Re:HopTab–free,open source macOS app switcher and tiler that...
by MoonWalk on Monday March 23, 2026 @04:55PM
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Alt-Tab does two things that Apple messed up:
1. Restores minimized apps when you tab to them (Apple leaves them minimized, defeating the whole purpose of the hotkey)
2. Creates a new window if the app you're tabbing to lacks one (primarily Finder; the developer added this at my request)
Any similar utility that doesn't do the above two things has pretty much missed the boat.
Alt-Tab is one of the first things I install on a new Mac OS installation. The other is Karabiner, so I can add a real Delete key to my keyboard (fixing another irritating Apple omission).
1. Restores minimized apps when you tab to them (Apple leaves them minimized, defeating the whole purpose of the hotkey)
2. Creates a new window if the app you're tabbing to lacks one (primarily Finder; the developer added this at my request)
Any similar utility that doesn't do the above two things has pretty much missed the boat.
Alt-Tab is one of the first things I install on a new Mac OS installation. The other is Karabiner, so I can add a real Delete key to my keyboard (fixing another irritating Apple omission).