Changelog

This update releases a completely new Mission Control and scrolling layout. They have both been rewritten (in addition to the gesture system) to be much more resource efficient, fast, and better representations of their niri counterparts.

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v0.6.2

September 27, 2026 416 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: rift not handling some java windows, compute_window_manageabilit… (#537) 6bb3b7c
fix: focus_display then getting stuck on a display (#533) 088fe44
perf: query skylight instead of ax for window titles 1453e77
fix: drag preview showing in floating layout 8171b51
feat: binding_mode_changed + binding mode query (#534) b8fe58e
fix: exclude rejected source-tile drag targets (#536) b9f1aec
feat: show all displays on menubar (#529) e3a5159
fix: app activations not running workspace switches 9646c99
feat: mouse warp (make stacked displays behave horizontal) 951eef0
feat: per display overrides for scrolling layout geometry (#505) 1631fb2
fix: new window loses focus race to the app’s existing window on another workspace (#527) 8c69c2c
fix: listen for WindowServerHidden for windows that order out (#530) 3bf1cde
fix: run_on_start only after ready (#515) ae900cd

Contributors

@tingkai-c made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/536

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v0.6.1

September 25, 2026 332 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: preserve_window_sizes all times a window enters layout 9b87edc
fix: master window resize in master stack (#288) 8d32603
feat: single_window_aspect_ratio in bsp (#458) 1833b98
feat: binding modes (#482) 7117abf
fix: allow non regular activation policy windows (#341) 0ddcf73
fix: directions across vert displays (#523) 9ff2230
fix: keep the drop highlight on the source until the pointer enters a window (#526) 7936260
fix: let the input tap end modifier drags (#524) 4402c99
feat: expose stackline colors in config (#522) c1612f6
fix: keep a captured modifier drag across focus-follows-mouse resets (#525) d796756
fix: no focused window after closing window (#521) 3440f8b

Contributors

@rojnwa made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/525

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v0.6.0

September 23, 2026 234 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: make focus_display focus_desktop_if_active_workspace_empty (#516) 3eceac1
feat: in scrolling preserve_window_sizes (#514) 6d3be63
fix: bsp duplicate leafs (#489) b5f198c
feat: drag/drop actions (#513) dd4f3d9
fix: add default config to distribution (#300) c345d6a
fix: allow duplicate app_name when a rule has another matcher (#510) bff0dfd

Contributors

@azuwis made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/510

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v0.5.10

September 19, 2026 567 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: apply a rule’s focus only when the window is placed (#507) 445f31d
fix: add another window close event (#486) 5ab67c2
fix: apps reporting wrong pid during startup (#491) c4ad9b5
fix: pause mouse focus while menu open e9eafba
fix: handle slow launching apps (#491) 311d57e
feat: more display/space scoping
fix: release the display-churn gate on an edge, not on every snapshot (#503) 05fbe10
feat: query windows/workspace by display id 44d7fa1 634be2b

Contributors

@afladmark made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/503

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v0.5.9

September 16, 2026 221 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

feat: move-workspace-to-display (#314) 52b2846
fix: hide off-screen scrolling columns and stop boundary focus jumps (#320) cf102d4
fix: keep self-initiated focus raises quiet (#485) 0121cf2
perf: bulk window attributes (2-4x faster) d3be1bc
perf: reuse native id resolutions d7c7734
perf: only request stale observations when needed a8a1079
perf: gate window_spaces query 6d66b90

Contributors

@lmk02 made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/485

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v0.5.8.1

September 11, 2026 320 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

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v0.5.8

September 11, 2026

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Changes

Revert “fix: avoid redundant layout [asses” 7a59369

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v0.5.7

September 9, 2026 115 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: memory leaks in ipc be3bbea
fix: make persistence matching more permissive (#481) 563d54a
fix(traditional): avoid panic when join collapses the shared parent (#470) 9b4f133

News

After over a year of being out in the open, rift now has a docs site! Check it out at https://acsandmann.github.io/rift-docs/latest/ and provide any and all feedback in rifts matrix room.

