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Command Reopen

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.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source (MIT)

Platforms

  • Mac
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  2.  Privacy focused

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  2.  Works Offline
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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