{"slug": "show-hn-window-switcher-better-same-app-window-switching-for-macos", "title": "Show HN: Window Switcher – Better same-app window switching for macOS", "summary": "Developer Guokai Han released Window Switcher, a macOS utility that lets users quickly cycle through multiple windows of the same active application using a customizable global hotkey. The app requires macOS 13.0 or later and Accessibility permission to function.", "body_md": "## ScreenRecording.mov\n\nA macOS utility for quickly switching between multiple windows of the **currently active application**.\n\n**Global Hotkey**: Default`⌥`\n\n+```\n\n(Option + Backtick), customizable in Settings (multiple shortcut options available)**Window Cycling**: Press the hotkey to cycle through windows, release the modifier key to confirm** Reverse Cycling**: Hold Shift + hotkey to cycle backward** Menu Bar App**: No Dock icon — lives in the menu bar with a ⌨️ icon** Launch at Login**: Optionally start automatically when you log in** Update Check**: One-click update check in Settings\n\n- macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later\n\n- Go to the\n[Releases](https://github.com/hanguokai/window-switcher/releases)page and download the latest`.dmg`\n\nfile - Open the downloaded DMG file\n- Drag\n**Window Switcher** into the**Applications** folder - Launch Window Switcher from Applications\n- On first use, the system will prompt you to grant\n**Accessibility** permission — click Allow (see details below)\n\n- After launch, a ⌨️ icon appears in the menu bar\n- Open multiple windows of the same app (e.g., multiple Finder windows or browser windows)\n- Press\n`⌥`\n\n+```\n\n(Option + Backtick) to bring up the window switcher overlay - Continue pressing\n`⌥`\n\n+```\n\nto cycle through windows (hold Shift to cycle backward) - Release the Option key to switch to the selected window\n- Press Esc to cancel\n\nClick the ⌨️ icon in the menu bar:\n\n**Settings...**— Customize hotkey, launch at login, check for updates** Check Accessibility Permission**— Check Accessibility permission status** Quit Window Switcher**— Quit the app\n\n- Open menu bar →\n**Settings...**→ scroll to the** About**section - Click\n**Check for Updates** - If a new version is available, click the\n**Download** button to open the release page in your browser. Or visit the[GitHub Releases](https://github.com/hanguokai/window-switcher/releases)page directly. - Download the new DMG file\n- Click ⌨️ in the menu bar →\n**Quit Window Switcher** to quit the current version - Open the new DMG and drag Window Switcher to Applications (replace the old version)\n- Relaunch Window Switcher\n\nWindow Switcher requires macOS Accessibility permission to read and manage windows.\n\nThe first time you press the hotkey, the system will automatically show an authorization dialog. Click **\"Open System Settings\"** and enable the permission.\n\nYou can also trigger this manually via menu bar → **Check Accessibility Permission**.\n\nIf the hotkey doesn't respond or window switching doesn't work, try the following steps:\n\n- Open\n**System Settings**→** Privacy & Security**→** Accessibility** - Find\n**Window Switcher** in the list **Toggle it off**(or click the`−`\n\nbutton to remove it), then**toggle it back on**(or click`+`\n\nto re-add it)- Click ⌨️ in the menu bar →\n**Quit Window Switcher** to quit the app - Relaunch Window Switcher\n\nCopyright © 2026 Guokai Han. All rights reserved.\n\nThis project's source code is not publicly available. Software is distributed via Releases only.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-window-switcher-better-same-app-window-switching-for-macos", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/hanguokai/window-switcher", "published_at": "2026-06-30 08:50:21+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 09:20:31.671522+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools"], "entities": ["Guokai Han", "Window Switcher", "macOS"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-window-switcher-better-same-app-window-switching-for-macos", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-window-switcher-better-same-app-window-switching-for-macos.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-window-switcher-better-same-app-window-switching-for-macos.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-window-switcher-better-same-app-window-switching-for-macos.jsonld"}}