Release / 24 Apr 2026 / with v7.1.19, v7.1.20, v7.1.21, v7.1.22, v7.1.23

yabai v7.1.24

Switch Spaces from the command line while keeping System Integrity Protection enabled.

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Before you upgrade to v7.1.24

1 to fix

Pointer-driven focus is suppressed during Space-switch gestures; stale context-menu events are addressed, and v7.1.24 clears the tracked focus window when it closes.

Behavior changedFocus the window under the mouse automatically.

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Set `yabai -m config skip_window_focus_animation on` to retain animation bypass from v7.1.22 onward; it is now optional and defaults to off.

Action requiredAffects: Users of v7.1.21 relying on automatic animation bypass without the scripting addition.Inferred

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What changed in v7.1.24

`space --focus` now works with SIP enabled; `skip_window_focus_animation` makes animation bypass optional for focusing windows on inactive Spaces. The grouped releases also adjust focus-follows-mouse behavior and repair Intel scripting-addition compatibility.

Also: Adds optional animation skipping without the scripting addition; improves pointer focus and Intel macOS compatibility.

Available in v7.1.24, covering v7.1.19–v7.1.24. Use `skip_window_focus_animation` only without the scripting addition; other elevated features retain their SIP requirements.

New things you can do

v7.1.21 introduces animation bypass; v7.1.22 gates it behind `skip_window_focus_animation`, with further improvements in v7.1.23.

AddedSkip the Space animation when focusing an application or window on an inactive Space with SIP enabled.Inferred

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The README lists Intel Tahoe support, and the scripting addition is fixed for macOS 26.4 Intel x64.

AddedManage windows on macOS Tahoe on an Intel Mac.

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Fixed and improved

`space --focus` now works with SIP enabled; v7.1.20 also improves performance of this path.

Limit liftedFocus a selected macOS Space through a command.

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The scripting addition can disable Space animations on macOS 15.7 Intel x64 again.

Now worksDisable animations when switching macOS Spaces.

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asmvik/yabai/blob/v7.1.23/CHANGELOG.md

Seeded by @iluxav with Codex, from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.