Free public beta · macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon
Every Mac window, one shortcut away.
Hold ⌘, tap Tab. Cycle across Spaces, or pause and type to search by name.
~/Developer/TabbsHover or use ← → to try the horizontal flow.
Why Tabbs
Small on purpose.
Native, and it shows
Built with AppKit and Carbon. No Electron or SwiftUI.
Private by design
No telemetry, analytics, or network access.
Across Spaces
Switch between windows, fullscreen apps, and terminal tabs.
Features
The core, at a glance.
Your app windows appear together across Spaces, including fullscreen apps.
A horizontal icon flow by default, or a compact vertical list. Same keyboard, your call.
Pause for your chosen delay, then type an app or window name. Use Tab to refine the target and release to jump.
⌥W close, ⌥Q quit, ⌥M minimize, ⌥H hide, ⌥F fullscreen. Tidy up without switching.
Press 1–9 while the switcher is open to land instantly.
Ghostty and cmux tabs appear as their own targets, not one anonymous window.
App-level MRU ordering, app exclusions, screen filtering, a custom shortcut, and adjustable appearance.
Also included
Prefer a list?
Switch to the compact vertical layout in Settings. Same windows, same keyboard flow.
Hover a row or use ↑ ↓Permissions
What Tabbs can access
Two required permissions. One optional integration.
Used to discover, focus, and manage windows.
Lets Tabbs receive the system Command+Tab shortcut.
Used only when Ghostty or cmux terminal tabs are enabled.