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fabioborellini on Dec 13, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Are Any of You Tired from macOS and Want t...

Yes. I am still not productive with macOS's window management, after 10 years of use. Linux distributions always have better package management than Homebrew and run Docker containers I am developing without virtualisation. Also, I consider free software to be less of a risk. If Apple decides to neuter macOS in any way, eventually I would have to change my ways, while in Linux I could change to a forked version.

At work I'll have to use macOS anyway, but I could migrate away from Windows on my desktop, had Linux desktop distributions a better HiDPI support with my hardware.

spiffytech on Dec 13, 2022 [–]

Two apps that remove a lot of my frustration working with macOS' window management:

- Contexts app, which makes Cmd-tab work like on Windows/Linux: https://contexts.co/

- Rectangle (the successor to Spectacle), which has a shortcut for maximizing windows: https://rectangleapp.com/

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