Built for Windows 10 and 11

The infinite ribbon window manager.

Fast C++20 core, Direct2D hardware overlay and pure Lua 5.4 scripting. Windows glide along a fluid horizontal ribbon backed by sub-stepped numerical springs.

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Workspace 1 Column 2/4 (66%)

main.cpp - Visual Studio

SetWinEventHook(EVENT_OBJECT_CREATE, ...);
InitializeAltTabHook();
IPCServerThread();

Windows Terminal

pwsh> .\quirectl.ps1 focus right
OK - camera shifted 840px

PowerShell

CPU: 1.2% | RAM: 32MB | D2D: 144Hz

Discord

Edge DevTools

Interactive simulator. Use the buttons or press Left, Right and Space.

Engineered for deep focus

Zero electron bloat. Native Win32 performance with modern design polish.

Physics Engine

Sub-Stepped Spring Math

Every camera glide and window resize runs through numerical spring calculations with custom stiffness, damping and mass.

Graphics

Direct2D Native Overlay

Renders active borders, workspaces HUD and task cards straight to the display plane without lagging your inputs.

Scriptability

Pure Lua 5.4 Runtime

Bind custom key combos, script workspace events and build external tools through the high-speed named pipe IPC.

Stability

Zero Window Bleed

Safe coordinates parking keeps background apps alive without losing size, opacity or desktop position on exit.

Keybindings Reference

Ergonomic keys designed for fast keyboard navigation.

Combination	Action	Scope
`Alt` + `H` / `L`	Shift focus left or right across columns	Ribbon
`Alt` + `K` / `J`	Focus up or down in column stack	Stack
`Alt` + `Shift` + `H` / `L`	Swap column position	Ribbon
`Alt` + `Q` / `E`	Switch to previous or next workspace	Workspaces
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `H` / `L`	Transfer focused window between monitors	Multi-head
`Alt` + `D`	Cycle width ratio (100% / 66% / 50%)	Column
`Alt` + `Space`	Toggle application launcher	Global
`Alt` + `1..9`	Direct switch to workspace number	Workspaces

Ready for fluid multitasking?

Free, open source under MIT and ready to compile for Windows 10 and 11.

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