Keyboard focused Tiling Desktop Environment for MacOS

An attempt at recreating the i3/Regolith experience on MacOS.
Based on skhd, yabai, and spacebar.

Install

1. Install Homebrew
2. Clone this repo git clone https://github.com/deekue/macos_tiling_de
3. cd macos_tiling_de
4. bash install.sh
5. reboot

Usage

• The fn key is the base modifier. Only tested on a MacBook, YMMV. More bindings in progress...
• fn + shift + ? opens the Key Bindings window
• fn + return - opens the Alacritty terminal emulator
• fn + shift + return - opens the Google Chrome web browser

Caveats / ToDos

• MacOS SIP needs to be disabled for some Yabai features to work
  • see Yabai doc Disabling System Integrity Protection
  • TODO mark affected key binds in skhdrc
  • configure Mission Control hotkeys as alternative?
  • MacOS doesn't add a hotkey when a new Space is created?!
  • the plist for these hotkeys is opaque and undocumented
• current fn mapping doesn't work with external PC keyboards :(
  • use Karabiner-Elements to map a key to fn