Temporary shortcuts
Pin the app or exact window you need right now to an unused key while Quick Layout is visible.
Turn Caps Lock into your app switcher, window switcher, layout manager, app launcher, and window mover.
Press Caps Lock + a key to jump straight to any app. Press it again to move to that app's next window.
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brew install --cask SwiftedMind/cli/hyperswitcherYour usual apps deserve a familiar shortcut.
When you return to the same apps all day, a fixed shortcut becomes second nature. Give each app a letter you remember, move between its windows, and arrange your desktop from the keyboard.
One app. Several windows. The same shortcut.
Press an app’s shortcut to bring it forward. Press again to move through its open windows. Your browser, documents, and project windows stay within reach of the same key.
Put your windows where you need them.
Hold Caps Lock, choose a region with the arrow keys, and release to place the window. Put Safari and Messages side by side with Quick Layout.
Pick an app. Give it a key.
Choose the apps you use most and assign letters you’ll remember. HyperSwitcher guides you through setting up Caps Lock as your Hyper key, ready to use with your app shortcuts.
Works alongside Cmd-Tab and Mission Control.
Keep your familiar tools for browsing what’s open. Use HyperSwitcher for the apps and windows you return to all day: your browser, editor, messages, terminal, and notes.
The details that make it stick.
Make the shortcuts and window behavior fit the way you use your Mac.
Minimized windows, within reach
Include minimized windows when cycling and restore them when selected. Choose the behavior for each app.
Switch on your current display
Choose Follow pointer in Settings to find and cycle through windows on the display under your mouse.
Room around your windows
Set gaps around screen edges and between placed windows to give your layouts a little breathing room.
Take your shortcuts with you
Export your app shortcuts to keep a backup or import them on another Mac.
Ready in the menu bar
Start HyperSwitcher at login and keep it out of the Dock. Your shortcuts are ready when you need them.
No cloud. No accounts. No personal tracking.
HyperSwitcher keeps your shortcuts and settings on your Mac. It only asks for the macOS permission it needs to read and move windows.
Local by design
Your shortcuts, layouts, and settings live on your Mac. They load from local storage and stay tied to the device you set them up on.
No account required
Download it, grant the macOS permission, and start using it. No login, signup, workspace, or account setup first.
No personal tracking
HyperSwitcher does not track which apps or windows you use. Anonymous telemetry is limited to basic product events like app opened.
Only the access it needs
HyperSwitcher asks for the permissions required to switch and arrange windows, and stops there. Accessibility access lets it read, focus, and place windows for the core workflow.
Built for modern macOS
Requires macOS 15 or later, so HyperSwitcher can use current Mac APIs instead of browser wrappers or background sync services.
Your setup stays yours
Shortcut choices and layout preferences stay tied to this Mac. There is no remote dashboard or shared account state to manage.
Try it free. Unlock everything for $5.99.
Use HyperSwitcher for free with a handful of app shortcuts and limited access to Quick Layout. Unlock the full experience for unlimited access on up to 3 devices.
FeatureFreePro
Intelligent app and window switchingFreeIncludedProIncluded
Assigned app shortcutsFreeUp to 4ProUnlimited
Quick LayoutFreeLimitedProIncluded
Before you install a Mac utility.
A few plain answers about setup, permissions, privacy, and whether HyperSwitcher fits the way you use your Mac.
Use both. Cmd-Tab is still good for browsing whatever is open. HyperSwitcher is for the apps and windows you jump to all day and want on fixed keys.
No account, workspace, or sync setup. Download the app, grant the macOS Accessibility permission, then assign shortcuts for the apps you use most.
HyperSwitcher is available in English, German, French, and Spanish.
Window switching and Quick Layout need Accessibility permission so HyperSwitcher can read open windows, focus the selected window, and move windows into place.
No. HyperSwitcher does not need Screen Recording for its core workflow, and it does not track which apps or windows you use.
Only basic anonymous product events, such as the app opening. HyperSwitcher does not send your app list, window titles, shortcut setup, or layout choices.
If you mostly switch between random one-off windows, a visual switcher may fit better. HyperSwitcher works best when you have repeat apps and windows you return to constantly.
Yes. The free version lets you try the core app switching flow with a handful of shortcuts. The paid version unlocks unlimited app shortcuts and full Quick Layout access.
SwiftedMind
Thinking Swiftly.
Hey, I'm Dennis.
I make Apple apps and developer tools, mostly in Swift. HyperSwitcher is part of that same work: small native software that should feel quick and understandable, with the fussy parts kept out of your way.
If you want to know who is behind the app, you can look through my other projects, check the code I publish, or just see what I have been building lately.
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