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Focus: macos, menu bar and utilities. Shares open source with AltTab. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Free (AltTab: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (AltTab: 4.6).
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.5Visit
Desktop App
AltTab
A Windows-style window switcher for Mac that previews every open window.
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is AltTab?
AltTab is an open-source app that brings Windows-style window switching to macOS, showing a preview of every open window, including minimised ones and those on other Spaces. The core switcher is free to keep, and an optional Pro licence adds search, extra styles and more shortcuts.
Pros
- Switch between individual windows
- Window previews before switching
- No tracking or telemetry
Cons
- Mac only
- Search and extra styles need Pro
Who should use AltTab
Mac users juggling many windows, especially people coming from Windows.
Who may not need it
People who are comfortable with the default macOS app switcher and Mission Control.
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Focus: website blocker, browser extension and focus. Shares open source with AltTab. A browser extension, not a desktop app. Free (AltTab: Freemium). Adds Chrome and Firefox. Rated 4.5 (AltTab: 4.6).
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Capsomnia
Focus: keep awake, macbook and caps lock. Shares open source with AltTab. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Free (AltTab: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (AltTab: 4.6).
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Focus: launcher, shortcuts and keyboard. Also in Personal Productivity and Focus, like AltTab. Adds Windows and iOS. Rated 4.9 (AltTab: 4.6).
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Focus: time tracking, focus metrics and automatic. Also in Focus and Personal Productivity, like AltTab. Paid but Affordable (AltTab: Freemium). Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (AltTab: 4.6).
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SelfControl
Focus: website blocker, focus and free. Shares mac and open source with AltTab. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Free (AltTab: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (AltTab: 4.6).
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Free alternatives to AltTab
Free resources that cover similar ground.
Ghostty
Focus: terminal, emulator and gpu. Shares open source with AltTab. Free (AltTab: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.9 (AltTab: 4.6).
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Blender
Focus: 3d, animation and vfx. Shares open source with AltTab. Free (AltTab: Freemium). Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (AltTab: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.8Visit
navi
Focus: terminal, cli and cheatsheet. Shares open source with AltTab. Free (AltTab: Freemium). Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (AltTab: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
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Upscayl
Focus: image upscaling, ai and electron. Shares open source with AltTab. Free (AltTab: Freemium). Adds Linux and Windows. Rated 4.8 (AltTab: 4.6).
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AutoHotkey
Focus: hotkeys, macros and scripting. Shares open source with AltTab. Free (AltTab: Freemium). Adds Windows. Rated 4.7 (AltTab: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, Offline
4.7Visit
How to Focus, Solved
Focus: focus, attention and self-improvement. Also in Focus and Personal Productivity, like AltTab. A YouTube Video, not a desktop app. Free (AltTab: Freemium). Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (AltTab: 4.6).
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