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How to Restore Your macOS Workspace Automatically: Apps, Windows, Spaces, and Browser Profiles

DEV Community·Nghia Luong·28 days ago
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Updated May 2026 : Now covers virtual desktop (Spaces) restoration and iCloud sync across multiple Macs, both shipped in ShiftPlus 1.3. TL;DR A complete macOS workspace includes apps, window layouts, browser profiles, virtual desktops, and terminal state. Native macOS saves almost none of it. Most third-party tools cover one slice: Stay and Spencer handle window layouts, Shift handles browser profiles, none handle Spaces. ShiftPlus captures all of it in one profile and restores it with a hotkey, including pinning apps to specific desktops. iCloud sync makes the same workspace available across multiple Macs without rebuilding it on each one. What Counts as a "Workspace" on macOS Most people think a workspace is just "the apps that are open." That's the easy part.…

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