One key summons every open window as a real 3D card. Orbit with the trackpad, land on the exact window you meant, let go.
One-time purchase. No account. Nothing leaves your Mac.
Style Cover Arc · hold to switch, let go to jump
It is a Mission Control alternative built for the keyboard. Summon it with a shortcut and every window you have open, on this Space, on other Spaces, in full-screen apps, even the minimized ones, arrives as a live 3D preview. Orbit with the trackpad, land on the exact window you meant, and it flies back into place. Native macOS glass, springs at 120 frames per second, and nothing ever leaves your Mac.
Features
Command-Tab moves between apps and shows flat icons. This one surfaces every window, in real depth, wherever it happens to live.
The stock macOS switcher only moves between apps. Better Window Switcher shows every individual window, so you land on the exact document, message, or tab you meant, not just the app it lives in.
Windows on the current Space, on other Spaces, inside full-screen apps, and even minimized ones all show up in the same view. Nothing is hidden behind a gesture or a swipe.
Each window is a true perspective-projected card with a live preview, its app icon, and its title. Glossy floor reflections and an adjustable glass-blur backdrop keep it grounded in your desktop.
On summon, every window flies in from its real on-screen position. Pick one and it flies back as the window focuses. Spring animations run at 120 frames per second on ProMotion displays.
Hold the shortcut like Command-Tab and let go to switch, or use the stays-open mode to look around. A quick tap jumps straight back to your previous window.
Six arrangement styles, adjustable blur, floor reflections on or off, your own shortcut. Nearly everything you can see has a setting, so the switcher fits the way you work.
Styles
Choose the layout that matches how you think, then tune it to taste. Every one of them is real 3D, not a flat grid, and you can switch between them any time in settings.
From the beta
Placeholder wording. The three cards below are examples we wrote ourselves to show how feedback will look here. They will be replaced with real, named quotes from our beta testers before launch. We do not publish reviews we did not receive.
I stopped hunting for the right chat window. One key, it is in front of me, first try.
The first switcher that shows me windows instead of icons. A week in, Command-Tab feels broken.
It looks like a demo reel and behaves like a system tool. I did not expect both.
Better than Command-Tab
macOS Command-Tab moves between apps and shows flat icons. Here is the same job, done properly.
| macOS Command-Tab | Better Window Switcher | |
|---|---|---|
| What it switches | Apps only | Individual windows |
| How windows look | Flat 2D icons | Real 3D cards in perspective |
| Window previews | None | Live previews of every window |
| Minimized windows | Hard to reach | Right there with the rest |
| Windows on other Spaces | Hidden until you swipe | All in one view |
| Full-screen apps | Skipped over | Included |
| Look and feel | Fixed | Six styles, adjustable, native glass |
Pricing
Free for 14 days with every feature unlocked. When you are ready, one payment and it is yours. No subscription, no account.
For your own Macs.
Launch price. Regular price $14.99.
Up to 2 Macs, one person
For a small team or a household.
Up to 5 Macs
Every feature is free for 14 days, no account needed. Not for you? A 14-day money-back guarantee has you covered. One-time purchase, no subscription, ever.
Questions
It is a window switcher for macOS that replaces the flat Command-Tab list with a fluid 3D view of every open window. You press a shortcut, all your windows appear as real perspective cards with live previews, you orbit with the trackpad or mouse, and you pick the one you want.
Command-Tab switches between apps and shows flat icons. Better Window Switcher switches between individual windows, shows live previews in true 3D, and reaches windows on other Spaces, in full-screen apps, and minimized ones, all in a single view.
Yes. If you use Mission Control to find a window, this is a faster, keyboard-first way to do the same thing, with real previews and six arrangement styles instead of one fixed grid.
Apple Silicon Macs (M1 or newer) running macOS 14 Sonoma or later. It is built and tuned for Apple Silicon and ProMotion displays.
Accessibility lets the app focus the window you pick and read your chosen shortcut. Screen Recording lets it show a live preview of each window. Both are standard macOS permissions for this kind of tool. Everything is processed on your Mac and nothing is ever sent to a server.
Completely. The app runs entirely on your Mac and transmits no personal data. There is no account, no cloud, and no tracking. See the Privacy Policy for the full detail.
Yes. Every feature is free to use for 14 days, no account required. If you keep it, a one-time purchase unlocks it for good. There is no subscription.
One-time. You buy a license once and own that version. The Personal license covers up to 2 of your own Macs; the Team license covers up to 5.
No. The App Store sandbox blocks the macOS features needed to focus individual windows of other apps, so the app is sold directly from this site and notarized by Apple.
Free for 14 days. Apple Silicon, macOS 14 or later.