# Ribbon for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/apps/ribbon-2

> A scrolling window manager for Mac

- Price: $9.99
- Requires: macOS 13 Ventura or later
- Apple silicon: runs natively
- Notarized by Apple: yes
- Verified on MacBase: yes
- Developer: Vikas Veshishth
- Categories: [Window Management](https://macbase.app/categories/window-management), [Productivity](https://macbase.app/categories/productivity)

## About

Ribbon arranges every window side by side on one endless strip. Instead of shrinking windows to fit a grid, it adds columns and lets the strip slide as focus changes, using keyboard shortcuts, trackpad gestures, or sideways scrolling.

Built for Mac users who work across multiple apps, Ribbon supports stacks, tabs, floating windows, multiple displays, and Spaces. Layouts and widths persist after restart, while optional focus borders and inactive-window dimming help keep attention on the current window. It is a native Swift app with a Rust engine and requires Apple silicon Macs running macOS 13 Ventura or later.

## An alternative to

- [AeroSpace](https://macbase.app/alternatives/aerospace): 6 alternatives on MacBase
- [Amethyst](https://macbase.app/alternatives/amethyst): 2 alternatives on MacBase
- [Rectangle](https://macbase.app/alternatives/rectangle): 10 alternatives on MacBase
- [yabai](https://macbase.app/alternatives/yabai): 2 alternatives on MacBase

## Get it

- Website: https://ribbonformac.com

Listed by [vikas](https://macbase.app/@vikas_ideacheck).

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