desk ☆

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Description:
Lightweight workspace manager for the shell

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.6.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: shell productivity developer-tools workspace automation

Install: brew install desk

About:
Desk is a lightweight shell script that helps developers manage context-switching between different projects. It allows you to define 'desks'—collections of environment variables and shell commands—that activate upon changing workspaces. This eliminates the need for complex shell configurations or manually setting up environments for each project.

Key Features:

Simple shell script with no external dependencies
Fast context switching between project environments
Supports custom initialization and teardown hooks
Lightweight alternative to virtual environments for shell workflows

Use Cases:

Managing different API keys and environment variables across multiple client projects
Switching between development branches with different build configurations
Setting up project-specific aliases and PATH modifications

Alternatives:

direnv – More complex with strict security model; desk is simpler and more lightweight
autoenv – Automatic execution can be risky; desk requires explicit commands for better control

License: MIT

Bottles available for: all

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 15, 2024 11:20am		0	VERSION_BUMP	3899a6b4