I find it to be like spaces except I can
Spaces was really good. Like the OG Leopard version, it was really desktop peak performance.
Stage Manager kinda feels like what Windows does when you hover icons.
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I don't use it.
Any reason why?
Not the person you asked, but I haven't found a use for it myself on my laptop. If I need to work on something I'll just use an external monitor, so I haven't really felt like I've needed what Stage Manager offers
I prefer having one big external monitor with all my windows on it as much as possible, so I’ve turned it off.
I'm having a hard time picturing this, can you take a screenshot of what you mean by all your windows on the second display?
Surely that ends up looking cluttered?
Not really. Usually it’s like 2 safari windows and a text editor next to each other. Imagine the screen split into thirds.
On smaller screens I use the feature where it puts two windows side-by-side that each fill half the screen.
What's the layout Text editor full height and the two safari windows in half screen
I leave it off, I don't see much use for it when I can just have separate desktops open for what I need.
What do you use it for that you can't do normally?
I like having similar tasks on the same workspace separated by mission control.
So I'd have my programming stuff, editor and browser, then maybe an issue tracker on workspace 1 with mission control to quickly switch between the two. I guess the dock might work for this use but it's nicer to have the context of which apps are in each control space.
Then in workspace 2 I have my calendar and reminders on different mission control spaces so I don't have to have them side by side and can benefit from a more full window size.
TLDR: minimise workspace count by grouping tasks of similar context.
I think Stage Manager is great if you only have a single display. Sometimes I will use it at work (computer engineering) to keep my browser tabs with documentation, IDE, and email at arm's reach. If I have access to my dual-monitor setup or an ultra-wide monitor, though, I prefer to keep everything visible or make minimal use of spaces.
I used it for like a week on my iPad, had no idea it was on macOS.