SpacePigeon lets you define full “workspaces” for macOS (which apps to launch, what desktop spaces they use, how windows are laid out, even which URLs open in your browser) — and restore them with a single click or hotkey. It’s a lightweight, open-source app built on Hammerspoon — combining automation power with native macOS feel.
I switch between a few different “modes” on my Mac every day (work, coding, meetings, personal stuff).
Each time I’d end up reopening the same apps and dragging all the windows back into the right Spaces.
Super repetitive and honestly kind of annoying.
So over the past few weeks I hacked together a small open-source tool called SpacePigeon that basically remembers your whole workspace and puts everything back where it was.
Things it can do:
- Save your current layout (apps + windows + Spaces)
- Restore it with one click or a hotkey
- Keep separate presets (like “Work”, “Coding”, “Meetings” etc.)
- Handle external monitors
Example: I hit my “Work” preset and it opens all the usual apps and moves them to the right desktops automatically. Saves me a few minutes every time.
If anyone here lives in Spaces like I do, you might find it useful.
Here’s the repo (MIT, free):
https://github.com/louivers/spac...
Totally open to feedback — still very much a work in progress.
About SpacePigeon on Product Hunt
“Saved Workspaces for macOS”
SpacePigeon launched on Product Hunt on November 27th, 2025 and earned 96 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #13 on the daily leaderboard. SpacePigeon lets you define full “workspaces” for macOS (which apps to launch, what desktop spaces they use, how windows are laid out, even which URLs open in your browser) — and restore them with a single click or hotkey. It’s a lightweight, open-source app built on Hammerspoon — combining automation power with native macOS feel.
On the analytics side, SpacePigeon competes within Productivity, Open Source and GitHub — topics that collectively have 761.5k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how SpacePigeon performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted SpacePigeon?
SpacePigeon was hunted by Louis Verstraeten. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of SpacePigeon including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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