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I use a keyboard mapper (better touch tool in my case) to configure Option+Tab to switch between windows of the same app. So I am constantly using Command+Tab and Option+Tab all the time, I think I could never come back. I also did not understand what this app brings, is it a preview of those windows?

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Command-` does this natively: cycle through windows of the active application. Note that on an ANSI keyboard backtick is right above Tab so it makes sense from a layout perspective.

Lol you are right. Didn't know. I'll stick to my solution though now that I got so used to. I also have a few other nice shortcuts like:

option+< and option+> to resize window to left and right, and option+p to maximize. And also control+j and control+k to switch tabs in browsers and terminals.

Probably there are also native shortcuts for that, but I like how I can make mines consistent across all apps.

However, Command-` does not work across desktops, while this app does. That’s my main reason for using it.

This app is designed to give you Windows-style switching. MacOS is app-centric, so you have to switch to an app and then switch through the windows of the app. Windows has a unified window stack so Alt-Tab always takes you to the previous window, regardless of what app is responsible for that window. Repeated uses Alt-Tab takes you back through your most recently used windows, regardless of the Apps involved.

Thanks for the advice, I frequently struggle with cmd+` since I have to use both MacOS and Linux regularly. Actually to remap cmd+` to option+tab there is no need to use any third-party apps, the settings (at least in Monterey) are available under System Settings->Keyboard->Shortcuts->Keyboard->"Move focus to next window".

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