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HopTab – Open source macOS app switcher and tiler that replaces Cmd+Tab

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Re: HopTab – Open source macOS app switcher and tiler that replaces Cmd+Tab

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Post by wobfan »

toxik wrote: post #8
wobfan wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean to be fair, (1) there are replacements, AltTab and Switcher for example, and (2) why replace ot touch something that isn't broken? Cmd+Tab is supposed to switch to the next open window, and it does exactly that.

No, Cmd+Tab switches to the next application. This is what people get surprised and annoyed by. I've been using Mac for 15 years now and I find it super awkward to switch between windows within an app. On my machine it's Cmd ` or something strange like that. This is also doubly bound sometimes, such that I can only cycle forwards OR backwards. Complete mess.

But IIRC this is the same on Windows and other OSes, no? Like, I'd argue that it's the default behavior then. Also, I think it should be like that.

And yes to switch between windows of the same application it's Cmd+Shift+´. Not the most intuitive, but I feel it should not be combined, because that would mess up the sequence massively. If I want to switch Terminal windows, I don't want to do Cmd+Tab and then manually look through all 15 window icons to select.

Like, IMO the status quo is perfect. Sure, you gotta get used to Cmd+Shift+´, but try to do it for a week, and then it's perfectly natural.

Re: HopTab – Open source macOS app switcher and tiler that replaces Cmd+Tab

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Post by MoonWalk »

frizlab wrote: post #25
egeozcan wrote: post #6

As someone who switched to macos from the hot pile of mess called windows last year, my biggest point of pain was the window management. I use Rectangle Pro, and it helps a lot, but IMHO workspace integration is poor still. I'll give this one a try. BTW, if this works, can you please consider asking money for it? Keep it open source but perhaps add a friction-less support channel (read: not github issues) for paying…

There is AltTab[0] (free and open-source) also, to get a windows-ish windows management on macOS. [0] https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos

Alt-Tab does two things that Apple messed up:

1. Restores minimized apps when you tab to them (Apple leaves them minimized, defeating the whole purpose of the hotkey)

2. Creates a new window if the app you're tabbing to lacks one (primarily Finder; the developer added this at my request)

Any similar utility that doesn't do the above two things has pretty much missed the boat.

Alt-Tab is one of the first things I install on a new Mac OS installation. The other is Karabiner, so I can add a real Delete key to my keyboard (fixing another irritating Apple omission).

Re: HopTab – Open source macOS app switcher and tiler that replaces Cmd+Tab

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Post by i_am_a_peasant »

i just use aerospace. It's not that great, but it's a lot more usable than without it.

I wish it performed as well as glazewm on windows. I can make a windows box be almost as responsive as a linux box, I simply cannot do that with a macbook.

Re: HopTab – Open source macOS app switcher and tiler that replaces Cmd+Tab

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Post by thiht »

mbirth wrote: post #45
thiht wrote: post #34

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I’ve switched to macOS from Windows 8 years ago and I still find window management completely unusable without AltTab. The thing is, on a French keyboard layout you can’t even use cmd+backtick to switch between windows if the same application, it doesn’t work. Separating cmd+tab and cmd+backtick is moronic, but it’s not even possible if you’re not using a qwerty keyboard. AltTab and Maccy are the 2 apps I can’t live…

Native clipboard history was introduced in iOS 26’s new Spotlight. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchl40d5b86b/...

Wow I follow Apple release notes closely and had no idea, thanks for sharing. Now I need to see it it’s actually enough to replace Maccy :)

Re: HopTab – Open source macOS app switcher and tiler that replaces Cmd+Tab

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Post by illiac786 »

chrisweekly wrote: post #32
Lammy wrote: post #30

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Divvy handles this very well. It's been my go-to for like fifteen years: https://mizage.com/divvy/

Same. Divvy is simple and effective and "just works".

Didn’t know about it, nice, thanks.

btw, this is crazy: “Divvy supports […] Microsoft Windows XP+”

Re: HopTab – Open source macOS app switcher and tiler that replaces Cmd+Tab

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Post by illiac786 »

Very nice, can’t wait to test it.

FYI, the homwbrew checksum is broken: “Cask reports different checksum”.

Secondly, I would find it amazing if it could be notarized – I do understand however there is a cost associated with getting an apple dev account – and time/effort.

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