[pjerem]

Honestly, anyone who used and loved macOS in the past should really try a modern KDE Plasma desktop.

It’s not the same, per se, but it’s just … mature. It’s mature because it’s a nice mix of « it’s old and boring » + they took inspiration from everything that worked on macOS and Windows and stole it. They never removed features for any bullshit marketing reasons.

It’s not perfect : there are things that I like better on macOS (but they tend to be very rare tbh) or even Gnome or whatever I’m trying nowadays (it’s Niri!)… but I do think KDE is the best overall when it comes to respecting its user, giving him nice and clean defaults while giving them enough options to work however they like to.

And yes, that includes virtual desktops arranged in a custom grid. It’s not the default but the option is right there waiting for you to enable it if you want it.

[MiddleEndian]

I use KDE at home after leaving OS X when it became clear Apple became more interested in mobile OSes than desktop OSes, and using various combos of Linux and Windows for a bit. Gotta agree. Powerful, customizatable, and predictable at the same time.

[ibejoeb]

I would. I love linux desktop, but the apple hardware just smokes anything else. I've had a little success with asahi, but not enough to let me switch.

[seaal]

Seriously, it's honestly pathetic at how little Microsoft and Apple have pushed UX in the past two decades.

Something like quickshell-overview feels so smooth and delicious compared to the painful use of virtual desktops on Windows/MacOS.

[0]: https://github.com/Shanu-Kumawat/quickshell-overview