SpaceNames
SpaceNames gives every macOS desktop a name, colour and icon. They appear in the menu bar, when you switch, and right inside Mission Control, where Apple only says “Desktop 1, Desktop 2…”.
14 days free, then US$10 once · macOS 27 or later · Apple Silicon
SpaceNames only adds labels. It never moves, resizes or hides your windows, and it doesn't need System Integrity Protection turned off.
Your names, colours and icons sit right where Apple's “Desktop N” labels are, in both the collapsed bar and the full thumbnail view. They follow the bar as it opens and disappear the moment Mission Control closes.
See which desktop you're on at a glance, as plain text or a coloured pill. Click any desktop in the menu to jump to it.
Swipe between desktops and the name appears for a moment, then fades. Choose its size, position, colour and how long it stays.
Choose from preset colours or any custom colour. For icons, pick an SF Symbol, any emoji, or your own logo (PNG, JPEG, SVG or PDF).
Run any Shortcut from the Shortcuts app when you land on a desktop, for example to turn on a Focus mode or open your tools. Swiping past a desktop won't trigger it.
Get one small app per desktop to pin in docks like uBar. Click one to go straight to that desktop.
No accounts and no tracking. SpaceNames goes online only once, to activate your licence. Everything else stays on your Mac, and you can export it all to a single backup file.
Drag SpaceNames to Applications. It lives in your menu bar.
A short welcome guide walks you through it. SpaceNames uses it only to read Mission Control and to switch desktops for you.
Open Space Options and give each desktop a name, colour and icon, all in one window.
one-time purchase · no subscription
Your licence key arrives by email straight after purchase. Prices are in US dollars; local tax may be added at checkout.
Free for 14 days. No account or card needed to try it.
Download for MacVersion 1.0.0 · macOS 27 or later · Apple Silicon · signed and notarised by Apple
No. It only adds labels and switches desktops using macOS's own keyboard shortcuts, as if you'd pressed them yourself. It never moves, resizes or hides anything, and it doesn't need System Integrity Protection turned off.
No. Everything SpaceNames draws is kept out of Mission Control's window thumbnails, App Exposé and the ⌘-Tab switcher.
To read where Mission Control draws its Spaces bar, so the labels line up, and to press the “Switch to Desktop” shortcut when you click a desktop in the menu. It doesn't read the contents of your windows.
Macs running macOS 27 or later, which means Apple Silicon. It works with one or several displays, any system language, and alongside full-screen apps.
Yes. SpaceNames follows each desktop's identity, not its position, so names, colours and icons move with the desktop. If you close a desktop, its settings wait under “Unassigned” so you can move them onto another one.
SpaceNames pauses and offers to buy or enter a licence. Your names, colours and icons are kept, and everything comes back as soon as you enter a key.
Find it in your receipt email, or look up your orders at Lemon Squeezy's “My Orders” using the email you bought with.
Yes. If SpaceNames isn't right for you, email hello@webworxstudio.au within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.