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Aerospace

Aerospace is a tiling window manager for macOS.

Basics

  • Starts at login
  • Default layout: Tiles (horizontal)
  • Uses Alt as the primary modifier

Keybindings

Window Focus

Binding Action
Alt+H Focus left
Alt+J Focus down
Alt+K Focus up
Alt+L Focus right

Window Movement

Binding Action
Alt+Shift+H Move window left
Alt+Shift+J Move window down
Alt+Shift+K Move window up
Alt+Shift+L Move window right

Layout

Binding Action
Alt+/ Toggle tiles / accordion
Alt+, Toggle accordion orientation

Resize

Binding Action
Alt+Shift+- Decrease size by 50
Alt+Shift+= Increase size by 50

Workspaces

Binding Workspace
Alt+1 to Alt+5 Workspaces 1-5
Alt+F Terminal (Ghostty)
Alt+D Editor (VS Code)
Alt+R Browser (Firefox/Chrome)
Alt+G Browser (Zen)
Alt+3 Chat (Slack)
Alt+M Chat (Discord)
Alt+Tab Workspace switcher

Move window to workspace: Alt+Shift + the workspace key.

App Assignments

Apps automatically open in their assigned workspace:

App Workspace
Ghostty F
Obsidian 1
Slack 3
Discord M
VS Code D
Firefox, Chrome R
Zen Browser G
iPhone Simulator 4
Spotify 5 / Y

Service Mode

Alt+Shift+; enters service mode:

  • Flatten workspace containers
  • Toggle floating windows
  • Close all windows