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tiny macOS utility to reliably cycle through app windows
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macOS's built-in cycle window shortcut (⌘` / ⌘@) has always been flaky for me. Probably not a Show HN, but if it annoyed me this much it might be annoying some others.Only tested on the latest macOS — would appreciate any reports from other versions.
HN · launched Apr 10, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 89%) · 0 views
Niche: desktop window managers · 103 launches, 13 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 103 launches in desktop window managers →
Could you build this?
Yes It is a focused macOS menu bar/hotkey utility that uses the Accessibility API to enumerate and switch app windows, which modern LLMs can easily scaffold in Swift.
Discussion
10 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Apple's native cmd+backtick (broken implementation)
Concerns raised: Forward switching occasionally hiccups/fails, Keyboard shortcut stops responding after a few minutes, Animation/jitteriness when switching windows, Stops working when windows are minimized, Cycling through all windows instead of just app windows
Feature requests: Reverse cycling/backward window switching, Reduce or remove animation when switching, Support for cmd+backtick without modifier keys, Better stability and reliability
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 549 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #527 of 550 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 145 days after the earliest competitor.
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- SpinWin · hn · 2026-07-25 · 37 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Rust based window switcher for macOS · hn · 2026-10-30 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- alt-tabr · ph · 2026-11-02 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Findow · ph · 2026-11-10 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.49
- Chain Your Mac · ph · 2026-09-20 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.49
- Tessa · ph · 2026-09-24 · 3 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- Riffle · hn · 2026-09-30 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.48
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