SPACE

SPACE is a lightweight and efficient macOS app that overrides the system animation for desktop switching and removes the useless animation time. On regular macOS this animation is sluggish and slow on high refresh rate monitors. This app is here to fix it.

Features

• Instant switching — replaces the default animated transition with an immediate space change
• Native shortcuts — uses the standard Control + arrow key bindings
• Lightweight — background menu bar app with minimal resource usage
• No SIP changes — uses public Accessibility APIs only
• Gesture Support with trackpad - replaces animated transition
• Faster Animation Support - speeds up default animations.

Install

Option 1: Download the DMG (recommended)

1. Download SPACE.dmg from Releases
2. Open the DMG
3. Drag SPACE into Applications
4. Launch SPACE from Applications
5. Grant Accessibility permission when prompted

Option 2: Build from source

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/SPACE.git
cd SPACE
make dmg
open dist/SPACE.dmg

Usage

Once running, SPACE lives in your menu bar. Use:

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + ←	Previous Space
Ctrl + →	Next Space

Quit via the menu bar icon → Quit SPACE.

Permissions

SPACE requires Accessibility access to intercept keyboard shortcuts before macOS handles them.

System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility → enable SPACE

MIT — see LICENSE.