A lightweight tool that adds colored borders to windows on macOS 14.0+ for visual focus indication.
JankyBorders is a lightweight command-line tool for macOS that adds customizable colored borders to application windows. It helps users visually identify the currently focused window without relying on macOS's accessibility API, resulting in faster performance compared to similar utilities.
macOS users who use window managers like yabai or AeroSpace and want a lightweight, performant way to visually distinguish focused windows for improved desktop organization.
Developers choose JankyBorders for its speed and simplicity—it avoids the overhead of the accessibility API, offers runtime configuration updates, and integrates seamlessly with popular macOS window managers.
A lightweight window border system for macOS
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Avoids the macOS accessibility API, making border rendering quicker than similar tools that depend on it, as highlighted in the README for lightweight operation.
Allows runtime updates to border properties like colors and width without restarting, demonstrated by invoking new 'borders' commands to change settings on the fly.
Seamlessly bootstraps with window managers like yabai and AeroSpace via config files, or runs as a standalone Homebrew service for flexible deployment.
Includes a man page and a rendered wiki with detailed usage instructions, ensuring users can easily access and understand all features.
Only supports macOS 14.0 and above, excluding users on older versions without backward compatibility options mentioned in the README.
Requires terminal usage for installation, configuration, and updates, with no graphical interface provided, which can be a barrier for less technical users.
As a niche tool, it lacks extensive plugins or community extensions compared to broader desktop customization frameworks like Hammerspoon.