Keyboard-driven
Focus, move, resize, float, and swap windows with shortcuts. Press Option + Z to tile the current desktop.
Rift
A keyboard-driven tiling window manager for macOS.
Rift lets you move, resize, and rearrange windows from the keyboard. Choose from several layout styles and give different parts of your workflow their own virtual workspaces.
Arrange windows without the mouse
Section titled “Arrange windows without the mouse”Rift tiles the windows on your desktop and keeps them organized as you open, close, and move between apps.
Five layouts
Use familiar split-screen tiling, scrolling columns, master-stack, and more, everywhere or per workspace.
Virtual workspaces
Give coding, reading, or chat its own workspace within a macOS Space, and let app rules place windows automatically.
Ready without configuration
The bundled configuration works out of the box. When you want changes, one TOML file covers settings and shortcuts.
Try Rift
Section titled “Try Rift”Install Rift, grant macOS Accessibility permission, and press Option + Z to tile the windows on your current desktop. You do not need to write a configuration file before trying it.
Quick startInstall Rift, activate a Space, and make your first small config.
InstallationInstall Rift on macOS and grant the permission it needs.
Choose how windows are arranged
Section titled “Choose how windows are arranged”Rift includes five layouts, from familiar split-screen tiling to scrolling columns and master-stack. Choose one layout everywhere or assign different layouts to individual workspaces. App rules can place windows automatically, while floating mode keeps dialogs and utility windows out of the tiled layout.
TraditionalArrange windows in horizontal and vertical groups.
BSPDivide the screen into a tree of two-way splits.
Master-stackKeep a primary window beside a supporting group.
StackKeep a group of overlapping windows large.
ScrollingA horizontal strip of windows inspired by niri.
Compare layoutsSee how Rift arranges windows and choose a starting point.
Configure Rift
Section titled “Configure Rift”The bundled configuration is ready to use. To change it, start with the configuration guide, then look up settings, defaults, and accepted values in the reference.
Configuration guideLearn the shape of Rift’s TOML configuration before tuning it.
KeybindingsConfigure Rift keyboard shortcuts.
Configuration referenceFind Rift settings, accepted values, defaults, and examples.
CLI referenceInspect and control Rift from Terminal or a script.
Releases, source code, and issue tracking are available on GitHub.