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BetterAltTab

⚠️ Under active development — features are subject to change.

Overlay screenshot

BetterAltTab is a lightweight Windows Alt+Tab replacement with:

  • Searchable Window Switcher Press Shift + B anywhere to open a searchable list of your open windows.
  • Per‑Window Key Bindings
    • Bind any window to Ctrl + Shift + <key> by typing :a<key> in the overlay
    • Unbind with :u<key>
  • App Launcher Type s:<query> to search Start‑Menu apps (e.g. s:minecraft) and launch them directly
  • Tray Icon & Autostart Right‑click the tray icon to toggle “Start on boot” or to Exit

Features

Window Search & Switch

Type to filter by title, use ↑/↓ or click to switch.

Bind / Unbind Keys

  • Bind: :a<key> (e.g. :a# → binds to Ctrl + Shift + #)
  • Unbind: :u<key>

App Launcher (s:)

Type s: + query (e.g. s:notepad), navigate, press Enter to launch.

Tray Integration

  • Autostart: toggle from tray
  • Exit: quit from tray

Usage

  1. Run better-altab.exe
  2. Press Shift + B to open overlay
  3. Start typing to filter windows or enter s: mode
  4. Bind/unbind with :a/:u commands
  5. Use ↑/↓ and release Shift to activate or simply click to activate

Screenshots & GIFs

Bind
Bind demo

Unbind
Bind demo

App Launcher Demo
App launcher demo


License

This project is released under the MIT License
with the additional “Commons Clause” License Condition v1.0.

See the full text in LICENSE.

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Power user Alt+Tab replacement, searchable window switcher, custom key bindings & app launcher

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