Show HN: Sunlight – the camera-based infinite canvas window manager for Mac

Category: devtools

Tags: macos, window-manager, infinite-canvas, productivity, swift

Score: 8.0/10 (Innovation: 8, Technical: 9, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

Sunlight is a macOS window manager that replaces the traditional stacked window model with an infinite, camera-based canvas where every window is displayed live and can be navigated spatially. It achieves this via a custom Dock add-on that enables real window scaling and interaction at 1:1 within the canvas, offering features like layouts, gestures, and desktop integration. The project is technically ambitious, requiring partial SIP disabling for its live-window mode, and is well-documented with clear setup instructions.

Target audience: macOS power users

Repository: https://sunlight.software/ · Swift · MIT · 4 stars

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