Show HN: Switch windows of same app with hotkey (alt + `)
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Re: Show HN: Switch windows of same app with hotkey (alt + `)
#2Anyone know of a roughly equivalent utility or config setting that lets one do Windows-style app-independent window switching on Macs?
Re: Show HN: Switch windows of same app with hotkey (alt + `)
#3Seeing tools like this make me so glad that I use KDE. I'm sure that Windows is great for developers, developers, developers but as an end user I want something comfortable yet configurable, that looks nice too.
Re: Show HN: Switch windows of same app with hotkey (alt + `)
#4Nice work! I’ve shared an equivalent with HN as well: https://neosmart.net/blog/2017/easy-window-switcher/
The hardest part for me was getting it to work on all the keyboard layouts, but that seems to be done with an update we released a couple of weeks ago.
Re: Show HN: Switch windows of same app with hotkey (alt + `)
#5Anyone know of a roughly equivalent utility or config setting that lets one do Windows-style app-independent window switching on Macs?
You can find it under System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts, in the Keyboard section. The shortcut name is "Move focus to next window". It will automatically cycle the windows in reverse order adding shift to the shortcut.
Re: Show HN: Switch windows of same app with hotkey (alt + `)
#6Anyone know of a roughly equivalent utility or config setting that lets one do Windows-style app-independent window switching on Macs?
I use https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/
Without it alt-tabbing is near useless for me on macOS.
Re: Show HN: Switch windows of same app with hotkey (alt + `)
#7FYI in macOS you can do this using ⌘ + `
I'm assuming most of you know this but just in case
Re: Show HN: Switch windows of same app with hotkey (alt + `)
#8Anyone know of a roughly equivalent utility or config setting that lets one do Windows-style app-independent window switching on Macs?
You can find it under System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts, in the Keyboard section. The shortcut name is "Move focus to next window". It will automatically cycle the windows in reverse order adding shift to the shortcut.
Is this not something that is enabled by default on all macOS installs? Cmd + ` has been something I've used for ever. No 3rd party app required.
Re: Show HN: Switch windows of same app with hotkey (alt + `)
#9Anyone know of a roughly equivalent utility or config setting that lets one do Windows-style app-independent window switching on Macs?
I use https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/ Without it alt-tabbing is near useless for me on macOS.
How is alt-tabbing near useless? I find it quite easy/simple. The fact that I often have my left hand on the keyboard and my right hand on the mouse makes it even easier with a quick cmd-tab while leaving the cmd key pressed so that I can mouse click the app icon I want directly without mulitple cmd-tab clicks to cycle to what I want very convenient.
Re: Show HN: Switch windows of same app with hotkey (alt + `)
#10FYI in macOS you can do this using ⌘ + ` I'm assuming most of you know this but just in case
Does not work in all keyboard layouts though. One more reason to use US layout.