Never using windows again
Decided to wipe the entire Windows installation and go all in on Arch Linux running Hyprland.
It feels good having full control over my machine. No limitations, just my system configured the way I want it.
Still tweaking a few things, but I'm loving the setup so far.
Dotfiles: 43PR/dotfiles
85 points · 6 comments
Holy sht! You get this level of customization on Linux?
I see why people enjoys Linux a lot.
Source: youtu.be
Setup:
43PR/dotfiles t.co
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skyland — free, open-source Hyprland-style tiling window manager for macOS (AeroSpace fork)
Skyland — a Hyprland-inspired tiling window manager for macOS
I've been working on Skyland, a Hyprland-inspired desktop experience for macOS.
It's a fork of AeroSpace — huge thanks to nikitabobko for the foundation — with the look and workflow of 43PR's Hyprland dotfiles.
The goal was to bring that Linux tiling WM feeling to my Mac, including animations, workspace transitions, groups, dynamic theming, and a cyberpunk HUD.
Projects
- Skyland (window manager): waxdred/skyland
- Cyberdeck (HUD): waxdred/skyland-cyberdeck
What's in the video?
- Dwindle layout with smart split (the split direction follows the cursor) and togglesplit
- Bezier animations — windows pop in, shrink and fade on close, and workspaces use slidefadevert transitions
- Window groups with a tabs bar, similar to Hyprland's grouping workflow
- Master layout per workspace, with the master window centered on ultrawide screens
- Rounded corners, active/inactive opacity, and a gradient border around the focused window
- 18 themes from 43PR, plus wallpaper-generated colors using Matugen; light or dark mode is selected based on wallpaper brightness
- Cyberdeck HUD — a translucent, eye-implant-inspired app launcher and a unified messages panel for macOS notifications and script messages
- Claude Code integration — a Hermes plugin notifies me when an agent finishes or needs input
- Workspace overview with live thumbnails and drag-and-drop between workspaces
- Shortcut cheat sheet and a settings window that edits the TOML configuration while preserving comments
Other features
- Named scratchpads (for example, Spotify on its own shortcut)
- Window rules
- Alt + mouse to move or resize windows
- A Hyprlock-inspired screensaver
- Floating media widget with audio-reactive bars
- SketchyBar integration
My setup
- WM: Skyland (AeroSpace fork, Swift)
- Bar: SketchyBar
- Borders: JankyBorders
- Terminal: Ghostty + Hack Nerd Font
- Themes: 43PR palettes + Matugen
- Wallpapers: 43PR's Wallhaven collections
Honest caveats
A few things are worth knowing before trying it:
- Some features require partially disabling SIP. Window corners, opacity, animations, and keeping floating windows on top rely on a scripting addition injected into Dock, similar to yabai. This also requires the -arm64e_preview_abi boot argument. Without it, the core tiling features still work, but the window effects won't.
- Blur is limited. It only works where an application implements it itself (Ghostty, for example). I explored system-wide blur, but that would require much deeper WindowServer hacking.
- The lock screen is a screensaver, not a security boundary. macOS still handles password authentication.
- It's a personal setup, currently running on Apple Silicon with macOS 15. Some paths are hard-coded, so contributions and fixes are very welcome.
I'm sharing this because I wanted a more Hyprland-like workflow on macOS, and figured others might enjoy it too.
I'd love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and ideas for what to improve next!
GitHub: waxdred/skyland
9 points · 3 comments
[AeroSpace] skyland — I turned my Mac into Hyprland (dwindle, bezier animations, groups, master, cyberpunk HUD)
I've been working on Skyland, a Hyprland-inspired desktop experience for macOS.
It's a fork of AeroSpace — huge thanks to nikitabobko for the foundation — with the look and workflow of 43PR's Hyprland dotfiles.
The goal was to bring that Linux tiling WM feeling to my Mac, including animations, workspace transitions, groups, dynamic theming, and a cyberpunk HUD.
Projects
- Skyland (window manager): waxdred/skyland
- Cyberdeck (HUD): waxdred/skyland-cyberdeck
What's in the video?