Contributors

@Trigus42 made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/470

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v0.5.6

September 6, 2026 235 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: only rerun title rule 556b7ad
fix: avoid redundant layout [asses 6baa565
fix(bsp): raise only the focus target on move_focus (#478) b9e6d6c
fix: keep tracking the dragged frame while a drag swap is pending (#475) beeac0e
fix: windowtitlechanged not firing (#471) 1714f90
perf: menu bar dd9ad8f
fix: dont destroy on invaliduielement (#456) 251fe8b
fix: make loginwindow activation authoritative (#456) e7eb854
fix: don’t reset layout when moving between display sizes (#440) d8214ba
fix: refresh stale AX inventories after display wake d095bb6
feat: selection changed event (#466) 7821dd3
feat: stable node_id in layoutchanged (#466) 7e76bdb
feat: frame in container_tree in layoutchanged (#466) 487168d
fix(master-stack): preserve membership when removing windows (#469) ed3b6c5
fix: reap the child when NOTE_EXIT beats the zombie transition (#465) 372fcd2

Contributors

@deancureton made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/465
@zuozh11 made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/469
@ChrisAmora made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/475
@ae-bii made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/478

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v0.5.5-beta

September 1, 2026 328 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: warp cursor to the focused window on focus_display b67cf2e
fix: move real window focus on focus_display and move_mouse_to_display (#332) afa767f
fix: warp cursor after move_node 8a1cad0
fix: reject snapshots with space: None 21efa52
fix: handle window_spaces returning >1 spaces b1060de
fix: hotkey parsing/key list 0f70787
fix: dock orientation values 9deb843
fix: refresh stale ax identifies 6d7b21c

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v0.5.4-beta

August 31, 2026 24 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: duplication of child windows (#462) f9b152d
fix: axwindows update resetting layouts/workspaces (#440) e4aa60d
fix: layout/workspace resets (#456) (#440) 59b9033
fix: reject ordered-out windows during app discovery (#460) 46f5ba0
perf: menu bar 73a475f
fix: honor double-quote grouping in parse_command (#445) 74ce00d
fix: app activation away from loginwindow messing up wake cycle fad6498
fix: allow ffm to target only layer=0 windows a99c898
feat: center/size window on float (#448) 54ac143
fix: master_stack insertion point handling (#452) 7b8a0a4
feat: layout_changed ipc event (#453) 7d026c4
feat: col/row ordering in query api (#454) 38eacff
fix: col width calculation (#449) be8afef
feat: explicit manage=true lets nominally unmanageable windows into layout cce710a
feat: improved gestures (#446) 9215d53
fix: retry failed position requests 5e10972
fix: ghost windows + layout reset (#440) f2a9349
fix: use after free panic (#447) b84dda4
feat: !BREAKING! reveal layout state to ipc/cli (#439) 3a52122
fix: ghost windows after minimization 7783d52 792370e
perf: only rebuild menu bar once abdbcc8
perf: fast path for frame ack 02f16c3
perf: optimized enhancedui handling 6eff0b8
fix: make ax destroy not be authoritative (#440) 1e3a898
fix: move_node hiding col in scroll layout (#437) 1de4d09

Contributors

@YuriNachos made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/445
@CoolJosh0221 made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/460

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v0.5.3-beta

August 4, 2026 801 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

feat: more app rule fields (#375) 6c64d8b
fix: hot reload main settings that arent keybindings b619ce5
fix: mouse_hides_on_focus (#374) 155d522
fix: roll strip automatically when focus changes (#434) 12e8efc
feat: rift-protocol a39581e 103af15 e546861
feat: dimmer example 8f0d925
feat: rift-client library 25d5923
fix: insertion point in scrolling layout 6e5ed78
fix: improvements to mission control 1/n 0bf5549

