Use cases

How people organize their Spaces with Spacepal. Most of these start from one of Spacepal's built-in templates (Developer, Designer, Freelancer, Student and Streamer), which name and color your desktops in one click and open the right apps on each.

• Developers: editor and terminal on one Space, docs and localhost on the next, shell commands per Space and the Developer template.
• Designers: the design tool alone on one Space, references and a clean review Space for client calls, with the Designer template.
• Freelancers: one Space per client, an Admin Space, per-client browser profiles and time per Space exported as CSV.
• Streamers: OBS, game, chat and tools Spaces, instant switching for clean cuts, and one Stream Deck key per Space.
• MacBook with an external monitor: a profile per desk, Prepare to Unplug before you leave and windows put back when you dock again.

Apply any template from Settings, Profiles, Templates, or with a link such as spacepal://template/Student. For the features behind these setups, see features. Spacepal is a one-time purchase with a 14-day trial.

Written by Dan Bayer, developer of Spacepal. Last updated 2026-10-27.