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Switch your Mac's desktop identity with hotkeys – InfiniDesk 3

Switch your Mac's desktop identity with hotkeys – InfiniDesk 3

by ben_s_e·May 17, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidNiche GemCozy

Unique file visibility toggling per desktop beats macOS Spaces limitations.

Strengths
  • •Toggles file visibility instead of moving files, ensuring zero data loss risk.
  • •Hotkey switching with HUD notifications offers instant context changes.
  • •Follow Spaces Mode integrates cleanly with existing macOS Mission Control workflows.
Weaknesses
  • •$9.99 price point faces stiff competition from free built-in macOS Spaces.
  • •Niche utility that solves a specific workflow problem rather than a broad need.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Mac power users and developers managing multiple contexts

Similar To

macOS Spaces · Dexpot · VirtuaWin

Post Description

InfiniDesk brings multiple virtual desktops to your Mac.

Instead of having a single cluttered desktop, make many desktops each with their own layout of file/folder icons, wallpaper and widget visibility. Have a desktop for Work, one for interesting Hacker News links, a fully empty desktop etc.

Version 3 of the app (just released) now supports hotkeys to switch desktops in a blink, and also onscreen HUD notifications.

Inspired by the Unix Common Desktop Environment of the 1990s, InfiniDesk is the only app that brings multiple desktops (workspaces/identities) to your Mac.

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