# Mac window management guides

Source: https://glidro.app/learn  
Author: Glidro

Start with the way you work. These guides explain scrolling layouts, compare Mac options, and show practical setups for common screens and tasks.

## Understand scrolling layouts

- [What is a scrolling window manager?](/what-is-a-scrolling-window-manager) — How a scrolling strip differs from grid tiling and window snapping.
- [Scrolling window managers for Mac](/best-scrolling-window-managers-for-mac) — Compare the available approaches and choose by workflow.
- [Niri-style scrolling on Mac](/niri-for-mac) — What carries over from Niri, and which Mac options support it.
- [PaperWM for Mac](/paperwm-for-mac) — Compare the Hammerspoon Spoon with a native app approach.
- [Niri vs PaperWM](/niri-vs-paperwm-mac) — Understand the shared scrolling idea and the practical differences.

## Find a Mac alternative

- [AeroSpace alternatives for Mac](/aerospace-alternatives)
- [Alternatives to Stage Manager](/stage-manager-alternative)
- [Hyprland for Mac](/hyprland-for-mac)
- [i3 and Sway setups on Mac](/i3-for-mac)
- [komorebi for Mac](/komorebi-for-mac)
- [Using yabai without SIP changes](/yabai-without-sip)

### Direct comparisons

- [Glidro vs AeroSpace](/glidro-vs-aerospace)
- [Glidro vs Amethyst](/glidro-vs-amethyst)
- [Glidro vs Loop](/glidro-vs-loop)
- [Glidro vs OmniWM](/glidro-vs-omniwm)
- [Glidro vs Rectangle](/glidro-vs-rectangle)
- [Glidro vs yabai](/glidro-vs-yabai)

## Set up a Mac workflow

- [Set up Glidro](/setup) — Installation, Accessibility access, gestures and macOS settings.
- [Set up PaperWM.spoon](/paperwm-spoon-setup) — Install and troubleshoot the Hammerspoon scrolling layout.
- [Windows Snap Layouts on Mac](/windows-snap-layouts-on-mac) — Compare built-in tiling, familiar snapping and scrolling layouts.

## Build a layout around your work

- [Window manager for MacBook](/macbook-window-manager)
- [Window manager for an ultrawide](/ultrawide-monitor-window-manager-mac)
- [Code on a MacBook](/macbook-coding-window-setup)
- [PDF and notes side by side](/pdf-and-notes-side-by-side-mac)
- [Excel workbooks side by side](/excel-workbooks-side-by-side-mac)

New to Glidro? [See the live demo](/#demo) or follow the [setup guide](/setup).