BetterCmdTab

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A native ⌘Tab replacement for macOS. List, grid, or live window previews, with search, browser tabs, and window tiling built in. Free, open source, no telemetry.

Layouts

Features

Switching

• Tap ⌘Tab to switch instantly, hold to open the switcher. Shift steps backwards.
• Type a letter to jump, or press / to fuzzy-search windows and launch any installed app.
• ` ⌘ `` cycles the front app's windows. The scroll wheel moves the selection.
• Opens on the display you're working on. Can stay open after you release ⌘.
• Three- or four-finger swipe opens the switcher or switches Spaces, with optional haptics.

Windows and tabs

• Press \ to pick a tab: Safari, Chrome, Arc, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, Opera, Dia, Finder, Terminal, iTerm. Or list every tab as its own row.
• Close, minimize, zoom, hide, quit, or force-quit (⌘⌥Q) right from the switcher.
• Tile with ⌃⌘ arrows (press again for ½ → ⅔ → ⅓), maximize, center, or send a window to the next display.

Filtering

• Sort by recent apps, recent windows, name, or launch order.
• Show all Spaces, the current one, or only what's visible on your displays.
• Pin favorites, hide apps, or let an app skip ⌘Tab (always or in fullscreen).
• Scoped hotkeys open a pre-filtered switcher with its own layout and rules.
• Nine app hotkeys focus or launch a chosen app directly.

Everything else

• Dock unread badges and a playing-audio indicator in the switcher.
• Reopen recently quit apps. Instant Space switching with no animation.
• Keeps working while a password field holds Secure Event Input.
• Hidden from screen sharing and recordings (macOS 14.6+).
• Opacity, corner radius, material, size, and grid columns. Follows your accent color and Reduce Motion.
• Export settings as JSON, or sync them live with ~/.config/bettercmdtab/config.json (a generated schema.json gives editors autocomplete).

Every option is documented in the docs (opens in a new tab).