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Add to SafariWhen comparing Swish vs Yabai, the Slant community recommends Swish for most people. In the question“What is the best window manager for Mac?” Swish is ranked 8th while Yabai is ranked 23rd. The most important reason people chose Swish is:
Gestures are faster than dragging or keyboard shortcuts.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Best window manager for trackpad power users
Gestures are faster than dragging or keyboard shortcuts.
Pro Multi-monitor and spaces support
Switch intuitively between screens and spaces based on their physical location.
Pro Sleek and intuitive
Pro Easy to use
Intuitive gestures, doesn't get in the way like BetterTouchTool.
Pro Custom grid offsets
The default setting uses a clean single-pixel divider without any overlaps.
Pro Matches the Mac language
Pro Fast
Just squeezing on top of an icon to close the app is a breeze compared to right clicking and selecting "quit," using Command + Q, or APP NAME -> Quit.
Pro Fast
Pro Integrates with other apps
Like skhd, sketchybar, hammerspoon scripts, ubersicht
Gives you more control and oversight of your machine
Pro Actively developed
Pro Reliable
Pro Extremely programmable
Cons
Con The tutorial within the app is not that thorough
Con Limited keybinding customization
Con Can be a steep learning curve at first
Con Needs disabling SIP to get full benefit
SIP is a security feature for Mac. You can use most of the features without disabling it.
Con Needs additional tools to get the full benefit
Install "skhd" to use keyboard shortcuts
