Louis Pontoise
b841ec7a57
squash of pull-request corrections and improvements refactor: better mimic apple centering Also use enum instead of bool to self-document the interface docs: clarify the show-on-screen preference wording Discussion on this SO (https://stackoverflow.com/a/864432/2249756) seem to indicate that .main is not the screen with the menubar, however in my tests, it is always that window. I think macOS changed the behavior of .main without updating the documentation refactor: shorter method names as swift promotes + removed debug code fix: all methods in screen should use visibleFrame not frame refactor: (hopefully) made code intent clearer fix: panel and collection layout now use dynamic screen variable fix: fix vertical origin from 4c44100f196
alt-tab-macos
alt-tab-macos brings the power of Windows' "alt-tab" window switcher to macOS.
Installation
Download the latest release and extract it in your Applications folder. If macOS refuses to run the application because it's from an unidentified developer, right-click the application, choose Open then click Open in the prompt that appears.
Usage
- Press
⌥ option+⇥ tabto shows the thumbnails. - Hold
⌥ optionand press⇥ tabto select the next thumbnail. - Hold
⌥ optionand press⇧ shift+⇥ tabto select the previous thumbnail. - Release
⌥ optionto switch focus to the window.
Extra:
- You hover and click with the
🖱️ mouse. - You cycle with
⇦ left arrowand⇨ right arrow. - You can cancel with
⎋ escape.
Configuration
- Change the shortcut key, switch to a Windows theme and more, using the Preferences window.
- If you like scriptable/portable configuration, you can edit
~/Library/Preferences/alt-tab-macos.json.
Alternatives
Before building my own app, I looked around at similar apps. However, none was completely satisfactory so I rolled my own. Also, the almost-good-enough apps are not open-source.
| Alternative | Differences |
|---|---|
| HyperSwitch and HyperDock | Closed-source. Thumbnails are too small. App icon is on top of the thumbnail |
| WindowSwitcher | 7$. Thumbnails are small and blurry. App icon is on top of the thumbnail |
| Switch | Open Source. Thumbnails are small. Very little customization. Latest release is from 2016 |
| Witch and Context | 10-15$. Closed-source. Focus on text. No thumbnails |
| Built-in MissionControl | No keyboard support |
⌘ command + ⇥ tab |
Only shows apps, not windows (note: can press down to see window of selected app) |
⌘ command + ` |
Cycles through tabs and windows, but only of the same app. Only cycling, no direct access |
Screenshots
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Windows theme