- Dwindle layout with smart split (the split direction follows the cursor) and togglesplit
- Bezier animations — windows pop in, shrink and fade on close, and workspaces use slidefadevert transitions
- Window groups with a tabs bar, similar to Hyprland's grouping workflow
- Master layout per workspace, with the master window centered on ultrawide screens
- Rounded corners, active/inactive opacity, and a gradient border around the focused window
- 18 themes from 43PR, plus wallpaper-generated colors using Matugen; light or dark mode is selected based on wallpaper brightness
- Cyberdeck HUD — a translucent, eye-implant-inspired app launcher and a unified messages panel for macOS notifications and script messages
- Claude Code integration — a Hermes plugin notifies me when an agent finishes or needs input
- Workspace overview with live thumbnails and drag-and-drop between workspaces
- Shortcut cheat sheet and a settings window that edits the TOML configuration while preserving comments
Other features
- Named scratchpads (for example, Spotify on its own shortcut)
- Window rules
- Alt + mouse to move or resize windows
- A Hyprlock-inspired screensaver
- Floating media widget with audio-reactive bars
- SketchyBar integration
My setup
- WM: Skyland (AeroSpace fork, Swift)
- Bar: SketchyBar
- Borders: JankyBorders
- Terminal: Ghostty + Hack Nerd Font
- Themes: 43PR palettes + Matugen
- Wallpapers: 43PR's Wallhaven collections
Honest caveats
A few things are worth knowing before trying it:
- Some features require partially disabling SIP. Window corners, opacity, animations, and keeping floating windows on top rely on a scripting addition injected into Dock, similar to yabai. This also requires the -arm64e_preview_abi boot argument. Without it, the core tiling features still work, but the window effects won't.
- Blur is limited. It only works where an application implements it itself (Ghostty, for example). I explored system-wide blur, but that would require much deeper WindowServer hacking.
- The lock screen is a screensaver, not a security boundary. macOS still handles password authentication.
- It's a personal setup, currently running on Apple Silicon with macOS 15. Some paths are hard-coded, so contributions and fixes are very welcome.
I'm sharing this because I wanted a more Hyprland-like workflow on macOS, and figured others might enjoy it too.
I'd love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and ideas for what to improve next!
GitHub: waxdred/skyland
23 points · 5 comments
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Never using windows again Decided to wipe the entire Windows installation and go all in on Arch Linux running Hyprland. It feels good having full control over my machine. No limitations, just my system configured the way I want it. Still tweaking a few things, but I'm loving the setup so far. Dotfiles: 43PR/dotfiles
Holy sht! You get this level of customization on Linux? I see why people enjoys Linux a lot. Source: youtu.be Setup: 43PR/dotfiles t.co
skyland — free, open-source Hyprland-style tiling window manager for macOS (AeroSpace fork) Skyland — a Hyprland-inspired tiling window manager for macOS I've been working on Skyland, a Hyprland-inspired desktop experience for macOS. It's a fork of AeroSpace — huge thanks to nikitabobko for the foundation — with the look and workflow of 43PR's Hyprland dotfiles. The goal was to bring that Linux tiling WM feeling to my Mac, including animations, workspace transitions, groups, dynamic theming, and a cyberpunk HUD. Projects - Skyland (window manager): waxdred/skyland - Cyberdeck (HUD): waxdred/skyland-cyberdeck What's in the video? - Dwindle layout with smart split (the split direction follows the cursor) and togglesplit - Bezier animations — windows pop in, shrink and fade on close, and workspaces use slidefadevert transitions - Window groups with a tabs bar, similar to Hyprland's grouping workflow - Master layout per workspace, with the master window centered on ultrawide screens - Rounded corners, active/inactive opacity, and a gradient border around the focused window - 18 themes from 43PR, plus wallpaper-generated colors using Matugen; light or dark mode is selected based on wallpaper brightness - Cyberdeck HUD — a translucent, eye-implant-inspired app launcher and a unified messages panel for macOS notifications and script messages - Claude Code integration — a Hermes plugin notifies me when an agent finishes or needs input - Workspace overview with live thumbnails and drag-and-drop between workspaces - Shortcut cheat sheet and a settings window that edits the TOML configuration