AeroSpace Alternatives

Apps similar to AeroSpace include Hyprland, which is free and open source. Other options are Rectangle, niri, Loop - Window Management and Sway. There's no shortage of Window Managers like AeroSpace, with more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Linux and Windows.

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AeroSpace alternatives page was last updated Jun 29, 2026

MangoWM
2 likes
Practical and powerful Wayland compositor (dwm but wayland).
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
BSD
Wayland
+3
Good alternative?Is MangoWM a good alternative to AeroSpace?
ActiveDock 2
4 likes
ActiveDock 2 is a customizable alternative to the standard macOS Dock, offering advanced features for app launching, window management, appearance customization, and more. It fully replaces the classic Apple Dock and Launchpad while preserving their familiar look and behavior...
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Ukraine
Platforms
Mac
Ukraine
+1
Good alternative?Is ActiveDock 2 a good alternative to AeroSpace?
ShiftPlus
1 like
One macOS hotkey to switch entire project contexts: browser profiles (10 browsers), apps, window layouts, terminal env vars, and Spaces - all restored instantly. Native, unsandboxed, with iCloud sync.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Window Manager
Workspace Manager
Platforms
Mac
Good alternative?Is ShiftPlus a good alternative to AeroSpace?
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Japokwm
2 likes
A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor (forked from dwl) that makes it a breeze to create custom layouts with a simple configuration. 🚀
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application type
Window Manager
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
Good alternative?Is Japokwm a good alternative to AeroSpace?
dwm
24 likes
dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimising the environment for the application in use and the task performed.
87 dwm alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
Good alternative?Is dwm a good alternative to AeroSpace?
Xmonad
25 likes
xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell. In a normal WM, you spend half your time aligning and searching for windows. xmonad makes work easier, by automating this.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Mac
Linux
X11
Haskell
+2
Good alternative?Is Xmonad a good alternative to AeroSpace?
Emerald Theme Manager
2 likes
The Emerald Theme Manager allows you to install, edit and switch between Emerald themes. In order for it to work, select Emerald as your window decorator. You will also need to enable the Window Decorations plugin (via CCSM).
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
Debian
Ubuntu
BSD
+1
Good alternative?Is this a good alternative to AeroSpace?
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bug.n
12 likes
bug.n is a tiling window manager add-on for Microsoft Windows. It is written in the scripting language AutoHotkey.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Windows
B
Good alternative?Is bug.n a good alternative to AeroSpace?
SwayFX
3 likes
Sway is an incredible window manager, and certainly one of the most well established wayland window managers. However, it is restricted to only include the functionality that existed in i3. This fork ditches the simple wlr_renderer, and replaces it with our fx_renderer, capable...
75 SwayFX alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
Nix Package Manager
Sway
FreeBSD
Wayland
Good alternative?Is SwayFX a good alternative to AeroSpace?
spectrwm
11 likes
spectrwm is a small dynamic tiling window manager for X11. It tries to stay out of the way so that valuable screen real estate can be used for much more important stuff. It has sane defaults and does not require one to learn a language to do any configuration.
77 spectrwm alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Mac
Linux
BSD
Good alternative?Is spectrwm a good alternative to AeroSpace?
mangowc
1 like
wayland compositor base wlroots and scenefx(dwm but wayland).
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Wayland
Linux
Good alternative?Is mangowc a good alternative to AeroSpace?
hikari
2 likes
hikari [ja. Light] is a stacking Wayland compositor which is actively developed on FreeBSD but also supports Linux.
87 hikari alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Linux
BSD
+2
Good alternative?Is hikari a good alternative to AeroSpace?