Komorebi
Dev tools
window manager
SHOW HN2022
229points
94comments
#227of 2,570 in 2022
Top 9%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
6 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 6 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Design: 2 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Works well and is a great i3-like option on Windows
From 3 comments
Komorebi works pretty well. In the end, I felt like it's limitations were mostly at the OS level rather than the fault of the software itself (similar to tiling WM on MacOs). I…
extr on HNWow, this is the closest I've gotten to having i3 on not-Linux (even considering Fancy Zones/the built-in for Win11, and the MacOS tiling window managers I've tried). After using…
LeonenTheDK on HNTried Komorebi while running Windows and liked it a lot! Got too annoyed with Windows in general and went back to PopOS with tiling enabled. Would love to see PopOS’ intuitive…
swapsCAPS on HN
Objections
Windows virtual desktop switching is janky and the OS limits tiling
From 2 comments
Komorebi works pretty well. In the end, I felt like it's limitations were mostly at the OS level rather than the fault of the software itself (similar to tiling WM on MacOs). I…
extr on HNI really appreciate this comment, I think it is spot on. The official Win32 API for interacting with Virtual Desktops[1] is severely (deliberately?) lacking. There are some brave…
bsnnkv on HN
Requests
Better fullscreen and game handling and sample config defaults
From 2 comments
Does anyone know how well it handles fullscreen applications like games? Would be nice to not tab out but switch to another workspace.
rhodo on HNIf anyone has a good komorebi.ahk that sets up a sensible bunch of defaults then they should try to enhance the komorebi.sample.ahk that's in the repo. I found it had very few…
bogle on HN
Questions
How well does it handle fullscreen applications like games?
From 1 comment
Does anyone know how well it handles fullscreen applications like games? Would be nice to not tab out but switch to another workspace.
rhodo on HN
Alternatives named
FancyZones
From 1 comment
Very nice although I feel perfectly happy with MS FancyZones.
qwerty456127 on HN
Winsplit Revolution and MaxTo
From 1 comment
I've been using Winsplit Revolution for years, and more recently MaxTo. Is there some reason to use this over one of those?
NaturalPhallacy on HN
i3
From 1 comment
Is it better in anyway compared to i3?
throwaway45643 on HN