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Purpose

alt-tab-macos brings the power of Windows "alt-tab" window switcher to macOS.

How to use

• Press ⌥ option + ⇥ tab to shows the thumbnails
• Hold ⌥ option and press ⇥ tab to select the next thumbnail
• Hold ⌥ option and press ⇧ shift + ⇥ tab to select the previous thumbnail
• Release ⌥ option to switch focus to the window

Extra:

• You hover and click with the 🖱️ mouse
• You cycle with ⇦ left arrow and ⇨ 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.

• HyperSwitch and HyperDock
  Free but closed-source. Things I would change: thumbnails are too small, app icon is on top of the thumbnail
• Witch and Context
  10-15$. Focus on text instead of thumbnails
• Built-in [MissionControl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Control_(macOS))
  No keyboard support
• Command-tab
  Only see 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. No direct access; only cycling

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Windows theme