I was very satisfied about the productivity of i3wm under Linux. Amethyst is the replacement that I found under MacOS. I list the default shortcuts with some organizations for getting used to it.
Mod Key/ Super Key
| Default Shortcut |
Description |
mod1 |
option + shift |
mod2 |
ctrl + option + shift |
And defines the following commands, mostly a mapping to xmonad key combinations.
Change Layout
| Default Shortcut |
Description |
mod1 + space |
Cycle layout forward |
mod2 + space |
Cycle layout backwards |
| — |
— |
mod1 + h |
Shrink the main pane |
mod1 + l |
Expand the main pane |
| — |
— |
mod1 + , |
Increase main pane count |
mod1 + . |
Decrease main pane count |
Float Window
| Default Shortcut |
Description |
mod1 + t |
Toggle float for focused window |
Change Focus Window
| Default Shortcut |
Description |
mod2 + left |
Throw focused window to space left |
mod2 + right |
Throw focused window to space right |
mod2 + 0 - 9 |
Throw focused window to space 0 - 9 |
| — |
— |
mod2 + w |
Throw focused window to screen 1 |
mod2 + e |
Throw focused window to screen 2 |
mod2 + r |
Throw focused window to screen 3 |
mod2 + q |
Throw focused window to screen 4 |
| — |
— |
mod1 + w |
Focus Screen 1 |
mod1 + e |
Focus Screen 2 |
mod1 + r |
Focus Screen 3 |
mod1 + q |
Focus Screen 4 |
| — |
— |
mod1 + j |
Move focus counter clockwise |
mod1 + k |
Move focus clockwise |
mod1 + p |
Move focus to counter clockwise screen |
mod1 + n |
Move focus to clockwise screen |
| — |
— |
mod2 + h |
Swap focused window to counter clockwise screen |
mod2 + l |
Swap focused window to clockwise screen |
mod2 + j |
Swap focused window counter clockwise |
mod2 + k |
Swap focused window clockwise |
mod1 + enter |
Swap focused window with main window |
Miscellaneous
| Default Shortcut |
Description |
mod1 + i |
Display current layout |
mod2 + t |
Toggle global tiling |
mod1 + a |
Select tall layout |
mod1 + s |
Select wide layout |
mod1 + d |
Select fullscreen layout |
mod1 + f |
Select column layout |
| — |
— |
mod1 + z |
Force windows to be reevalulated |
mod2 + z |
Relaunch Amethyst |
none |
Select tall-right layout |
none |
Select middle-wide layout |
none |
Select row layout |
none |
Select floating layout |
none |
Select widescreen-tall layout |
none |
Select bsp layout |