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 App Fleet, Mission Control, Sysinternals Desktops and WindowsPager.

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TotalSpaces provides a grid of spaces on your Mac

An easy to use 2D grid of desktops. Navigate using the cursor keys (by...

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TotalSpaces alternatives page was last updated Jul 3, 2024
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  1. VirtuaWin icon

    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    VirtuaWin - Multiple Virtual Desktops
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.5) is from January 2021.

    VirtuaWin Features

    1.  Portable

    VirtuaWin VS TotalSpaces

     
    Comments about VirtuaWin as an Alternative to TotalSpaces
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    Negative •Jun 13, 2019
    0

    This is for windows, not mac

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    • VirtuaWin is the most popular Windows alternative to TotalSpaces.

    • VirtuaWin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TotalSpaces.

    • VirtuaWin is Free and Open SourceTotalSpaces is Free and Proprietary
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    App Fleet

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    App Fleet screenshot 1

    App Fleet VS TotalSpaces

     

    • App Fleet is the most popular Linux alternative to TotalSpaces.

    • App Fleet is Free and Open SourceTotalSpaces is Free 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

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Mission Control screenshot 1

    Mission Control Features

    1.  Bundled with macOS
    2.  Window organizer

    Mission Control VS TotalSpaces

     
    Comments about Mission Control as an Alternative to TotalSpaces
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    Negative •Apr 30, 2018
    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...

    Guest
    Positive •Oct 31, 2018
    2

    its miserable if you use more than 4 spaces

    Guest
    Negative •Apr 6, 2022
    0

    I wish mission control had the granularity of controls like TotalSpaces

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    • This alternative is disputed. Mission Control is a legitimate TotalSpaces alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Mission Control is the most popular Mac alternative to TotalSpaces.

    • Mission Control is the most popular commercial alternative to TotalSpaces.

    • Mission Control is Paid and ProprietaryTotalSpaces is Free 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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    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

    Sysinternals Desktops VS TotalSpaces

     
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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Screenshot: Fullscreen Vista
    Discontinued

    The program hasn't been updated since 2011

    WindowsPager Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors

    WindowsPager VS TotalSpaces

     

  7. KWin

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    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.

    54 KWin alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    KWin's desktop cube.

    KWin Features

    1.  Extensible window manager

    KWin VS TotalSpaces

     

  9. 9Desks

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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    9Desks screenshot 1

    9Desks Features

    1.  Multiple desktops

    9Desks VS TotalSpaces

     
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    Nimi Visuals

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    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.

    27 Nimi Visuals alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Nimi Visuals screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    It says that it has automatically stopped production.

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Portable

    Nimi Visuals VS TotalSpaces

     
  11. mDesktop icon

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Tray Options
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.7.2) is from May 2018.

    mDesktop Features

    1.  Support for Hot corners

    mDesktop VS TotalSpaces

     
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    Sawfish

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Sawfish screenshot 1

    Sawfish Features

    1.  Support for scripting

    Sawfish VS TotalSpaces

     
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    Space Capsule

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    Space Capsule is a grid view of macOS Spaces, where you can give Spaces names and switch to them more quickly.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Space Capsule screenshot 1

    Space Capsule Features

    1.  Spaces

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    maComfort

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    Brings Mac to Windows.

    Makes Windows feel and look like Mac. Enables features like Quicklook (file preview without opening), Spaces (virtual desktops), Active Corners, Mac hotkeys & key combinations and more!.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    maComfort screenshot 1

    maComfort Features

    1.  Support for Hotkeys
    2.  Spaces

    maComfort VS TotalSpaces

     
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