December 29, 2025
Alt-Tab’s glow-up
Show HN: Spacelist, a TUI for Aerospace window manager
Mac window wrangling made easy — commenters are obsessed
TLDR: Spacelist is a simple terminal app that lists all your Mac windows across AeroSpace workspaces so you can jump to the right one fast. The comments are a lovefest, joking about “window hoarders” vs minimalists and noting Apple’s warning pop-up fix, with a strong “didn’t know I needed this” vibe.
Spacelist just dropped: a pretty, text-based tool you run in the terminal to see every window across your Mac’s AeroSpace setup (think: a smart organizer for your screen). The HN crowd basically burst into applause. “I didn’t know I wanted this” energy led the charge, with mutant and 35mm chiming in with pure love. xz18r added nuance: it’s extra brilliant if you juggle dozens of workspaces—cue a mini identity crisis between window hoarders and minimalists, both feeling seen. For the curious, commenters linked AeroSpace and a video demo, making this feel like a starter pack for the terminal-curious.
The features are deliciously simple: type to filter by app, see workspace names and window titles, hit Enter to jump to the one you want. And yes, the vibe turned playful when people spotted the library names—Bubble Tea, Bubbles, Lip Gloss—like a skincare routine for your terminal. The only “drama”? Apple’s usual “can’t verify” warning, with a command-line fix that users joked was the macOS boss fight. Strongest takes: this is fast, clean, and solves a daily annoyance. Even folks who don’t hoard windows still appreciate the polish and the why didn’t this exist already? feeling. It’s rare: a wholesome HN thread powered by gratitude and memes.
Key Points
- •Spacelist is a terminal UI that lists and filters windows across Aerospace window manager workspaces.
- •It shows workspace names, application names, and window titles, and only displays workspaces that contain windows.
- •Installation is available via Homebrew or by building from source with Go.
- •Controls include real-time filtering by application name, Esc/Ctrl+C to quit, and Enter to focus a selected window and exit.
- •Spacelist queries Aerospace’s JSON CLI and uses Charm’s Bubble Tea, Bubbles, and Lip Gloss libraries for the interface.