honer ☆

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Description:
Utility that draws a border around the focused window

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 1.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: macos window-manager productivity utility ui

Install: brew install --cask honer

About:
Honer is a lightweight utility designed to visually enhance window management on macOS. It draws a distinct, customizable colored border around the currently focused window, making it easy to identify your active workspace. This tool is ideal for users who work with multiple overlapping windows and need a quick visual cue to track focus.

Key Features:

Draws a customizable colored border around the active window
Lightweight and low on system resources
Simple configuration via command line or plist
Improves visual workflow for multi-window users

Use Cases:

Quickly identifying the active window in a cluttered desktop environment
Enhancing focus for users with multiple monitors or virtual desktops
Visual feedback for keyboard-driven workflows

Alternatives:

Contexts – A full-featured window switcher with search, whereas Honer is a simple visual indicator.
Yabai – A tiling window manager that can add borders, but is much more complex and invasive.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:19pm	1.1	0	VERSION_BUMP	edbcf5c8