Split view and Peek

Split view in Rio puts two to four pages side by side in one window, each pane with its own address bar. Peek opens a link over your page for a quick look: Shift-click any link. Rio is a free Chromium browser for Mac, and it brings your Arc setup over in one step.

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Split view with linear.app/method on the left and vercel.com/templates on the right, each pane with its own address.
A GitHub page open in Peek over the Tailwind CSS site, with buttons to close it, open it as a tab or open it in a split.

Two pages, one window

You are writing up how your team works in Linear and want Vercel's templates page open while you write. Press Ctrl+Shift+= to add a pane, or pick Add to Split View from a tab's menu in the sidebar. Linear sits on the left and Vercel on the right, each with its own address bar. In the sidebar the pair shows as one row.

  • Add a pane: Ctrl+Shift+=, up to four.
  • Move between panes: Ctrl+Shift+1 to Ctrl+Shift+4, or Ctrl+Shift+] and Ctrl+Shift+[.
  • Take a pane out: Ctrl+Shift+-.
  • From the sidebar: a tab's menu has Add to Split View and Open in Split.

A quick look with Peek

You are reading the Tailwind CSS docs and a link points to a GitHub repo. Shift-click it. The repo opens in Peek, a card over the page you were reading. Close it and you are back where you were. Keep it with one of its buttons: open it as a tab (Cmd+Shift+O) or open it in a split next to your page.

Links from your favorites and pinned tabs to other sites open in Peek too, so a pinned Gmail tab stays on Gmail when you click a link in an email. Both behaviors are on by default and live in Settings, Links.

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Questions

How many pages can a split view hold?

Two to four. Ctrl+Shift+= adds a pane, Ctrl+Shift+- separates the current one, and Ctrl+Shift+1 to Ctrl+Shift+4 moves between panes.

How do I open a link in Peek?

Shift-click it. Links to other sites from your favorites and pinned tabs open in Peek too. You can turn either off in Settings, Links.

Can I keep a Peek page?

Yes. Open it as a tab with Cmd+Shift+O, or use the split button to put it next to your page.

Sources

  1. Rio source, split view shortcuts and sidebar menu items (commands/split.ts)
  2. Rio source, split view holds 2 to 4 panes (split.ts)
  3. Rio source, Peek settings (settings.ts)
  4. Rio source, Open Peek as Tab (commands/multitask.ts)
  5. Rio README, split view and Peek
The Rio logo: a glass orb with sunset waves

Rio is free, in beta.

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