while preserving comments Other features - Named scratchpads (for example, Spotify on its own shortcut) - Window rules - Alt + mouse to move or resize windows - A Hyprlock-inspired screensaver - Floating media widget with audio-reactive bars - SketchyBar integration My setup - WM: Skyland (AeroSpace fork, Swift) - Bar: SketchyBar - Borders: JankyBorders - Terminal: Ghostty + Hack Nerd Font - Themes: 43PR palettes + Matugen - Wallpapers: 43PR's Wallhaven collections Honest caveats A few things are worth knowing before trying it: - Some features require partially disabling SIP. Window corners, opacity, animations, and keeping floating windows on top rely on a scripting addition injected into Dock, similar to yabai. This also requires the -arm64e_preview_abi boot argument. Without it, the core tiling features still work, but the window effects won't. - Blur is limited. It only works where an application implements it itself (Ghostty, for example). I explored system-wide blur, but that would require much deeper WindowServer hacking. - The lock screen is a screensaver, not a security boundary. macOS still handles password authentication. - It's a personal setup, currently running on Apple Silicon with macOS 15. Some paths are hard-coded, so contributions and fixes are very welcome. I'm sharing this because I wanted a more Hyprland-like workflow on macOS, and figured others might enjoy it too. I'd love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and ideas for what to improve next! GitHub: waxdred/skyland
[AeroSpace] skyland — I turned my Mac into Hyprland (dwindle, bezier animations, groups, master, cyberpunk HUD) I've been working on Skyland, a Hyprland-inspired desktop experience for macOS. It's a fork of AeroSpace — huge thanks to nikitabobko for the foundation — with the look and workflow of 43PR's Hyprland dotfiles. The goal was to bring that Linux tiling WM feeling to my Mac, including animations, workspace transitions, groups, dynamic theming, and a cyberpunk HUD. Projects - Skyland (window manager): waxdred/skyland - Cyberdeck (HUD): waxdred/skyland-cyberdeck What's in the video? - Dwindle layout with smart split (the split direction follows the cursor) and togglesplit - Bezier animations — windows pop in, shrink and fade on close, and workspaces use slidefadevert transitions - Window groups with a tabs bar, similar to Hyprland's grouping workflow - Master layout per workspace, with the master window centered on ultrawide screens - Rounded corners, active/inactive opacity, and a gradient border around the focused window - 18 themes from 43PR, plus wallpaper-generated colors using Matugen; light or dark mode is selected based on wallpaper brightness - Cyberdeck HUD — a translucent, eye-implant-inspired app launcher and a unified messages panel for macOS notifications and script messages - Claude Code integration — a Hermes plugin notifies me when an agent finishes or needs input - Workspace overview with live thumbnails and drag-and-drop between workspaces - Shortcut cheat sheet and a settings window that edits the TOML configuration while preserving comments Other features - Named scratchpads (for example, Spotify on its own shortcut) - Window rules - Alt + mouse to move or resize windows - A Hyprlock-inspired screensaver - Floating media widget with audio-reactive bars - SketchyBar integration My setup - WM: Skyland (AeroSpace fork, Swift) - Bar: SketchyBar - Borders: JankyBorders - Terminal: Ghostty + Hack Nerd Font - Themes: 43PR palettes + Matugen - Wallpapers: 43PR's Wallhaven collections Honest caveats A few things are worth knowing before trying it: - Some features require partially disabling SIP. Window corners, opacity, animations, and keeping floating windows on top rely on a scripting addition injected into Dock, similar to yabai. This also requires the -arm64e_preview_abi boot argument. Without it, the core tiling features still work, but the window effects won't. - Blur is limited. It only works where an application implements it itself (Ghostty, for example). I explored system-wide blur, but that would require much deeper WindowServer hacking. - The lock screen is a screensaver, not a security boundary. macOS still handles password authentication. - It's a personal setup, currently running on Apple Silicon with macOS 15. Some paths are hard-coded, so contributions and fixes are very welcome. I'm sharing this because I wanted a more Hyprland-like workflow on macOS, and figured others might enjoy it too. I'd love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and ideas for what to improve next! GitHub: waxdred/skyland