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v0.5.2-beta

August 3, 2026 56 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: make animations respect config (#432) 3185d1c
feat: focused window changed broadcast event 5c0b38d
perf: position only workspace switch a5c429d
perf: remove duplicate menu update fe8a687
perf: recognize layout noops b9b79be
chore: default equalize_nodes to true a369cf2
perf: scope workspace switch to active display fe97ae2
fix: app activation handling 652a53f
feat: layout normalizations (#430) e95944e
feat: configurable window insertion point (#427) 95bc739
fix: slow workspace switch following app activation 7f26efe
fix: consume gesture events that count towards a swipe fa4ca62
fix: event_taps going offline (#431) 38572a0
fix: restore space logic eb05b70
fix: ghost windows from layout restore c160d6c
perf: correct EventOutcome semantics c6ebf61
perf: less redundant layout arrangements 6a2b3ad
fix: dont add gap for menubar on non notched displays (#425) 93a1fd3
fix: StackLineHoverMode being reversed ef39a1b
feat: follow window to workspace af9fff7
feat: track role window (#242) (#308) a5fa216
fix: smarter restoration dd1e2be
feat: prevent_wrapping virtual workspace option (#205) ad6288b
feat: movewindowtoworkspace = “next” (#198) 0991ca5
feat: optional on hover stackline actions (#417) 80edaee
feat: resize_window_grow/shrink optional orientation (#421) 2fe38b8

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v0.5.1-beta

July 23, 2026 348 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: smarter restoration f2a2e56 b47bb75
feat: prevent_wrapping virtual workspace option (#205) 0991ca5
feat: movewindowtoworkspace = “next” (#198) 80edaee
feat: optional on hover stackline actions (#417) 2fe38b8
feat: resize_window_grow/shrink optional orientation (#421) 3866b7e

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v0.5.0-beta

July 22, 2026 73 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: app kvo observers 023cd33
feat: sls based focus state f008fee
fix: noop single window raises when already front aa31d7e
fix: get rid of watchdog polling in event_tap 2c350f7
fix: dont wait to app to be active to raise ad77133
feat: Allow fullscreen toggling of floating windows (#420) 0ba4f68
fix: early return if display is same after display changed event 7b67c36
feat: experimental restoreable state/layouts de0f346 d710931
chore: add missing “scrolling” layout in default config (#419) e4b4e4c
feat: focus window by id in cli (#338) 4b2882d

Contributors

@nuugen made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/419

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v0.4.4-beta

July 13, 2026 348 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

feat: consume_and_expel (#373) 2933c3e
feat: reload_config keybind command (#348) d292448
feat: raise max workspaces (#394) cdbbed8
fix: windows resetting after sleep/churn f22b84e
fix: adjust_master_ratio (#326) a47abd9
fix: direction specific hotkeys (#346) 80f6d35
fix: close_window (#411) 9e3f60c
fix: handle constraints better in bsp (#409) 8713867
feat: space actor (#392) 223c3dc
fix: Master Stack Layout Reordering and Arrangement (#397) (#398) 23a4c9d

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v0.4.3-beta

June 15, 2026 657 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Whats Changed

feat: async animations 1852328
fix: mouse getting hidden and not unhidden d482adb
feat: retry app notifications for apps slow to respond d9a36aa
feat: optimize app actor b039b32
chore: clean up handling of minimized windows 78371aa
fix: focus correct window on activation (#389) 77501ab
fix: keep track of windows after native unfullscreened a7b4908
chore: condense all window state into window_registry 05ea842

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v0.4.2-beta

June 14, 2026 78 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: stop floating window ping-pong across displays 2f0b55d
feat: add event hints in observers refcons to reduce lookups 5c20512
feat: update window skylight tag filtering 26f28d3
feat: ignore windows with near zero alphas 8f91244
fix: scrolling alignment (#387) 432c83d
fix(scrolling): preserve vertical window sizes when resizing within columns (#386) 2aaeeac
fix(hotkey): handle device-dependent modifiers for remapped hyper keys (#383) 86bc4f4
feat: Decouple Master/Stack Side Placement from Window Arrangement Direction (#367) f5693f0
fix: space_switch on macos27 (#381) 0d5eb42
fix: stop freeze after a raise times out c0b2755
fixes 98681e2
fix: focus follows mouse 9d1f080
fix: preserve other display spaces when fullscreen space exists db08871
fix: keyboard becomes unresponsive after prolonged use (#368) 955ac8a

Contributors

@sj-cstar made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/368
@hajiboy95 made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/367

