JankyBorders
Window border utility in Productivity & writing
People recommend this free macOS tool for drawing a colored border around windows that moves smoothly with them, and it works alongside tiling window managers like Aerospace.
People recommend this free macOS tool for drawing a colored border around windows that moves smoothly with them, and it works alongside tiling window managers like Aerospace.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 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
Colored border that follows windows
“the only thing that stuck was https://github.com/FelixKratz/JankyBorders which does nothing more for me than painting a big colored border”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “GridSnap – an open-source Divvy-style window snapper for macOS” “border made by JankyBorders moves smoothly together with window”
Comment from 27 Nov 2025 in “Alan.app – Add a Border to macOS Active Window”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan.app | 10 | 7 | 59% | 1 | — | — |
| JankyBordersThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the only thing that stuck was https://github.com/FelixKratz/JankyBorders which does nothing more for me than painting a big colored border”
“I wish I could make it less rounded”
“border made by JankyBorders moves smoothly together with window”
“I’ll be installing the one you linked”
“I'm using it alongside Aerospace right now”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.