Show HN: Robata, macOS window selector: put it on the grill

Hi OP,<p>I&#x27;m the author of AltTab (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;alt-tab-macos.netlify.app&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;alt-tab-macos.netlify.app&#x2F;</a>), a popular window switcher for macOS, imitating Windows famous alt+tab shortcut. I know for a fact how hard it is to implement what you did. It looks very nice, well done!<p>I see you ran into the issue of not being able to detect windows from other Spaces. Apple introduced it in macOS 12.2. If you&#x27;re curious, you can see the vast efforts we&#x27;ve deployed trying to find a workaround: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;lwouis&#x2F;alt-tab-macos&#x2F;issues&#x2F;1324">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;lwouis&#x2F;alt-tab-macos&#x2F;issues&#x2F;1324</a>. I wish some retro-engineering genius would solve this. We haven&#x27;t been lucky so far. Of course Apple could fix this all in an instant with a new API, but that&#x27;s very unlikely to happen.<p>Thank you

I guess there&#x27;s filtering for something beside interest in the functionality, 55s into a 1m44s video before seeing the interface is not good.<p>The concept sells itself for those interested. Instead of just twitter, in 3 Windows in each of 4 Spaces, apps (or at least differing websites) with matched purposes, or themed background colors, should be used for the demo. Don&#x27;t bury the lede -- more than halfway into the video introducing it.<p>1) show what it offers, 2) show how apple&#x27;s native spaces falls short.<p>I think people can give spaces names, so showing that name might help with maintaining their workflows.<p>Time-cost costs users, costs revenue. Good luck!

One thing that I hate about MacOs is that the Windows Expose (which is the mode that shows all windows of the current application) spans across all desktops, and that cannot be changed.<p>So this app (by default) does exactly what I dislike about that behavior, mixing desktops. Which makes sense, as people have different preferences.<p>However, is there a setting that allows it to show only windows of the current desktop? (Essentially mimicking Mission Control) And, if so, is there also a setting that allows you to display ONLY the windows of the current application?<p>If you allow those 2 settings (and better with different shortcuts) you&#x27;ll essentially meet the needs and preference of most users!

This is sweet, but the demo video is a little tough to see in vertical orientation. I agree with the other poster -- an animation (with a normal horizontal view) or similar would be really helpful in getting the point across sooner. Great app though! Sorely missing from the OS.

Would be nice if the license allowed a few more machines under the same email. 1 per Mac serial number is too permissive. I break my Mac, do I buy again the software?

A $29 yearly subscription for a window management app, you have got to be kidding me.

Looks really good and keen to try it out! One thing I&#x27;ve been itching for for ages is a way to name spaces... if I could put a label at the top of each column, I&#x27;d be all over this!

1piece feels a bit cleaner <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;app1piece.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;app1piece.com&#x2F;</a>

Looks neat! Awesome stuff, the keybindings are great to be included in the first releases too.

I recommend adding more static content instead of just the video. Did not watch.

more than $100 for a lifetime; it is expensive :(. Please make it affordable.

This is the embodiment of the problem of macOS. A $29 app for something that Linux does for free. To be clear, this looks like a neat app, but I&#x27;ll stick with Linux.