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v0.4.1-beta

May 15, 2026 959 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: stabilize cross-display drag snapback by @leokeba in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/310
fix: restore main-window selection after startup discovery by @corpooo in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/321
fix: prevent fullscreen spaces from wiping workspace assignments on wake by @strayer in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/334
fix: broadcast windows_changed on all MoveWindowToWorkspace paths by @yuukidach in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/336
fix: stackline appears behind floating window (#279) by @Swoorup in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/325
fix: prevent window oscillation after display topology change by @strayer in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/342
fix: handle zero window server ids by @adamjhf in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/362
fix: stop handling full screen windows in tile layout by @alextorma in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/358
fix: don’t drop tiled windows when app has a fullscreen space by @alextorma in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/359
fix(engine): mitigate focus corruption from boundary raise races by @qeude in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/355

Contributors

@leokeba made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/310
@corpooo made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/321
@strayer made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/334
@yuukidach made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/336
@Swoorup made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/325
@alextorma made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/358
@qeude made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/355

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v0.4.0

March 3, 2026 1,485 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

feat: stack layout 50b50b3
feat: sublevels for ffm 3aaf6f4
fix: constrained windows a46c4bc
fix: adjust maximum column width ratio to 1.0 by @BennyDeeDev in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/292
feat: handle unresizeable windows 1c94cc8
fix: prevent stale txid (#268) b491525
feat: menu bar menu 3460769
fix: ffm not working d9af21c
perf: lock free main loop 056224c
feat: properly determine hide corner d8ff72e
fix: improve display handling 45d77a2
fix: display churn after sleep 04283dc
fix: multi display handling 1bf16a9
perf: reduce allocations 0599eff + 9522797
perf: reduce cpu f3159ae
feat: event streaming via mach server b5e8114
chore: only send stackschanged if there are stacks 56d9c0e
chore: animations disabled by default 80e27e3
fix: dup app thread launches leading to window oscillation 0be579d
fix: window oscillation cbd70b2
perf: event_tap 783d7b8 + 6a8957f + c7cc120
perf: don’t fully refresh window info on title change 8b0b3b2
chore: cleanup layout engine 8427aa2
fix: focus follows mouse breaking intermittently cb3f75b
fix: bundle_id is now correct !BREAKING 50c2bab
chore: demote MainWindowChanged logs from warn a6b072f
feat: stacks_changed broadcast event bac1194
chore: update stack line defaults 86044b5
feat: cycle windows sequentially instead of using directional focus (#268) 7cc8aca
fix: dismiss misson control cli command 6c6943a
fix: crash when moving btwn spaces (#272) 6bc2ee6
fix: scrolling with multi monitor (#266) e71a6fd
perf: optimize animations fc00c51
fix: respect invert_horizontal_swipe 7a124c6
feat: per workspace layouts (#258) 9852561
fix: not assigning keycodes properly (#263) d4c5b28
chore: ensure ffm state is proper 99af084
fix: scrolling layout using wrong defaults d87787d
feat: scrolling layout (#251) 550256d
fix: disable eui on app 867ca99
fix: window animations (#255) 7346b64
chore: hide notice when default_disable=false (#254) efc4d53
fix: hide stackline when node is zoomed (#96) b3be792
fix: preserve master stack 84bcca5

v0.4.0-alpha.7

February 28, 2026 134 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

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v0.4.0-alpha.6

February 27, 2026 122 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

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v0.4.0-alpha.5

February 26, 2026 33 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

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v0.4.0-alpha.4

February 25, 2026 82 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

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v0.4.0-alpha.3

February 20, 2026 216 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

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v0.4.0-alpha.2

February 20, 2026 49 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: multi display handling 1bf16a9

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v0.4.0-alpha

February 20, 2026 7 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

feat: event streaming via mach server b5e8114
chore: animations disabled by default 80e27e3
fix: dup app thread launches leading to window oscillation 0be579d
fix: window oscillation cbd70b2
perf: event_tap 783d7b8
perf: adaptive event_mask to avoid extra processing 6a8957f
perf: event_tap c7cc120
perf: don’t fully refresh window info on title change 8b0b3b2
chore: cleanup layout engine 8427aa2
fix: focus follows mouse breaking intermittently cb3f75b
fix: bundle_id is now correct !BREAKING 50c2bab
chore: demote MainWindowChanged logs from warn a6b072f
feat: stacks_changed broadcast event bac1194
chore: update stack line defaults 86044b5
feat: cycle windows sequentially instead of using directional focus (#268) 7cc8aca
fix: crash when moving btwn spaces (#272) 6bc2ee6
fix: scrolling with multi monitor (#266) e71a6fd
feat: per workspace layouts (#258) 9852561
fix: not assigning keycodes properly (#263) d4c5b28
chore: ensure ffm state is proper 99af084
fix: scrolling layout using wrong defaults d87787d
feat: scrolling layout (#251) 550256d
fix: window animations (#255) 7346b64
chore: update default config 14d2a22
chore: hide notice when default_disable=false (#254) efc4d53
fix: hide stackline when node is zoomed (#96) b3be792
fix: preserve master stack 84bcca5

