rcmd
Switch apps with the Right Command key and a letter
The verdict
Most Macs have a Right Command key that almost nobody presses, and rcmd turns it into an app switcher: hold it, press S, and Safari jumps to the front or launches. The free version also replaces Command-Tab and jumps to Spaces by number. Pro is €15 once for fuzzy search and Stages, which restores a saved set of windows, and AltTab is the better pick if you switch windows, not apps.
Get it if
You bounce between the same handful of apps all day and Command-Tab feels slow.
Skip it if
You keep 2 or 3 apps open at a time, and Command-Tab already gets you there in 1 press.
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What it helps you do
- Jump to any app with 1 key combo
- Open an app that isn't running yet
- Move to a Space by its number
- Save and restore sets of apps
Plans and prices
Free
FreeFree forever, app switching, custom letters, Command-Tab replacement and Spaces by number
Pro
€15€15 once, lifetime license, adds fuzzy search, Stages and moving windows between Spaces
What changed
Version 3.8.0
Added to The Useful Apps
Pick something else if
RectanglePick it if you want windows side by side on a laptop screen and don't want to pay anything.Free, open source
AltTabPick it if you keep several windows of 1 app open and Command-Tab never lands on the right one.Free to start
SwishPick it if you work on a trackpad and would rather swipe and pinch windows into place than press shortcuts.$16 once
rcmd head to head
The details
- Runs on
- Mac
- Requires
- macOS 13 or later
- Version
- 3.8.0
- Free trial
- Try the paid version first
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