Windows, not apps.
Cmd+Tab switches between apps, so your two Code windows hide behind one icon. Tabbie shows every window, in the order you last used them.
Mac3 apps
Tabbie4 windows
Alt+Tab for macOS
Every window, one keystroke away.
Hold Option and tap Tab. Tabbie shows every open window with a live preview. Let go, and you're there. No setup, no settings to tune, no surprises.
Option+Tab is freeCmd+Tab replacement: one-time licensemacOS 14 Sonoma or later
Try it here: hold ⌥ and tap ⇥. Or tap the keys.
8 windows open. Tabbie starts on the one you used just before this one.
Small app. Does the job.
Tabbie does one thing: it gets you to the window you want, fast. Everything on this page is free, except replacing Cmd+Tab with a license.
A quick tap goes back.
Tap Option+Tab and let go. You're back in the previous window, and the panel never appears.
Previews from the first frame.
Tabbie keeps the latest preview of each window in memory, so the grid is complete the moment it opens. Nothing is written to disk.
Your mouse works too.
Point to select, click to switch. Close a window with its X, or middle-click it like a browser tab.
Cmd+Tab, if you want it.
With a license, one checkbox in Tabbie's menu makes Cmd+Tab open Tabbie instead of macOS's app switcher. Untick it and macOS's own switcher is back. Without a license, Cmd+Tab stays as it is and Tabbie opens on Option+Tab. Get the license. Click the menu to try it.
Cmd+Tab opens Tabbie.
Looks at home in light and dark.
Tabbie follows your Mac's appearance. Flip this page to see the other look.
Nothing to set up. Nothing to learn.
Install Tabbie, allow access once, and start switching. If you've used Alt+Tab on Windows, you already know how it works.
No settings window
You don't spend any time configuring anything. Tabbie works the way you expect from the first press.
No habits to break
Use Option+Tab, or, with a license, replace the Mac's own Cmd+Tab with Tabbie.
No lost windows
Minimized windows and windows of hidden apps are in the list too, at the end.
No Dock clutter
Tabbie waits in the menu bar until you press Option+Tab.
Option+Tab is free. Cmd+Tab is yours from €5.
The window switcher is free for everyone, with no trial and no time limit. To have Tabbie replace Cmd+Tab, pay what you think it is worth, from €5. It also funds the next updates.
Free
€0
- The full window switcher on Option+Tab
- Live previews, mouse control, closing windows
- No trial period, no time limit
Cmd+Tab license · pay what you want
€8once
€5 or more
- Everything in Free
- Tabbie replaces macOS's Cmd+Tab
- One payment: no subscription, no account
Prices include VAT. You get a license key with your receipt. In Tabbie, choose Replace Cmd+Tab…, paste the key, and Cmd+Tab opens Tabbie.
Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Questions
Why does Tabbie need Accessibility access?
To notice Option+Tab and to bring the window you pick to the front. macOS asks once, and Tabbie starts working as soon as you allow it.
And Screen Recording?
Only for the window previews. Without it, Tabbie shows app icons instead and works the same way.
Does it replace Cmd+Tab?
Only with a license, and only if you turn it on. Without a license, Cmd+Tab stays macOS's own and Tabbie opens on Option+Tab. With one, tick Replace Cmd+Tab in the menu bar and Cmd+Tab opens Tabbie. Then Option+Tab no longer opens it. Untick it, or quit Tabbie, and macOS's Cmd+Tab is back.
What do I get if I pay?
The Cmd+Tab replacement. Everything else in Tabbie is already free. Paying also funds the work: fixes for new macOS releases and new features.
How much should I pay?
Whatever the Cmd+Tab replacement is worth to you, from €5. The suggested amount is €8. VAT is included, and the payment is handled by Polar.
How does the license work?
You pay once. There is no subscription, no account and no trial. Paste the key from your receipt into Tabbie. It checks the key online once, and after that it works offline. The key is not tied to one Mac.
Is Tabbie open source?
Yes. Tabbie is free software under the GNU GPL, version 3 or later, and the source code is on GitHub. You can build it yourself. The license is for people who want the signed, notarized download and want to support the work.
What does Tabbie send over the internet?
Nothing about you, your windows or your apps. Once a day it asks GitHub whether a new version is out, and one Terminal command turns that off. When you activate a license, it checks your key once.
What can't it do?
It lists windows on the current desktop (Space) only. And macOS hides keystrokes from other apps in password fields and in terminals with Secure Keyboard Entry on, so Option+Tab does nothing there.