Contributors

@adamjhf made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/254
@bnjjo made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/268

“Breaking” Changes

Window’s in IPC payloads now have the proper bundle_id and the value that it used to be is now app_name.

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v0.3.9-beta

January 30, 2026 524 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

feat: master/stack layout engine (#249) c0f63ec
feat: show stack lines for all active stacks on all active spaces (#246) 19b3214
fix: losing windows after mission control 6bf710e
fix: handle generic mods 43a5493
fix: autoraise intermittently breaking 1c8882b

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v0.3.8-beta

January 23, 2026 197 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: autoraise intermittently not working (#133) 98c3b87
chore: harden focus changing (#133) 622b955
fix: mission control should take up full screen 034d99f
fix: dont manage minized windows 652dc8b

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v0.3.7-beta

January 20, 2026 137 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Whats New

fix: crash when mission control is disabled

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v0.3.6-beta

January 20, 2026 53 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

feat: improve pattern of querying state from reactor b262166
fix: layout engine should stay aware of display size changes after churn e5f5160
fix: clear login window state properly 816f93a
perf: remove mutex in runloop fd9b579
feat: by default fibonacci spiral layout for BSP mode (#232) c09528c

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v0.3.5-beta

January 17, 2026 117 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: windows tiling in middle of tree instead of end 0e6f6e8
fix: window spaz when >1 windows of same app open (#231) d2ac491

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v0.3.4-beta

January 16, 2026 55 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: space activation tracking

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v0.3.3

January 16, 2026 69 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: slow window destroys 12b91ca
chore: harden animation event blocking 981ded4
fix: potential race 5b1c15d
fix: disable eui on app not window 134198c

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v0.3.2-beta

January 16, 2026 8 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: browsers sometime jitter when multiple windows of same app are opened
fix: disable eui on app not window

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v0.3.1-beta

January 15, 2026 15 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: needing to uninstall/reinstall between updates e482b8d
fix: fullscreening window in space 1 makes it a ghost window in space 0 82e4e50

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v0.3.0-beta

January 15, 2026 16 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: properly disable move/resize events during animation 25f858f
fix: handle apps that dont send windowclosed events(firefox) (#201) (#121) e70fc04
feat: stack lines are now clickable 8f3b0ed
feat: drag window to resize 099c3ce
fix: respecting space activation status 0b563f6 4f25cfd
feat: allow all keyboard layouts natively (#195) (#182) d460480
chore: add exec example to default config (#221) e74ec3e
feat: move space activation into its own manager c3a90ec
fix: track stack line space id for proper cleanup 96ed81f
fix: determine actual layout mode 7b76dd5
fix: pass quiet flag through raise manager to prevent workspace switch loops bf76af6
fix: prevent similar crashes (#211) 95f7b56
fix: panic on slow activation change (#211) 0a8c1c7
feat: let certain windows be insivible to rift 468c2ac
fix: multi display behavior 93fdc5b + 99bf93e
fix: next/prev window being inverted (#208) cb5ddb3
fix: joining 2 windows with another (#206) ce7b918
fix: stack_line not hot reloading 55c9d92
fix: reapply_app_rules_on_title_change (#197) 2780e9c
fix: refreshing correct window (#203) 72061a0
fix: should_raise_on_mouse_over (#197) f5d6589
fix: if directional focus finds no target refocus the active window (#197) 839344a
fix: reset hover tracking after a warp so the next mouse move always generates a focus-follows-mouse update for the window now under the cursor. f30ae6e
fix: ensure layoutengine has the correct info about floating focused windows (#197) 62b1145
feat: show active workspace in menubar even if empty (#204) c13397f
fix: display reconfig and be less optimistic to clear display cache 7e22fac
fix: add brackets to keymap (#195) b25bc7c
fix: upstream activation block bbd6b1a
fix: locked into a workspace c112786

