CmdTab app icon

CmdTab

macOS window switching

Window switching for macOS

CmdTab

Find the right Mac window in one move.

CmdTab gives you real window previews, fast mode switching, keyboard-first search, and instant hot swap so you can get to the right app or window without guessing.

Built for people who keep too many apps and windows open. Start with the trial, then buy once if it earns a place in your workflow.

CmdTab floating over a macOS desktop with a large selected window preview and supporting switcher views.

Visual switching

Real previews before you commit

Scan the actual window, not just the app icon.

Fast fallback

Search or hot swap when you already know

Jump directly without opening the wrong thing first.

Three modes

Pick the switcher style that matches how you already work.

Every mode solves the same problem: get to the right app or window faster.

Classic Grid mode showing multiple app windows with a highlighted selection state.
Classic Grid keeps visual scanning fast when many windows are open.

Mode

Classic Grid

Open the switcher, scan real thumbnails, and release on the right window.

Best for visual scanning across many open windows.

Command Palette mode showing live search and filtered app results.
Command Palette is built for typing straight to the window you need.

Mode

Command Palette

Type straight to the app or window you want, then hit return.

Best for keyboard-heavy workflows and repeated searches.

Radial Menu mode with a highlighted selection around a circular switcher.
Radial Menu favors quick, positional switching with minimal clutter.

Mode

Radial Menu

Move through a stable ring and commit by position instead of scanning a long list.

Best for directional switching and positional recall.

Live walkthroughs

See how the modes work in actual use.

Open it, move fast, and commit. Each mode gives you a different path to the same result.

Classic Grid

Open, scan, release.

Classic Grid is the fastest visual path. Hold the shortcut, skim the live previews, and release on the right window without opening the wrong app first.

Classic Grid mode showing multiple app windows with a highlighted selection state.
Classic Grid keeps visual scanning fast when many windows are open.

Command Palette

Type the app name and go.

If you already know what you want, open Command Palette, type a few letters, and jump directly to the result instead of cycling through everything else.

Command Palette mode showing live search and filtered app results.
Command Palette is built for typing straight to the window you need.

Radial Menu

Switch by direction and rhythm.

Radial Menu gives you a stable ring for fast left-right movement when you want the selector to do more of the work than your eyes.

Radial Menu mode with a highlighted selection around a circular switcher.
Radial Menu favors quick, positional switching with minimal clutter.

Quick actions

Act on the current selection without switching into it first.

Hide, minimize, close, or quit directly from the switcher when you want to clean up windows instead of entering them.

CmdTab with a selected window ready for keyboard-driven actions like hide, minimize, close, or quit.
Workflow actions let you clean up or dismiss the selected item without switching into it first.

Interactive demo

Try each mode live in the browser.

Click a mode tab, interact with the switcher, or just watch the auto-demo run. Keyboard navigation works too — press Tab or arrow keys.

Auto

Mode

Classic Grid

Click a card or use Tab / arrow keys to move the selection. Release to switch.

Selected

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Real shortcut

⌘ Tab

Key features

The app stays useful after the first shortcut.

These are the features that make CmdTab feel faster in daily use, not just different in screenshots.

Hot swap without opening the switcher

Double-tap your chosen modifier and jump straight to the most recent app or window.

Space and display-aware placement

Keep CmdTab on the current display, the cursor display, or every display when your setup gets wider.

Cleaner lists when your desktop gets noisy

Exclude apps you never want in the switcher so the actual work stays easier to reach.

Live previews

See the actual window before you commit.

CmdTab shows real previews so you can pick the right target instead of cycling through icons and hoping the next app is the one you meant.

Real window thumbnails.
Faster first reveal.
Less wrong-window switching.
CmdTab showing a stable selected window preview with the switcher remaining readable during refresh.
The preview layer is designed to stay stable instead of flashing back to blind icon guesses.

Search that lands faster

Command Palette is built for real repeated queries.

Search by app name, title, or acronym, and let remembered picks make repeated searches feel more direct over time.

App, title, and acronym matching.
Remembered search picks.
Stable ranking instead of reshuffling.
CmdTab Command Palette showing a narrowed set of learned search results.
Command Palette search is built for repeated real-world queries, not just one-off filtering.

More than switching

Use the switcher to clean up windows too.

CmdTab can hide apps, minimize windows, close windows, or quit apps directly from the current selection.

Hide the selected app.
Minimize the selected window.
Close the selected window.
Quit when you need to.
CmdTab with a selected window ready for keyboard-driven actions like hide, minimize, close, or quit.
Workflow actions let you clean up or dismiss the selected item without switching into it first.