Apple Spaces AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Virtual Desktop Managers

The best Virtual Desktop Manager alternative to Apple Spaces is VirtuaWin, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Apple Spaces and six of them are Virtual Desktop Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Virtual Desktop Manager alternatives to Apple Spaces are Mission Control, Sysinternals Desktops, WindowsPager and mDesktop.

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Spaces, one of the coolest new features of Mac OS X Leopard, lets you switch among multiple desktops. For example, you might create a communication workspace for Mail, iChat, and Address Book, another for media programs...

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Apple Spaces alternatives page was last updated Jan 10, 2023
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    VirtuaWin

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    VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista/Win7/Win10). A virtual desktop manager lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called ‘workspaces’).

    22 VirtuaWin alternatives
    VirtuaWin - Multiple Virtual Desktops

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    VirtuaWin Features

    1.  Portable
    Main Setup Dialog
    Window Rules Dialog
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.5) is from January 2021.

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    • VirtuaWin is the most popular Windows alternative to Apple Spaces.

    • VirtuaWin is Free and Open SourceApple Spaces is Paid and Proprietary
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    Mission Control

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    Mission Control, formerly Exposé, is a feature of the macOS operating system.

    23 Mission Control alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Mission Control Features

    1.  Bundled with macOS
    2.  Window organizer
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    • Mission Control is the most popular Mac alternative to Apple Spaces.

    • Mission Control is the most popular commercial alternative to Apple Spaces.

    • Mission Control is Paid and ProprietaryApple Spaces is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Sysinternals Desktops

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    Desktops, part of the Sysinternals Suite , allows you to organize your applications on up to four virtual desktops. Read email on one, browse the web on the second, and do work in your productivity software on the third, without the clutter of...

    11 Sysinternals Desktops alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Sysinternals Desktops screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program seems no longer updated. Last version, 2.01, released in October 2021, can be still downloaded from the official website

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    WindowsPager

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    WindowsPager is a desktop-switcher/pager for Windows to manage virtual workspaces/desktops. It will integrate smoothly into the desktop panel.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WindowsPager Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    Patterns
    Discontinued

    The program hasn't been updated since 2011

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    mDesktop

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    mDesktop is a lightweight application that allows the user to utilize multiple virtual desktops. Also, mDesktop integrates with Hotcorners. mDesktop currently supports up to ten virtual desktops.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    mDesktop Features

    1.  Support for Hot corners
    Settings
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.7.2) is from May 2018.

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    GiMeSpace Desktop Extender

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    GiMeSpace Desktop Extenders are scrolling virtual desktop managers and the only virtual desktop/window managers that give you seamless unlimited desktop space. New since version 2 is that you can now also resize your windows without any limitations.

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    Demo of 3D version

    License model

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    GiMeSpace Desktop Extender Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    Options
    Help
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