Alt-tab-macos
Productivity
window switcher
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
6 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 7 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Idea: 5 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Brings Windows-style alt-tab to macOS, which commenters miss
From 3 comments
This is pretty awesome. Every time I end up using a Mac (normally someone else's) I always struggle with the multitasking experience. This looks a lot more familiar.
bpye on HNOh ppl, you don't know what you have until you lose it! I am unfortunately on Windows, and I miss CMD+Tab and CMD+Tilde style of switching so much. It's vastly superior in terms…
gonzalocasas on HNI'm excited to give this a try, though I wonder if there's a way to replace command tab with it instead of control tab. This little bit of UX is seriously one of those things you…
rubyn00bie on HN
Objections
Window switch UI shows too slowly (about 200ms delay or more)
From 3 comments
Despite the readme ("Fast"!), it's pretty sluggish for me. Mission Control is instantaneous, and this takes 1-2 seconds to display. It also doesn't seem to support any form of…
ken on HNI like this idea a lot, just tried it now however and the UI is a bit too slow for how fast I like to switch between apps, espically on multiple desktops - takes about a second…
imkieren on HN> it's pretty sluggish for me Did you take into account the 200ms that's purposefully added? The behavior of alt-tab on windows is also: if you press fast (within 200ms) you…
lwouis on HN
Lacks drag-and-drop, Cmd-H/Q, and Spaces support
From 2 comments
Despite the readme ("Fast"!), it's pretty sluggish for me. Mission Control is instantaneous, and this takes 1-2 seconds to display. It also doesn't seem to support any form of…
ken on HN> it's pretty sluggish for me Did you take into account the 200ms that's purposefully added? The behavior of alt-tab on windows is also: if you press fast (within 200ms) you…
lwouis on HN
Control-Tab conflicts with browser tab switching
From 2 comments
I love your app, but unfortunately Control+Tab is the same shortcut used system-wide to move between tabs. Could you add the ability to choose a custom shortcut?
pazimzadeh on HN+1 for this. Now my browser experience is broken. Or is there a way to remap tab switching shortcut in firefox? Seems silly to do that though. Actually, alt+tab seems to do…
savolai on HN
Requests
Configurable shortcut keys, including replacing Command-Tab
From 3 comments
I love your app, but unfortunately Control+Tab is the same shortcut used system-wide to move between tabs. Could you add the ability to choose a custom shortcut?
pazimzadeh on HNHow great it would be if you could replace command-tab instead of adding control-tab? Neat idea, although I do prefer the command-tab, hold command, hit Q or M or H, continue…
SomeHacker44 on HNI'm excited to give this a try, though I wonder if there's a way to replace command tab with it instead of control tab. This little bit of UX is seriously one of those things you…
rubyn00bie on HN
Configurable activation delay
From 2 comments
+1 for this. Now my browser experience is broken. Or is there a way to remap tab switching shortcut in firefox? Seems silly to do that though. Actually, alt+tab seems to do…
savolai on HNHow do you change the delay for showing the UI? > Delay before showing the UI to avoid flashing (default 200ms) What's flashing? Have you thought about enabling going backwards…
pazimzadeh on HN
Multi-monitor support
From 1 comment
I like this idea a lot, just tried it now however and the UI is a bit too slow for how fast I like to switch between apps, espically on multiple desktops - takes about a second…
imkieren on HN
Questions
Whether Cmd-tilde window switching is known
From 1 comment
Do people know about CMD+Tilde to switch windows within an app? CMD+Tab to the App and Tilde to the Window? It’s not mentioned in the READMEs description of how macOS tab…
donatj on HN
How to change the display delay
From 1 comment
How do you change the delay for showing the UI? > Delay before showing the UI to avoid flashing (default 200ms) What's flashing? Have you thought about enabling going backwards…
pazimzadeh on HN
Alternatives named
HyperSwitch
From 2 comments
I’ve been using hyperswitch [0] for ages which does something like that. The killer feature for me is to hide windows that are not on my current desktop. I have virtual spaces…
dvcrn on HNI’ve been using HyperSwitch [1] and love it, but will give this a look... [1] https://bahoom.com/hyperswitch
eddyg on HN
Mission Control and Exposé
From 2 comments
Despite the readme ("Fast"!), it's pretty sluggish for me. Mission Control is instantaneous, and this takes 1-2 seconds to display. It also doesn't seem to support any form of…
ken on HNAuthor here. I'm familiar with this. I have rebinded these, but basically I use them everyday for tab switching, for example within 1 chrome window, of within 1 terminal window.…
lwouis on HN
Contexts app
From 1 comment
I use https://contexts.co for app switching as it supports fuzzy searching windows
nikivi on HN
Witch
From 1 comment
I use Witch by ManyTricks for this. I refused to get a mac until someone told me about it — I find switching to a program first and then to the correct window totally insane.…
allworknoplay on HN