HOW IT WORKS

Your first workspace in 3 easy steps

Arrange your work. Save its setup. Restore it when you return.

On macOS, restoration currently supports browser tabs and windows, and FocalContextual is available in beta. Desktop app and file integrations continue to expand across Windows and macOS. See platform capabilities.

Step 00

Start with a purpose

Think of a task, topic or activity you'll return to.

FOR EXAMPLE…

Workspace example audience
Workspace purpose

Example workspaces

  • Client proposal
  • Contract review
  • Budget preparation

Step 01

Arrange your desktop

Bring the tabs, apps, and documents you need onto the desktop. Close anything unrelated.

A task desktop with relevant apps and browser windows gathered but still overlapping

Step 02

Open Workspace Explorer

Use your desktop's taskbar/dock, use Alt+W+E / Cmd+W+E, or say "Edit workspace".

Angled close-up of a Windows desktop taskbar with the Workspace Explorer button in the foreground

Step 03

Save it as a workspace

Give the workspace a name, add labels if useful, then save it.

Workspace editor focused on the workspace name field

Your workspace is saved.

Open it whenever you return to car shopping, and OpenWorkspace restores your saved desktop for you.

Now build a collection of workspaces you can restore anytime.

Each workspace preserves the setup for a task or topic, so you can return to it without having to find and reassemble all the pieces.

Create several at once or as you work, then reopen any one by name.

Workspace Explorer showing a searchable collection of named workspaces with saved desktop previews

WORKSPACE OPTIONS

Customize each workspace's surface and behavior.

Use wallpaper, appearance, icon visibility, and more to make each workspace easier to recognize and distinguish within your collection.

Workspace Explorer Wallpaper Gallery showing an Agave Heart wallpaper ready to apply
Wallpaper control

Wallpaper

Apply a wallpaper to help distinguish the workspace.

A workspace demonstrating light and dark color modes
Appearance control

Appearance

Choose light or dark system/application appearance.

A workspace demonstrating desktop icons shown and hidden
Desktop icons control

Desktop icons

Choose whether desktop icons are shown or hidden.

FOCUS + CONTEXT

Focus on what matters. Keep the rest in context.

A Workspace determines what belongs together for an activity. FocalContextual™adds an optional way to structure that material while you work—distinguishing primary work from the supporting information you want available in context.

Learn about FocalContextual

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