Winflip Alternatives
Winflip is described as 'WinFlip emulates Windows Vistas "Flip 3D" effect for Windows XP. Using the hotkey of your choice, you can find the window youre looking for in a fast, clean 3D interface' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Winflip for Mac, Windows, Linux and BSD. The best Winflip alternative is Compiz, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Winflip are Mission Control, Witch, VistaSwitcher and Raskin.
- Free • Proprietary
- 27 Compiz alternatives
Compiz is a compositing manager adding fancy effects to your windows, from drop shadows to awesome desktop effects like the Desktop Cube or the Expo view.
- 23 Mission Control alternatives
Mission Control, formerly Exposé, is a feature of the macOS operating system.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
Mission Control Features
- 27 Witch alternatives
Witch lets you access all of your windows by pressing a shortcut and choosing from a clearly arranged list of window titles.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Country of Origin
Austria
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- 25 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...
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
Russia
Platforms
- Windows
DiscontinuedThe program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.1.5, released in May 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.
VistaSwitcher Features
- 12 Raskin alternatives
Experience Raskin's unique bird's eye view to browse and manage your pictures, presentations, PDFs…
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
Raskin Features
- 54 KWin alternatives
KWin is a window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland compositor. It is an integral part, and the default window manager of the Plasma Workspaces, but it can also be used on its own or with other desktop environments.
KWin Features
- 27 Nimi Visuals alternatives
Adds eye-candy effects to windows (and start menu) like deformations (e.g: jelly windows - that makes moved window wiggle like being made from jelly; or fold - which hides windows by folding up horizontally, and unfolds when showing), physics (e.g.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
Portugal
EU
Platforms
- Windows
DiscontinuedIt says that it has automatically stopped production.
- 24 Hyperswitch alternatives
HyperSwitch provides a compelling alternative to HyperDock for keyboard junkies.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- 16 Topdesk alternatives
TopDesk radically reduces the time you spend switching between tasks by giving you the ability to quickly find the window you want from a thumbnail view.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Country of Origin
Australia
Platforms
- Windows
DiscontinuedThe site has not been updated since 2016, the latest version does not work well on Windows 10
- 53 Sawfish alternatives
Sawfish is an extensible window manager using a Lisp-based scripting language. Its policy is very minimal compared to most window managers. Its aim is simply to manage windows in the most flexible and attractive manner possible.
Sawfish Features
- 19 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!
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
DiscontinuedThe official website is no longer available. Last version, 4.0.4, released in September 2009, can be still downloaded from the mirrors provided.
- 11 Gala alternatives
Gala is a window manager / compositing manager and an integral part of Pantheon, the desktop environment of elementary OS.
Gala Features