What are Spaces in Shift Browser

Spaces help you organize your apps, accounts, and workflows into separate areas within Shift Browser. You can create a Space for work, personal projects, school, or anything else you want to keep separate, then switch between them with a click.

What are Spaces?

A Space is a dedicated area in Shift Browser where you can organize the apps and tools you use for a specific purpose.

For example, you might create separate Spaces for:

Work
Personal
School
Client projects

If you've used Workspaces in earlier versions of Shift, Spaces offer more flexibility. They aren't tied to an email account, so you can build a Space around any workflow.

Features of Spaces

No email account required

You don't need to connect an email account to create a Space. Create one for any project or workflow.

Anchor Apps

Set an Anchor App to choose which app opens when you double-click a Space icon.

For more information, see Anchor Apps: What They Are and How to Set Them Up in Shift Browser.

Create a Space

Click the Add to Shift (+) button in the Spaces & Apps bar.
Select Add Space.
Enter a name for your Space.
Choose a Space color and theme.
Select an icon.
Click Create Space.

Switch between Spaces

Click a Space icon to switch between your Spaces.

This GIF shows switching between spaces in Shift.

Customize a Space

You can update your Spaces at any time.

Manage apps

Drag and drop apps into a Space to organize your workflow.

Change colors or themes

Right-click a Space.
Select Edit Space.
Update the colors or theme.
Save your changes.

Reset the Space icon

To restore the default icon:

Right-click the Space.
Select Edit Space.
Click Reset to default.

The icon changes back to the first letter of the Space name.

Note: Some layout settings, such as the position of browser bars, apply across all Spaces.

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