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Amethyst vs SelfControl

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Amethyst

Amethyst is a free, open-source tiling window manager for macOS inspired by xmonad. It automatically arranges application windows into non-overlapping layouts using keyboard shortcuts, without requiring System Integrity Protection to be disabled. Amethyst supports multiple layout algorithms including tall, wide, fullscreen, and column layouts.

ProductivityFreeOpen Source
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SelfControl

SelfControl is Free macOS app that blocks access to distracting websites for a set time period.. It is available under a free model. This tool falls under the productivity category.

ProductivityFreeOpen Source

Quick Facts

Amethyst

Year Launched2013
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryProductivity
Platforms

SelfControl

Year Launched2009
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryProductivity
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux, Web

Pricing

Amethyst

Free

SelfControl

Free

Free: Free/one-time

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