HyperKeys Alternatives

HyperKeys is described as 'Unleash the power of your keyboard by letting you bind ANY action to a shortcut. It's open-source and fully extendable. You can code you own actions or use one from the community !' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to HyperKeys for Mac, Windows and Linux. The best HyperKeys alternative is Witch. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try VistaSwitcher or SpaceLauncher. Other great apps like HyperKeys are Hyperswitch, Alt-Tab Terminator, AltTabAlternative and TaskSwitchXP.

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  1. Witch icon
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    Witch lets you access all of your windows by pressing a shortcut and choosing from a clearly arranged list of window titles.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Witch is the most popular Mac alternative to HyperKeys.

    • Witch is the most popular commercial alternative to HyperKeys.

    • Witch is Paid and ProprietaryHyperKeys is Free and Open Source
    • Witch is CustomizableHyperKeys is not according to our users
  2. VistaSwitcher icon
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    VistaSwitcher is an elegant and powerful task management utility for Windows OS. Once installed, it replaces the default Windows Alt-Tab dialog with a nice box that shows a list of all running tasks, with their names and preview snapshots, and enables the user to take actions on...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • VistaSwitcher is the most popular Windows alternative to HyperKeys.

    • VistaSwitcher is the most popular free alternative to HyperKeys.

    • VistaSwitcher is Free and ProprietaryHyperKeys is Free and Open Source
  3. SpaceLauncher icon
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    With SpaceLauncher for macOS, you can launch or switch to an app by pressing a pre-defined key while holding down spacebar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Alt-Tab Terminator is a powerful task management utility for Windows. It replaces the Alt-Tab with a box that shows a list of all tasks, their names and preview snapshots, and enables to take actions on them. It is the successor to VistaSwitcher.

    11 Alt-Tab Terminator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Alternative application for Windows' native task switcher (Alt + Tab).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. TaskSwitchXP icon
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    TaskSwitchXP is an advanced task management utility that picks up where the standard Windows Alt+Tab switcher leaves off. It provides the same functionality, and adds visual styles to the dialog and also enhances it by displaying thumbnail preview of the application that will be...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    If you are not familiar with the Alt-Tab task switcher in Windows, its a keyboard short-cut (hot-key) to enable fast switching between applications/windows. This feature has been in Windows since Windows 3.0 and is largely unchanged since Windows 95!

    19 Alt-Tab Thingy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Command-Tab Plus is a keyboard-centric application and window switcher for Mac, offering a powerful alternative to the built-in macOS switcher. It boosts productivity with features like quick app switching, isolated workspaces (Spaces), hiding inactive apps, and customizable ...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    SuperSwitcher is a (more feature-ful) replacement for the Alt-Tab window switching behavior and Ctrl-Alt-Left/Right/Up/Down workspace switching behavior that is currently provided by Metacity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • SuperSwitcher is the most popular Linux alternative to HyperKeys.

    • SuperSwitcher is the most popular Open Source alternative to HyperKeys.

    • SuperSwitcher is Free and Open SourceHyperKeys is also Free and Open Source
  10. Tabber icon
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    Activate wanted windows and apps with Tabber Window Switcher which is a Command+Tab alternative to switch windows. See contents of windows Real-Time when switching windows. Switch Apps and Windows with a shortcut or set a custom shortcut to switch windows or to switch apps.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    When Mac several applications are running, with many windows open, it is difficult to manage the chaos and to work productively. Manually switching between windows and placing them on the screen wastes a lot of time.

    30 WindowSwitcher for macOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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