Show HN: Switch windows of same app with hotkey (alt + `)

Is there this exact same app but with a window image preview like alt-tab does?

FYI in macOS you can do this using ⌘ + `<p>I&#x27;m assuming most of you know this but just in case

Nice work! I’ve shared an equivalent with HN as well: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;neosmart.net&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2017&#x2F;easy-window-switcher&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;neosmart.net&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2017&#x2F;easy-window-switcher&#x2F;</a><p>The hardest part for me was getting it to work on all the keyboard layouts, but that seems to be done with an update we released a couple of weeks ago.

Anyone know of a roughly equivalent utility or config setting that lets one do Windows-style app-independent window switching on Macs?

Classic win32 programming mistake on this line: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;sigoden&#x2F;windows-switcher&#x2F;blob&#x2F;f2088e7f05a63deeb712393e7c64d0bfa9e428fd&#x2F;src&#x2F;app.rs#L98" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;sigoden&#x2F;windows-switcher&#x2F;blob&#x2F;f2088e7f05a...</a>. `GetMessage` can return a negative value when there is an error but before the program is quitting, see <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;windows&#x2F;win32&#x2F;api&#x2F;winuser&#x2F;nf-winuser-getmessage" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;windows&#x2F;win32&#x2F;api&#x2F;winuser&#x2F;n...</a>.

The first time I remember something like this on linux was on Ubuntu&#x27;s Unity in 2012. It is also the default on Ubuntu 20.04, so I think it was enabled the whole time for the last 10 years. Anyone knows if KDE also does that and, if yes, since when?

Shortcuts being CTRL-dependent on Windows is _the_ main reason I do not use it on any of my machines.<p>MacOS&#x27; ⌘-dependent (CMD?) shortcuts are much more ergonomic. I use my thumb to trigger shortcuts, vs on Windows having to use my pinky&#x27;s knuckle.<p>On Linux you can emulate this same behavior by switching ctrl&#x2F;alt&#x2F;win keys (gnome-tweaks has this option). One thing I am unable to emulate, however, is ALT+left&#x2F;right arrow for home&#x2F;end.

I do not understand. What does this add, that my desktop environment does not already provide? Why should I download and use this instead? Most desktop environments I know already allow me to set a key binding for this task.

Nice! If you can also make alt+tab select apps instead of all windows, I might try using Windows again.

This is already a thing on KDE Plasma.

Seeing tools like this make me so glad that I use KDE. I&#x27;m sure that Windows is great for developers, developers, developers but as an end user I want something comfortable yet configurable, that looks nice too.

Which operating system is this intended for?