Command Reopen
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Cmd+Tab ignores minimized windows? Not anymore. Command Reopen restores them automatically — no permissions, no new UI. Works with the native switcher you already know.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
ChinaPlatforms
- Mac
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
Features
- Ad-free
- Works Offline
- No Tracking
- No registration required
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POX added Command Reopen as alternative to AltTab, Macscope, Spatial Dock and DockDoor- POX added Command Reopen
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What is Command Reopen?
Fix Cmd+Tab for minimized and closed windows on macOS.
You press Cmd+Tab to switch to an app — nothing happens. The app shows as "active" in the switcher, but its window is still minimized in the Dock. Or worse, you closed the window earlier and now Cmd+Tab brings up the app with no window at all.
Command Reopen fixes this. It makes the native Cmd+Tab automatically restore minimized and closed windows — the way you always expected it to work.
Features:
- Restore minimized windows with Cmd+Tab
- Restore closed windows with Cmd+Tab — if an app has no open windows, a new one is created automatically
- No system permissions required — no Accessibility, no Screen Recording, nothing
- Does not replace the native Cmd+Tab interface — works invisibly behind it
- Smart activation tracking — skips unnecessary restores when rapidly switching
- User-configurable exclude list for specific apps
- Launch at Login support (macOS 13+)
- Lightweight menu bar app (<2 MB, near-zero CPU usage)
- Open source and fully auditable
