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Defi for Mac

Fast, native scrollable-tiling window manager inspired by Niri.

By qeude. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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Defi at a glance

Version
0.10.0
Released
13 November 2026
Download size
6.0 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Windows and Keyboard
Developer
qeude
GitHub stars
183

About Defi

A fast, native scrollable-tiling window manager for macOS, inspired by Niri.

How to install Defi on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Defi and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 0.10.0 from qeude's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to Defi show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: Defi-v0.10.0.dmg (6.0 MB).

What is new in Defi 0.10.0

## Default shortcuts changed

`mod-tab` now opens the recent windows switcher (#264). A `[keys]` entry you set on `mod-tab` still wins.

## Configuration changes

Defi no longer rewrites keys replaced in 0.8.0. A file that still sets one fails to load and names its replacement:

- `default_key_modifier` and `[modifier_combinations]` → `mod`
- `floating` and `force_tiling` in `[[rules]]` → `window = "force-floating"` / `window = "force-tiled"`

## What's Changed
* feat(layout): override column widths per display by @qeude in https://github.com/qeude/Defi/pull/263
* feat(overview): follow the system appearance like the cheat sheet by @qeude in https://github.com/qeude/Defi/pull/268
* Revert "feat(overview): follow the system appearance like the cheat sheet (#268)" by @qeude in https://github.com/qeude/Defi/pull/269
* feat: add a recent windows switcher on mod-tab by @qeude in https://github.com/qeude/Defi/pull/264
* fix(rules): apply title rules when the title arrives just after opening by @qeude in https://github.com/qeude/Defi/pull/262
* fix(focus): activate the target app while Defi Settings is open by @qeude in https://github.com/qeude/Defi/pull/272
* fix(capture): capture only windows WindowServer shows by @qeude in https://github.com/qeude/Defi/pull/273
* fix(input): read three- and four-finger touches on the main thread by @qeude in https://github.com/qeude/Defi/pull/275
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