed. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Linux, but just make sure it’s the right thing for you.

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  • Soduto

    Soduto is a KDEConnect compatible client for macOS. It allows better integration between your phones, desktops and tablets.

  • Okay, maybe [KDEConnect client Soduto](https://github.com/soduto/Soduto] is better?

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