Any "Always On Top" app for Mojave?

[inarush]

My workflow requires a lot of coding, and sometimes pasting code from an editor to a terminal window. In those occasions, keeping the terminal window "always on top" is very convenient.

Up until High Sierra, I used to use mySIMBL with its "Afloat" plugin. It was quite tricky to get it working - one had to disable SIP, install mySIMBL and re-enable SIP again - but it worked fine. It looked like this:

With Mojave, however, it no longer works. Actually, it does - but SIP must be permanently disabled. I mean, not only for installing it, but for using it as well. And I don't to take the risk of using Mojave with SIP permanently disabled.

So, I'm looking for a replacement. Does anyone know an alternative way of making a window stay on top in macOS Mojave? Thanks in advance.

 

[Sciuriware]

In JAVA I would write:

frame.setAlwaysOnTop(true);

That still works, so there must be a way for any app.
;JOOP!

 

[inarush]

In JAVA I would write:

frame.setAlwaysOnTop(true);

That still works, so there must be a way for any app.
;JOOP!

It's about time for you to write an app then. Please charge a reasonable price.

 

[StellarVixen]

In JAVA I would write:

frame.setAlwaysOnTop(true);

That still works, so there must be a way for any app.
;JOOP!

Using Swing instead of JavaFX? Why?
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My workflow requires a lot of coding, and sometimes pasting code from an editor to a terminal window. In those occasions, keeping the terminal window "always on top" is very convenient.

Up until High Sierra, I used to use mySIMBL with its "Afloat" plugin. It was quite tricky to get it working - one had to disable SIP, install mySIMBL and re-enable SIP again - but it worked fine. It looked like this:

With Mojave, however, it no longer works. Actually, it does - but SIP must be permanently disabled. I mean, not only for installing it, but for using it as well. And I don't to take the risk of using Mojave with SIP permanently disabled.

So, I'm looking for a replacement. Does anyone know an alternative way of making a window stay on top in macOS Mojave? Thanks in advance.

I cannot imagine any app offering this feature without SIP disabled, as I believe it is the only way for it to work.


You might be out of luck, but I wish you luck, anyway.

 

[Sciuriware]

Using Swing instead of JavaFX? Why?

Using JAVA? Why?
;JOOP!
P.S. On macOS? Why?

 

[billchase2]

Were you able to find an alternative that works on modern OS's? I missing have the Afloat option available, especially while video conferencing from home right now.