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KDE Plasma KWin Tiling for macOS — visual tile editor, Shift+Drop window placement, gap-drag resize. No SIP required.

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KTApple – Visual tile editor for macOS (KDE Plasma-style tiling)

by m96-chan·Feb 25, 2026·2 points·1 comment
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KDE Plasma's visual tile editor ported to macOS; no config files, no SIP required.

Strengths
  • •Visual tile editor (Ctrl+Opt+T) is genuinely more intuitive than yabai/AeroSpace config-file approaches; layouts stored in normalized coordinates, resolution-portable.
  • •No SIP bypass needed—unusual freedom for a macOS WM; Shift+Drop placement and gap-drag resize are delightful UX details.
  • •Well-positioned comparison table shows clear differentiator vs yabai (GUI vs CLI), AeroSpace (visual freedom vs fixed tree).
Weaknesses
  • •Niche audience: appeals primarily to KDE Plasma refugees and advanced tiling enthusiasts; adoption signal is minimal (1 star, fresh release).
  • •Early stage with ad-hoc signing friction (xattr workaround); incomplete feature set vs mature alternatives (yabai ecosystem, community scripts).
Target Audience

macOS power users, developers familiar with KDE Plasma KWin, terminal-heavy workflows

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yabai (macOS tiling WM) · AeroSpace (i3-style tiling) · Rectangle (macOS snap tool)

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