Contributors

@axm2 made their first contribution in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/221

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v0.2.8-beta

December 5, 2025 709 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: display getting disabled (#180) 0915d2b + ce9a32a

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v0.2.7-beta

December 5, 2025 37 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

feat: side specific modifier keys (#160) 9c28bc0
feat: more macos native looking currentworkspace view in mission control f274992
fix: move focus not working with recently joined nodes (#183) 8360961
fix: non primary display deactivating after sleep (#180) f897349
fix: protect against improper autoswitches (#159) 8bff8fe
fix: windows being stolen from other displays/spaces v2 (#138) 3a5250d + d1f5b0a
feat: move window to display (#137) 35fd4a0
feat: update current workspace view when workspace changes in mission control (#164) ee4afc9

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v0.2.6-beta

December 1, 2025 130 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

feat: optimize ipc; median latency down to ~5ms from ~15ms (#184) 0ff6212 + 7f316da
fix: toggle_space_activated not toggling to off (#174) 2c8c883
fix: focus goes to windows in the hidden corner (#145) a89ee4f
fix: resize-grow/shrink being reversed in bsp layout engine (#178) eef98dd

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v0.2.5-beta

November 24, 2025 179 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: not triggering layout refresh aggressively enough (#156) cfedd22
fix: windows not being retiled after a drag (#156) bf536f0
fix: dragging windows between displays (#138) a3dd211
fix: make mouse up/down tracking much more reliable (#156) 2732a42
fix: handling of sheet/child/pip windows in PIP (#149) 5f8ab35
fix: erroneously auto switching on activation when leaving fullscreen 8ffe90b
fix: ensure stacks dont get erroneously broken (#150) e001cb7
fix: layout issues (#148) 7d95272
fix: use mach port as a way to only let one rift instance run at a time (#147) 67bb7d5
fix: service can only be uninstalled if its stopped (#147) 2d4d4b6
fix: make it autoraise a window on display switch so no mouse input is needed (#137) 8742d69
fix: isolate virtual workspaces better (#145) 656a56a
fix: app rules (#144) 25555e4
feat: focus a display (chooses last focused window or warps cursor to midpoint) 0aedbb1
feat: title changed broadcast event 8debd00
fix: mouse warping when no windows (#136) 1193fe2
fix: add a retry for certain windows that don’t accept setbatchwindowframe (#140) fd20b44
fix: don’t crash on touchbar movements (#116) eba053b
fix: better flow from focusing between displays 8ce9be4
fix: windows not being retiled acc9075
feat: use ax frame change events + merge tx stores 93e35fe

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v0.2.4-beta

November 13, 2025 196 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

feat: close windows via cli 583d5e6
fix: default_workspace 371d980
fix: stop throwing mouse (#136) 361d9e2
perf: optimize menu bar actor 4010a93
fix: make toggle_active_space actually toggle 1a2de75
feat: move mouse to display (#137) db8ad22
feat: menubar now supports showing workspace indexes/names instead of layouts 2b9bf8f
feat: query workspaces by space + incl active space/display uuid in broadcast (#132) 3a32ef

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v0.2.3-beta

November 12, 2025 48 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: handle mouse warp better when there are no windows present 10e41b0
fix: focus/switching with no windows + multiple spaces (#125) 85214b0
fix: request refocus on the right space 937cb3f
fix: prefer screen/space under cursor over main window space (#125) ae98a1c

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v0.2.2-beta

November 12, 2025 8 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: menu bar cpu usage (#129) 3b921bb
fix: ignore space change with no active screens 3de151b
fix: proper screen2space mappings (#125) adba64f
fix: properly detect screen under cursor (#120) 8e3ee62
fix: correctly select window in direction (#97) dc3e339
fix: set cgwindow shape properly (#120) b00c56d
fix: focusing between displays now respects orientation (#97) 0818fbf
fix: mission control on extended displays (#120) b36f15b
fix: it is possible to have a spaceid of 0 6f2fb80

