Stop tabbing past the window you want.
AltTabio puts every window in Alt+Tab and Cmd+Tab. Press 1 to 9 to go straight to one. Free and open source.
curl -fsSL https://vibeslop.github.io/AltTabio/install.sh | sh
irm https://vibeslop.github.io/AltTabio/install.ps1 | iex
Everything Alt+Tab⌘ Tab should have been.
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Press 1 to 9
The first nine windows answer to 1 to 9. Press one and you're there, without stepping through the list.
Press 1 to 9
Each window of the selected app has a number beside it. Press it and you're there.
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Type to find
Hold Alt and type. The list narrows by title, app or number.
Reach every window
Minimized, hidden or on another desktop, each window is listed with a label that says which.
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Act from the list
Close, minimize, maximize or end the selected window's program without leaving the switcher.
Act from the list
Close or minimize the selected window, or hide or quit its app, right from the switcher.
Nothing to pay. Nothing sent.
AltTabio is free, with no account and no ads. It goes online for one thing, to check for its own updates, and you can switch that off.
Questions
Is AltTabio really free?
Yes. AltTabio is open-source software under the MIT license. There is no trial, no ads, no account, and no paid version.
Does it collect any data?
No. The app has no analytics. It contacts GitHub only to check for and download its own updates, and those requests carry nothing about your windows, what you type, or your settings. You can turn automatic updates off in Settings and still check by hand. The source code is public, so anyone can check.
Why does Windows ask for administrator permission?
AltTabio needs it to see Alt+Tab before Windows does and to close a frozen program when you ask. Those are the only reasons.
Why does the Mac version ask for Accessibility and Screen Recording?
Accessibility lets AltTabio see Cmd+Tab before macOS does and raise, minimize, or close windows. Screen Recording is only for window previews, and AltTabio asks for it after your first Cmd+Tab. Without it the list still works.
Why install with a command?
Having Apple or Windows vouch for an app costs its developer a yearly fee, and AltTabio doesn't pay it. So a copy downloaded in a browser is blocked on a Mac and comes with a warning on Windows. The install command checks that the download really is AltTabio's, then installs it. On a Mac every release is signed the same way, so macOS keeps your permissions across updates.
It takes a minute. On a Mac, press ⌘ Space, type Terminal and press Return. On Windows, press Start, type PowerShell and press Enter. Then paste the command and press Return or Enter.
You can also download it and check it by hand, on a Mac or on Windows.
How do I get the built-in switcher back?
On Windows, right-click the AltTabio tray icon and choose Exit. On a Mac, quit AltTabio from its menu bar icon, or turn off Replace ⌘ Tab in its settings.
On Windows you can also replace only Alt+Tab or only Win+Tab.
How do I uninstall it?
On Windows, turn off Start at sign-in if you enabled it, exit from the tray icon, and delete the folder.
On a Mac, turn off Launch at login, quit AltTabio, delete AltTabio.app, and remove its settings and permissions. The docs have the commands.
Every window, one key away.
curl -fsSL https://vibeslop.github.io/AltTabio/install.sh | sh
irm https://vibeslop.github.io/AltTabio/install.ps1 | iex