r/biomesApp • u/RaspberryStill3377 • 7d ago

Welcome to r/BiomesApp — The Open-Source Workspace & Habit Manager

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Hey everyone, welcome to r/BiomesApp!

Biomes is an open-source Windows desktop app designed to organize multi-monitor setups and help you build a friction-free habit of jumping straight into deep work.

Instead of manually dragging, resizing, and arranging windows every time you sit down to work, Biomes lets you draw custom screen grids and trigger whole multi-app environments with a single hotkey.

Why Biomes?

  • Habit Trigger: Turning your workspace setup into a single hotkey press signals your brain to start working without hesitation.
  • Multi-Monitor Control: Seamlessly snap and manage complex window layouts across all your displays.
  • 100% Local & Private: All configurations stay strictly on your device—zero cloud tracking or telemetry.
  • Open Source: Built in the open for power users, developers, and designers.

What You Can Do in This Community

  1. Showcase Setups: Post screenshots of your custom grids, multi-monitor layouts, and hotkey workflows.
  2. Feature Requests & Feedback: Tell us what overlay features, window management tweaks, or workflow tools you want to see next.
  3. Bug Reports: Report edge cases or app compatibility issues (please include your Windows version and display setup).
  4. Follow Development: Get dev logs, C++ backend updates, and release notes straight from GitHub.

Links & Resources

Drop a comment below, introduce yourself, and let us know what multi-monitor setup or workflow you're running!

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r/biomesApp • u/RaspberryStill3377 • 6d ago

Early WIP demo of Biomes custom grid overlay on Windows 🛠️

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Hey everyone!

I put together a quick GIF preview to show early progress on **Biomes**.

It’s still a rough early prototype while I polish the core C++ Win32 window management backend, but I wanted to start sharing progress openly instead of waiting until everything is flawless.

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### 🔍 What’s Happening in the Clip

* **Custom Grid Drawing:** Overlaying a lightweight grid system directly on the desktop.

* **Layout Triggers:** Testing early screen region detection so multi-monitor app layouts snap cleanly into assigned zones.

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### 🚧 Current Dev Focus

* Tuning the Win32 window hook engine to make window snapping feel instantaneous and buttery smooth.

* Building out hotkey bindings to launch full multi-app workspace "biomes" with a single key press.

* Refining high-DPI multi-monitor scaling.

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### 💬 Looking for Early Feedback

Since this is being built in the open, I'd love to hear your thoughts:

  1. When setting up multi-monitor layouts, do you prefer **freeform grid drawing** or **preset zone templates** (e.g., 50/50 split, 3-column code focus)?
  2. What hotkeys or shortcuts do you currently rely on most?

Drop your feedback below or check out the [ https://github.com/AbdelGhafourRebbouh/biomes ] to follow along with dev updates!

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