SuperSwitcher Alternatives

SuperSwitcher is described as '(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' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are eight alternatives to SuperSwitcher for Windows, Linux, BSD, Mac and Xfce. The best SuperSwitcher alternative is Mission Control. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try VistaSwitcher or x:choyce. Other great apps like SuperSwitcher are Alt-Tab Terminator, Skippy-XD, Alt-Tab Thingy and HyperKeys.

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  1. Mission Control icon

    Mission Control

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    Mission Control, formerly Exposé, is a feature of the macOS operating system.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Mission Control is the most popular Mac alternative to SuperSwitcher.

    • Mission Control is the most popular commercial alternative to SuperSwitcher.

    • Mission Control is Paid and ProprietarySuperSwitcher is Free and Open Source
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    VistaSwitcher

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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
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    • VistaSwitcher is the most popular Windows alternative to SuperSwitcher.

    • VistaSwitcher is the most popular free alternative to SuperSwitcher.

    • VistaSwitcher is Free and ProprietarySuperSwitcher is Free and Open Source

  4. x:choyce

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    A light-weight, Exposé-like window switcher for X (feat. OpenGL).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    x:choyce screenshot 1
     

    • x:choyce is the most popular Linux alternative to SuperSwitcher.

    • x:choyce is the most popular Open Source alternative to SuperSwitcher.

    • x:choyce is Free and Open SourceSuperSwitcher is also Free and Open Source
  5. Alt-Tab Terminator icon

    Alt-Tab Terminator

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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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  6. Skippy-XD

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    Skippy-XD is a full-screen task-switcher for X11. You know that thing Mac OS X, Compiz and KWin do where you press a hotkey and suddenly you see miniature versions of all your windows at once? Skippy-XD does just that.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
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  7. Alt-Tab Thingy icon

    Alt-Tab Thingy

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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!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    HyperKeys

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    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 !

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Robata

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    Robata is a macOS app to quickly see all of your desktop windows, find the one you want, and switch to it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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