Switcher Alternatives
Switcher is described as 'One of my favorite features in Mac OS is Expose, a built-in app that makes it easy to navigate through open windows and programs. In Windows Vista, the built-in Aero application switcher tries to approximate this function but doesnt do a good job' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Switcher for Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Xfce. The best Switcher alternative is KWin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Switcher are Mission Control, Witch, VistaSwitcher and Nimi Visuals.
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Experience Raskin's unique bird's eye view to browse and manage your pictures, presentations, PDFs…
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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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.
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
19 Alt-Tab Thingy alternativesIf 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
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
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