Amethyst alternatives for Mac
Amethyst — Automatic tiling window manager similar to xmonad — is installed 631 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask amethyst to install Amethyst itself.- Rectangle15.6× the installs
- Hammerspoon11.4× the installs
- Loop636 installs/mo
- Keyboard Maestro4.1× smaller user base
- Paste6.9× smaller user base
- rcmd5.7× smaller user base
- RaycastApple silicon only · 13.0× the installs
- Karabiner Elements8.4× the installs
Full comparison
| Amethyst | Rectangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | System & Utilities | System & Utilities |
| Open source | Yes (inferred) | Yes (inferred) |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 0.24.3 | 2.0.4 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 631 | 9,846 |
| Install command | brew install --cask amethyst | brew install --cask rectangle |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.