

I feel, however, that none of them are as quick or as consistent between iterations as the setup I will teach you in this tutorial. There are many ways to switch between applications on a Mac, as you can see in this tutorial. This means that if you have a 3x3 grid, you can ensure that your Twitter client is always in the top left space and that your email client is always in the middle right. One of the most useful features of TotalSpaces2 is that it allows you to assign certain applications to particular Spaces. Rather than the linear row of Spaces that is provided by Mission Control, TotalSpaces2 allows you to create a grid that can be navigated with keyboard shortcuts and trackpad gestures. It costs $18, and there is a 14-day free trial.

TotalSpaces is still available for Lion and Mountain Lion and the majority of the information in this tutorial is still applicable. TotalSpaces2 is the new, Mavericks only, successor to TotalSpaces.
Totalspaces alternative how to#
In this tutorial I'll show you how to use a grid of spaces to efficiently swap between applications to improve your productivity. In an earlier tutorial, I taught you about Speeding Up Your Life With Launchbar. It is built on top of OS X's Mission Control and provides a great deal of control over your Mac's work environment. TotalSpaces2 from BinaryAge is the, self-described, "ultimate grid spaces manager".
