i3wm workspaces + bindkeys shortcuts come to mind, this is my natural workflow in i3 meta+1-9 to switch workspaces, meta+various keys to launch applications (a

i3wm workspaces + bindkeys shortcuts come to mind, this is my natural workflow in i3 meta+1-9 to switch workspaces, meta+various keys to launch applications (and can configure i3 to launch them into preferred workspaces if desired)