TotalSpaces AlternativesVirtual Desktop Managers and other similar apps like TotalSpaces

TotalSpaces is described as 'Provides a grid of spaces on your Mac' and is a virtual desktop manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to TotalSpaces for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best TotalSpaces alternative is VirtuaWin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TotalSpaces are KWin, Mission Control, App Fleet and Sysinternals Desktops.

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  1. VirtuaWin icon
     80 likes

    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’).

    25 VirtuaWin alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    VirtuaWin vs TotalSpaces Comments
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    Negative
    0

    This is for windows, not mac

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • VirtuaWin is Free and Open SourceTotalSpaces is Free and Proprietary
  2.  9 likes

    KWin is a window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland compositor. It is an integral part, and the default window manager of the Plasma Workspaces, but it can also be used on its own or with other desktop environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. Mission Control icon
     13 likes

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

    24 Mission Control alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Mission Control vs TotalSpaces Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    because it sucks?? it just boils a 2D-grid of spaces down to 1 long row which is a total mess if you are working with more than 3 or 4 spaces...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    its miserable if you use more than 4 spaces

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    I wish mission control had the granularity of controls like TotalSpaces

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • Mission Control is Paid and ProprietaryTotalSpaces is Free and Proprietary
  4. App Fleet icon
     5 likes

    App Fleet is a workspace management tool written entirely for the Linux Desktops, designed and finely tested on GNOME. It offers creation of workspace configurations that can later be launched using a startup workspace launcher.

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    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
  5. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Nimi Visuals icon
     12 likes

    Adds eye-candy effects to windows (and start menu) like deformations (e.g: jelly windows - that makes moved window wiggle like being made from jelly; or fold - which hides windows by folding up horizontally, and unfolds when showing), physics (e.g.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. WindowsPager icon
     24 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8.  3 likes

    9Desks - Virtual Desktops, desktop manager, multi desktops, enhanced virtual desktops

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. mDesktop icon
     6 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. goScreen icon
     1 like

    GoScreen is truly indispensable tool on any Microsoft Windows computer. It creates a number of virtual pages on the monitor screen. When a program is started, it is placed on the current - "active" screen page. When one then goes to another page, the program is left on.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Sawfish icon
     3 likes

    Sawfish is an extensible window manager using a Lisp-based scripting language. Its policy is very minimal compared to most window managers. Its aim is simply to manage windows in the most flexible and attractive manner possible.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
    • Window Manager
     
  12. Space Capsule is a grid view of macOS Spaces, where you can give Spaces names and switch to them more quickly.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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