GitHub - stefanopineda/quintile: Keyboard-only N×M grid window tiling for macOS

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Pangram verdict · v3.3

We believe that this document is fully AI-generated

98 %

AI likelihood · overall

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SEGMENTS · HUMAN 0 of 2

SEGMENTS · AI 2 of 2

WORD COUNT 338

PEAK AI % 98% · §1

Analyzed

Jul 18

backend: pangram/v3.3

Segments scanned

2 windows

avg 169 words each

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0 / 100%

human / AI fraction

Verdict

Pangram v3.3

Article text · 338 words · 2 segments analyzed

Human AI-generated

§1 AI · 98%

Keyboard-only grid tiling for macOS. https://github.com/stefanopineda/quintile/raw/main/docs/demos/hero.mp4

Place any window on any N×M span — two keypresses, no mouse.

arbitrary grids — 5×2, 4×3, whatever fits the display span picker — ⌃⌥G, two cells, done presets + profiles — thirds, quarters, three grids per display public Accessibility API only — no SIP hacks, no private frameworks free, MIT · Developer ID signed & notarized

install brew install --cask stefanopineda/quintile/quintile or: brew tap stefanopineda/quintile brew install --cask quintile or download Quintile.app.zip · or git clone + make run

Official brew install quintile (homebrew/cask) is blocked until the GitHub repo meets Homebrew notability (~225 stars / 90 forks / 90 watchers). We submitted PR #274471; maintainers asked to resubmit once thresholds are met.

after install Quintile is a menu bar app (no Dock icon).

Open it: Spotlight (⌘Space) → Quintile → Enter (or /Applications/Quintile.app) Look for ⊞! / ⊞ near the clock System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility → Quintile ON (if it already looks ON after an update: OFF then ON, then Check Again) Click a window → hold Control+Option → press [ (left third)

Full map later: menu bar ⊞ → Quick Start… upgrade / reinstall / “already installed” brew reinstall --cask stefanopineda/quintile/quintile # preferred # if install says "latest version is already installed" but the app is gone: brew uninstall --cask --force --zap stefanopineda/quintile/quintile brew install --cask stefanopineda/quintile/quintile brew install does not reinstall when Homebrew still has a cask receipt. Deleting the app in Finder is not a full uninstall.

§2 AI · 98%

keys Start with thirds. Everything else is optional.

chord action

⌃⌥[ ] \ left / center / right third

⌃⌥1…4 quadrants

⌃⌥⇧1…6 sixths

⌃⌥G then two cells span any rectangle on the grid

⌃⌥←↑↓→ move within grid

⌃⌥P cycle grid profile

⌃⌥N next display

leader is control + option. hold it, hit a key. from source git clone https://github.com/stefanopineda/quintile cd quintile && make run make test make app # dist/Quintile.app status v0.1.8 · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon · Developer ID signed & notarized license MIT