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Rectangle VS WindowTiler - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 23 Sep 2026
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Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in performance and AI compute
Rectangle solved my macos window management annoyances.
https://rectangleapp.com/
Not involved in dev of this, just a happy user
- Safari Technology Preview 248 Released
- Ask HN: New clean macOS install. Must-have apps? Best browser?
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Jeff Geerling: The Framework 12 is dead. Apple killed it [video]
I'm stuck with macOS at work and these have also been the most painful parts of the experience for me. Luckily, I recently found Rectangle[0] and InstantSpaceSwitcher[1]. The former gives keyboard based arranging (though not focus) while the latter gives instant transitions between virtual desktops (including shortcuts for navigating directly to a target, rather than sliding over sequentially).
[0]: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Released
As a both old Linux and now decade user of MacOS, after I got used to no middle-click paste and no focus-follows-mouse:
1. Keyboard shortcuts are Emacs, Ctrl-A: start of line, E: end of line, K: kill selected or to end of line, Y to paste, etc. https://support.apple.com/en-au/102650#text
2. Karabiner elements (FOSS) fixes keyboard mappings outside of the Settings: https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/
3. I have the dock on the left hand side, not bottom and I have a 2 monitor (iMac 5K 27"+ Dell 4K 27") setup with the iMac flat in front of me and the curve/2nd to the right. Menu bar is then close to the main windows.
4. Menu bar widgets etc are fixable with thaw https://github.com/stonerl/Thaw
5. Window management via keyboard is fixable with rectangle https://rectangleapp.com/
6. Use Macports to add all the Linux/Unix utilities, works with MacOS properly (eg Python/Java frameworks). Ports can have variants, plus you can have multiple versions installed side-by-side with `port select`. https://www.macports.org/
Not sure about fonts, on a 5K iMac they're fine and the 4K Dell works too. You need to use a resolution that fits with Mac's ideas of resolution, so I've got the 5K and 4K both at 2560x1440, which is Mac's idea of 2x resolution.
- Native Instant Space Switching on macOS
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7 Mac Apps Every Rust Developer Should Have in 2026
🔗 rectangleapp.com
- I haven't used a mouse for 14 years
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