ThumbWin AlternativesShell Extensions and other similar apps like ThumbWin

ThumbWin is described as 'Can minimize the window on your desktop as thumbnails' and is a Shell Extension in the os & utilities category. There are three alternatives to ThumbWin for Windows. The best ThumbWin alternative is VistaSwitcher, which is free. Other great apps like ThumbWin are TaskSwitchXP and Alt-Tab Thingy.

ThumbWin

Free • Proprietary
Shell Extension

ThumbWin can minimize the window on your desktop as thumbnails.

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VistaSwitcher
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Free • Proprietary
Shell Extension
Windows
24 VistaSwitcher alternatives
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...
- - VistaSwitcher is the most popular Windows alternative to ThumbWin.
- - VistaSwitcher is the most popular free alternative to ThumbWin.
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VistaSwitcher Features
1. Support for Multiple MonitorsVistaSwitcher supports the use of multiple displays.
Window Switching
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.1.5, released in May 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.
TaskSwitchXP
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
7 TaskSwitchXP alternatives
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...
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Alt-Tab Thingy
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
20 Alt-Tab Thingy alternatives
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!
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Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 4.0.4, released in September 2009, can be still downloaded from the mirrors provided.

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ThumbWin AlternativesShell Extensions and other similar apps like ThumbWin

VistaSwitcher

VistaSwitcher Features

TaskSwitchXP

Alt-Tab Thingy