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Comment #45629700
Just to add a bit more context on the personal motivation behind this project: For years, I've felt this low-grade friction using macOS. I live on the keyboard, but managing window…
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Show HN: Macscope – Cmd+Tab Are Wasting Your Time. I Built a Modern Approach
Hi HN, Some of you may remember Macscope from an earlier post. I'm back with an update—thanks to a ton of great feedback, the app is now more stable, polished, and powerful than ev…
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Comment #45420281
I'm working on Macscope ( https://macscope.app ), a better Cmd+Tab for macOS. I built it because macOS window management feels slow compared to the keyboard-driven speed of a termi…
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Comment #45419973
Hey! Following up on our conversation from a few days ago. You asked about resizing the grid to show more or fewer items, and I'm happy to announce that this feature is now live in…
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Comment #45409170
Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to come back and try it out, and for writing such a thoughtful comment. This really made my day. Comments like this are incredibly motiva…
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Comment #45389304
Hey there! Thanks for the kind words on the design! Right now, the grid layout and preview size is kind of fixed. But you're right that there isn't an option to manually configure …
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Comment #45385529
Yes, it absolutely can! There's an option in Settings > General > Window Filtering called "Show minimized windows" that you can enable. It's turned off by default, but if you flip …
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Comment #45385520
That's a super annoying macOS bug; I've definitely felt that pain. While Macscope can't fix the underlying issue in macOS, this is a perfect use case for its "Scopes" feature. It's…
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Comment #45385504
That's a really great question, and you're right, not everyone will need the Scopes or arrangement features, especially if they already have a window manager like aerospace that th…
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Comment #45385484
That's a great link, Alt-Tab is a fantastic utility! I've tried all the popular tools in this space, including Raycast's switcher, and they are all excellent at what they do. My go…
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Comment #45385437
Hey, thanks for the detailed feedback. You've definitely found a critical bug with DisplayLink screens. Multi-monitor support is still a bit experimental, and setups using third-pa…
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Comment #45385386
Thank you so much for trying it out and for the kind words about the concept! I really appreciate it. And thank you especially for the bug report. A 5-10 second delay is definitely…
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Comment #45385352
Macscope has a feature for this. You can right-click any item in the switcher and choose to hide it. There are two options: hide it just from the main list (it will still appear wh…
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Comment #45381992
Just to add a bit more context on the personal motivation behind this project: For years, I've felt this low-grade friction using macOS. I live on the keyboard, but managing window…
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Show HN: Macscope – I decide to built a better Cmd-Tab replacement for macOS
Hi HN, Macscope is a new window manager and and app switcher for macOS built on the philosophy of enhancing, not replacing, your existing muscle memory. It works by augmenting the …