I use Niri workspaces that way. I name my spaces (usually after branches) and have a browser, editor and usually a few terminals open on a workspace. It's also great that a workspace has infinite space so that I can never have to think about creating workspaces just because some workspace has run out of room.
replyI feel like Arc nailed this perfectly with the vertical tabs and multiple "spaces", and since almost everything happens in-browser these days, this was 99% good enough. I can't understand why more power users don't find this setup ideal. I'm hoping Zen Browser can become a solid replacement.
replyZen has been working as a full replacement for Arc for me since the Atlassian acquisition. There are only minor things that I miss from Arc ("development mode").
replyKDE tries to do this with Activities¹ (I personally haven't found it useful).
reply¹https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/17/streamline-plasma-with-acti...
I make a version of this happen with Aerospace on macOS.
replyFor anyone wondering, you can use Aerospace purely as a workspace switching solution without the tiling: https://www.boronine.com/2025/02/09/Instant-Workspace-Switch...
replyThrilled to see it's FOSS.
replyOh nice, looks awesome, I will give it a go!
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