Robata, macOS window selector
Dev tools
window switcher
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How HN took it
3 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 10 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score -0.23.
Pricing: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks clean and well executed
From 2 comments
Hi OP, I'm the author of AltTab (https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/), a popular window switcher for macOS, imitating Windows famous alt+tab shortcut. I know for a fact how hard…
lwouis on HNLooks neat! Awesome stuff, the keybindings are great to be included in the first releases too.
triwats on HN
Keybindings included early is welcome
From 1 comment
Looks neat! Awesome stuff, the keybindings are great to be included in the first releases too.
triwats on HN
Objections
Price is too high for a window manager
From 3 comments
A $29 yearly subscription for a window management app, you have got to be kidding me.
c-c-c-c-c on HNThis is the embodiment of the problem of macOS. A $29 app for something that Linux does for free. To be clear, this looks like a neat app, but I'll stick with Linux.
LorenDB on HNmore than $100 for a lifetime; it is expensive :(. Please make it affordable.
qainsights on HN
Subscription model rather than one-time purchase
From 2 comments
A $29 yearly subscription for a window management app, you have got to be kidding me.
c-c-c-c-c on HN> Maybe big corporations with deep pockets and huge recurring revenue streams have warped our views a bit with the amount of software they can give away for free. Quite the…
talldayo on HN
License limited to one machine per serial number
From 1 comment
Would be nice if the license allowed a few more machines under the same email. 1 per Mac serial number is too permissive. I break my Mac, do I buy again the software?
whatever1 on HN
Demo video is slow to show the product and hard to view
From 3 comments
I guess there's filtering for something beside interest in the functionality, 55s into a 1m44s video before seeing the interface is not good. The concept sells itself for those…
mcint on HNThis is sweet, but the demo video is a little tough to see in vertical orientation. I agree with the other poster -- an animation (with a normal horizontal view) or similar would…
a2dam on HNI recommend adding more static content instead of just the video. Did not watch.
fn-mote on HN
Requests
Name Spaces or add labels to columns
From 2 comments
Looks really good and keen to try it out! One thing I've been itching for for ages is a way to name spaces... if I could put a label at the top of each column, I'd be all over…
simonhamp on HNI guess there's filtering for something beside interest in the functionality, 55s into a 1m44s video before seeing the interface is not good. The concept sells itself for those…
mcint on HN
Option to show only current desktop windows and only current app windows
From 1 comment
One thing that I hate about MacOs is that the Windows Expose (which is the mode that shows all windows of the current application) spans across all desktops, and that cannot be…
jaimehrubiks on HN
Questions
Does it detect windows on other Spaces
From 1 comment
Hi OP, I'm the author of AltTab (https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/), a popular window switcher for macOS, imitating Windows famous alt+tab shortcut. I know for a fact how hard…
lwouis on HN
Alternatives named
AltTab
From 1 comment
Hi OP, I'm the author of AltTab (https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/), a popular window switcher for macOS, imitating Windows famous alt+tab shortcut. I know for a fact how hard…
lwouis on HN
Mission Control and built-in Cmd+Tab shortcuts
From 2 comments
As is it in OSX/macOS, since the mid 2000s. Press CTRL+up to see all windows on your current space/desktop. Press CTRL+down to see all of windows of the current application.…
daneel_w on HN“Application Windows” is an option in Misson Control for Expose. I have it set up as a hot corner.
mastercheif on HN
Hammerspoon
From 1 comment
> open the API for the 3rd party developers Coincidentally, after 10 years, and 100 releases of 0.9, HammerSpoon just released 1.0 in August 2024: Hammerspoon is a bridge between…
Terretta on HN
1piece
From 1 comment
1piece feels a bit cleaner https://app1piece.com/
ranguna on HN