Idea: Shortcut for Restoring App Layouts

[H7ioo]

I came up with a shortcut idea to quickly rearrange apps into predefined positions (layouts).

Use Case

Imagine you have VSCode and Firefox open, but they’re not in the positions you want. Instead of manually adjusting them, you press a shortcut to instantly restore your preferred layout.

Example Shortcuts

ALT+L+1  # Default layout
ALT+L+P  # Programming mode - VSCode on the left, Firefox on the right
ALT+L+G  # Gaming mode - Steam on monitor 0, Discord on monitor 1

When you press a shortcut, it will:

1. Open the specified apps (if they aren’t already running).
2. Arrange them based on the configured layout (e.g., VSCode on the left, Firefox on the right).

Alternatively, if all required apps are already open, it will only rearrange them without launching new instances.

Example Configuration

{
  "layouts": [
    {
      "shortcut": "ALT+L+1",
      "apps": [
        { "app": "VSCode.exe", "placement": "left", "monitor": "0" },
        { "app": "FireFox.exe", "placement": "right", "monitor": "0" }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

This config maps ALT+L+1 to position VSCode on the left and Firefox on the right on monitor 0.

I didn't consider built-in layouts BSP etc.

Would this feature be valuable to anyone?

Similar request: #989

My actual use case is when I want to start programming I open a terminal, code editor, and multiple browser instances, and rearrange them based on my need which is always the same. To be honest it is not a big deal but we could build upon this feature to get something that is actually useful.

Edit: Dynamic Resizing apps could be a good combination. This feature is not necessary and takes a lot of effort so never mind.