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v0.2.1-beta

November 10, 2025 52 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: app activation race (#108) 4b742f3
chore: remove autofix from config 47a029c
fix: update menubar on window frame changes too e8b2192
feat: even faster menubar drawing

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v0.2.0-beta

November 9, 2025 46 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: crashes with normalizedPosition (#117) cdb1f35
feat: ResizeWindowBy for specific window resizing 35a0d7b
feat: use carbon for process events (#111) 3a4c87d
feat: per display gaps + space/display uuid mapping (#113) e2f0ca9
fix: dont erroneously float windows 907d2d4
feat: hotload app rules 19fa4f6
fix: app rules (#71) b10ba24 + cf7210c + d7ad836 + 39f566b + af57651
fix: nsapp:run for tahoe 9e2413f

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v0.1.1-beta

November 6, 2025 68 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Whats Changed:

fix: handle native macos app hides 8344394
feat: move window to workspace by window id (#105) f7486d7

New Features:

you can now move any window (instead of only the focused) a workspace of your choosing: cargo run --bin rift-cli execute workspace move-window <workspace_index> <window_id>. this should open up a lot of possibilities for scripting rift._

v0.1.0-beta

October 30, 2025 133 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Whats Changed

fix: mission control invocation via cli (#100) 8372a0d
feat: toggle-stack + toggle-orientation !BREAKING! 0a7fb07
fix: unjoin_windows 955a913
feat: fast space switches no longer block 099ee1d
fix: stackline being above all + showing when window toggled as fullscreen (#96) 5b1c1f4
fix: ability to set the window focus lost randomly (#82) c45b4b4
fix: insert windows after selection not root (#86) 1bcbfcd
fix: float windows when specified (#71) 0bdd0f5

Breaking Changes

stack_windows and unstack_windows are not toggle_stack
toggle_tile_orientation is now toggle_orientation
toggle_orientation is a catch all: it will change the orientation of both stacks and splits(normal tiles)

v0.0.10.1-beta

October 27, 2025 51 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Whats Changed

chore: workspace_auto_back_and_forth default to off 1d534a3

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v0.0.10-beta

October 27, 2025 4 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

refactor: decompose and reduce reactor code complexity (#78) 3d34191
fix: windows being lost during space switches #93 224e993
fix: selection descends to stack immediately, for navigation to work (#94) bdecc66
feat: Allow switching to last workspace on duplicate focus (#92) ccc8fd9

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v0.0.9-beta

October 25, 2025 51 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

Update path for embedding Info.plist by @sytherax in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/74
Beautify stackline ui by @sytherax in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/88
fix: mouse warping by @sytherax in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/89
fix #83: Respect stack default orientation when unstacking by @sytherax in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/85

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v0.0.8-beta

October 23, 2025 48 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

refactor: rewrite and fix fn get_focused_frame_for_index by @alle-ox in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/77

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v0.0.7-beta

October 23, 2025 20 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

No release notes were provided.

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v0.0.6.2-beta

October 22, 2025 8 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

No release notes were provided.

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v0.0.6.1-beta

October 22, 2025 4 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

No release notes were provided.

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v0.0.6-beta

October 22, 2025 10 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: dragging windows via mission control no longer sometimes loses windows dba79c4
feat: make GetConfig useful 2572328
feat: add function keys as possible keys 1246434
feat: configurable default stack orientation + perpendicular (#65) ded7a1f
feat: toggle fullscreen within gaps (#72) 89ae444
fix rendering and hot reload issues with stackline by @sytherax in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/73
feat: expose mission_control + save_on_exit to cli (#54) 0f387ab
fix: mach port response detection aca20cb + 4825914
feat: toggle between vert/horiz tile layout (#68) d13249b
fix: hot reload hot keys properly (#69) f1e1cb3
fix: floating assignments with no workspace (#71) deb6305

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v0.0.5-beta

October 21, 2025 28 downloads GitHub release ↗ Default config ↗

Changes

fix: improved focus behavior for traditional stack layouts by @sytherax in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/64
fix: windows being lost after fullscreen by @acsandmann in https://github.com/acsandmann/rift/pull/57

huuuugggeee improvements relating to fullscreening windows, moving windows btwn macos’ spaces through mission control, and dragging windows btwn monitors!

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