Drawers for macOS
Workspace app in Productivity & writing
People recommend Drawers as a clean take on project-scoped spaces and a dock for focus on macOS, and several had wanted an app like it. The main caveat is that one commenter would wait until onboarding is fixed.
People recommend Drawers as a clean take on project-scoped spaces and a dock for focus on macOS, and several had wanted an app like it. The main caveat is that one commenter would wait until onboarding is fixed.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 16
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 16 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Long-wanted idea finally built
“Nice!! been wanting ti build something like this since I got a mac - never did - glad you did.”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)” “I love that idea, and had a similar one once (never realized)”
Comment from 11 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)” “it's cool to see someone finally implement it”
Comment from 12 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)” - Comment from 11 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)”
- Comment from 11 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)”
Helps stay focused at work
“We built this to stay focused while working on the computer”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)” “This is really useful for me”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)” Clean, persuasive website
“Incredibly clean website, refreshing to not see the default AI ui.”
Comment from 11 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)” “Looks very interesting, and your page makes the case very well.”
Comment from 11 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)” Promising idea, eager to try
“This looks great, will beta test over the coming weeks.”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)” “Smart idea, can't wait to try it”
Comment from 11 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)”
What people said
14 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Would not recommend until they fix their onboarding”
“it's cool to see someone finally implement it”
“I love that idea, and had a similar one once (never realized)”
“Incredibly clean website, refreshing to not see the default AI ui.”
“Was look for exactly that (but for Features)”
“I've always wanted something like this.”
“Super cool, I'm not on mac so I can't try.”
“Smart idea, can't wait to try it”
“Looks very interesting, and your page makes the case very well.”
“This looks like a huge solve to a problem”
“This is really useful for me”
“This looks great, will beta test over the coming weeks.”
“Nice!! been wanting ti build something like this since I got a mac - never did - glad you did.”
“We built this to stay focused while working on the computer”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.