Yabai Scratchpad

A simple CLI tool that brings scratchpad functionality to the Yabai window manager on macOS. Inspired by the LeftWM scratchpad feature, this app allows you to quickly access and dismiss any application.

Demo

demo.mp4

Installation Instruction

• Step 1: Clone the repository
• Step 2: cargo build --release
• Step 3: cp target/release/scratchpad /opt/homebrew/bin/ to copy scratchpad to path.
• Step 4: Define configuration by creating $HOME/.config/scratchpad/config.toml
• Step 5: Create SKHD config. eg. alt - t : scratchpad --toggle telegram

Note: Copying binary to /usr/local/bin won't work with SKHD

Usage

scratchpad --toggle {name}

Config Options

Field	Description	Example	Default
name	Name of scratchpad	calculator	N/A
target_type	Type of target	{app,title}	app
target	Target app name or title	Discord	N/A
position	Position where scratchpad shows up	[290, 175]	N/A
size	Size of scratchpad	[1100, 700]	N/A
rows (Optional)	Number of grid rows	6	N/A
cols (Optional)	Number of grid columns	4	N/A
launch_type	Type of launch method	{app,app_with_arg, command}	command
launch_command	Command or name of application	open -n /Applications/Alacritty.app	N/A

Configuration Example

scratchpad_space = 8
launch_timeout = 5

[[scratchpad]]
name = "telegram"
target_type = "app"
target = "Telegram"
position = [1, 1]
size = [4, 4]
rows = 6
cols = 6
launch_type = "app"
launch_command = "Telegram.app"

[[scratchpad]]
name = "alacritty"
target_type = "title"
target = "AlacrittyScratchpad"
position = [290, 175]
size = [1100, 700]
launch_type = "app_with_arg"
launch_command = ["Alacritty.app", "--title", "AlacrittyScratchpad"]

[[scratchpad]]
name = "discord"
target_type = "app"
target = "Discord"
position = [290, 175]
size = [1100, 700]
launch_type = "app"
launch_command = "Discord.app"