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24 alternatives to Command-Tab Plus

Keyboard-centric application switcher for your Mac ⌘

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Command-Tab Plus launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Tab Switcher▲107
Fast switching between tabs & windows (Safari & Chrome)
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Switch for macOS▲174
Keyboard-driven commands to navigate your mac apps faster.
2021 · get-switch.app · its alternatives →
3
Layout switcher▲153
It is like Apple's App switcher, but for Layouts on macOS
2022 · layoutswitcher.carrd.co · its alternatives →
4
rcmd▲106
Reimagined Command-Tab to switch apps effortlessly
2021 · lowtechguys.com · its alternatives →
5
Mouseless▲337
Unleash your keyboard's superpower
2019 · mouseless.app · its alternatives →
6
TouchSwitcher▲319
Switch between apps with just the Touch Bar
2016 · hazeover.com · its alternatives →
7
Switch▲135
Keyboard-driven commands to navigate your apps faster
2019 · get-switch.app · its alternatives →
8
ExtraBar▲152
Hey Hacker News The ones that know me here know that I am a productivity geek. After DockFlow to manage my Dock and ExtraDock, which gives me more space to manage my apps and files, I decided to tackle the macOS big boss: the menu bar. I spend ~40% of my day context-switching between apps — Zoom meetings, Slack channels, Code projects, and Figma designs. My macOS menu bar has too many useless icons I almost never use. So I thought to myself, how can I use this area to improve my workflows? Most solutions (Bartender, Ice) require screen recording permissions, and did not really solve my…
Dec 2025 · extrabar.app · its alternatives →
9
Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS▲156
Windows alt-tab on macOS . Contribute to lwouis/alt-tab-macos development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
Apptivate▲126
Launch Mac apps with custom keyboard shortcuts
2016 · apptivateapp.com · its alternatives →
11
Surfdeck▲125
Your tabs, within reach.
Aug 2026 · surfdeck.app · its alternatives →
12
AltTab▲109
See every window. Switch in an instant
2023 · alt-tab.app · its alternatives →
13
Hyperfocused▲148
Deep work menubar app for macOS
2023 · hyperfocused.app · its alternatives →
14
Slapdash Command Bar▲199
The fastest interface in the world
2021 · slapdash.com · its alternatives →
15
Contexts▲62
Radically simpler & faster window switcher
2021 · contexts.co · its alternatives →
16
QuickCMD▲109
Your favorite commands now in your MacOS menu bar
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
TabTab▲271
Supercharged windows & tabs manager for Mac
2024 · tabtabapp.net · its alternatives →
18
Wooshy▲106
Search the macOS UI and click with the keyboard
2022 · wooshy.app · its alternatives →
19
Launchy for macOS▲168
App Launcher Switcher | Dock and CMD-Tab alternative
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
TermHere▲147
“Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder
2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →
21
Screen Commander▲96
Blank your screens at the click of your mouse.
2017 · its alternatives →
22
Mission Control Plus for Mac▲137
Quickly manage open windows in Mission Control on the Mac
2019 · fadel.io · its alternatives →
23
Hare▲134
Better manage and search through your browser tabs
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
24
Fader▲90
Minimize windows when you switch apps automatically
Apr 2026 · eythor.com · its alternatives →

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