About

Amethyst is a free and open-source tiling window manager for Mac, developed in the United States by ianyh, designed to emulate the functionality of popular Linux tiling window managers like xmonad. Written in Objective-C, its core product is a robust utility for macOS that offers extensive features including configurable shortcuts, multi-monitor support, and a variety of tiling layouts. Users can snap windows, utilize multi-column views, enable autostart, leverage mouse tracking, whitelist applications, and toggle floating windows, ensuring comprehensive control over their desktop environment. The software is available exclusively for Mac platforms and is distributed under a free, open-source license. While specific revenue, leadership, founding history details, or employee count are not provided, its open-source nature and feature set position it as a strong contender in the niche market of advanced macOS window management tools.