The best app switcher in 2026

Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
Based on: 328 reviews
Products considered: 169

App switchers centralize launching, switching, and actions across apps. Expect hotkeys, sidebars, and automation for builders, marketers, and power users.

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Top reviewed app switcher products

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Raycast blends lightning-fast launching with AI, clipboard history, and rich extensions, making keyboard-first switching and automation effortless for macOS power users. Alfred rivals it with deep workflows, snippets, and hotkeys for ultra-custom app and file navigation. For a Windows-style switcher on Mac,

adds large previews and direct window controls, ideal for multi-desktop management and users craving granular, visual switching.

Summarized with AI

Raycast
Your shortcut to everything
4.9 (148 reviews)
Productivity Automation tools
Used by 87:
Screen Studio 3.0
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Central
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Inbox by Novu
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focusedOS
Hide All Distractions with One Click
4.8 (5 reviews)
Used by 4:
Dumb Phone
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Setapp
The frontier platform that packs 250+ Mac apps into just one
3.8 (14 reviews)
Productivity Project management software
Used by 4:
Synthesys AI Voice Generator
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Pie Menu
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Alfred
Productivity App for macOS
4.9 (17 reviews)
Productivity Automation tools
Displaygo
One shortcut to control your dual monitors instantly
5.0 (3 reviews)
Used by 3:
Clipgo
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ShareGo
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folderGo
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Manganum sidebar for Google Chrome
Sidebar with your productivity apps in one click on any tab.
4.9 (13 reviews)
Productivity Note and writing apps Calendar apps
Swish
The missing gesture layer for macOS.
4.6 (12 reviews)
Productivity Automation tools
Hidden Bar
Hide menubar items
5.0 (2 reviews)
Used by 1:
Stealthly for macOS
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Rambox
Workspace simplifier
4.8 (13 reviews)
Productivity Virtual office platforms
Bartender
I let you organize your menu bar apps
5.0 (3 reviews)
Interface design tools
Baron AI
Use ChatGPT in Any App, Natively on Windows, Mac, and Linux
5.0 (3 reviews)
AI Coding Agents AI Chatbots
AltTab
Windows alt-tab on macOS
4.8 (5 reviews)
Toby
Better Than Bookmarks
4.0 (5 reviews)
Social bookmarking Chrome Extensions
TabTab
Search & Switch Windows and Tabs on Mac
4.0 (5 reviews)
Later
Save all your Mac apps for later with one click
4.7 (3 reviews)
Productivity Scheduling software

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Recent launches

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showcase distinct paths to faster switching. ExtraBar centers deep links and scripted actions from the menu bar for one-click jumps and automations. Vector delivers local, semantic search with deterministic app launching and clipboard recall. Wins upgrades Cmd‑Tab with previews and precise snapping, streamlining multi-window layouts and keyboard-driven control.

ExtraBarBuild precise Mac actions and trigger them from the bar1mo ago

VectorIntelligent search for macOS2mo ago

WinsBring System-level Arrange Window features to Mac4mo ago

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Forum discussions

Product Hunt

What's in your dock?

I was recently reminded of @Dockhunt and how fun it was to see what kinds of apps different folks kept in their dock. I remember it being a cool way to discover some new products I hadn't seen before. I'm also just a big fan of desktop apps over web apps. I find it a lot easier to stay focused when I'm flipping between apps vs flipping between tabs.

These are the apps in my dock:

@Google Chrome - Pretty basic. I've really been considering switching over to @Horse though.
@Slack - The de facto option.
@Superhuman - Maybe the fastest I've become a fan of a product. I think I was pushing it on others within a few hours.
@Notion - Great for documentation and collaborating. I also use it personally for tracking books I read and video games I play, along with tracking personal projects.
Notion Calendar - The menu bar aspect of this is really what sold me. It makes it so much easier to stay on top of my meetings every day.
@Linear - We just recently switched over to Linear here at @Product Hunt and I've been loving it. Pro tip: if you prefer the desktop app, there's a setting to open links in the app, but you can only set that option through the web version.
@iTerm2 - I've tried others, but this is my favorite. This + @Neovim is just
@Claude by Anthropic - This has been my LLM of choice for a while, and I really like having it as a desktop app. Especially the keyboard shortcut to quickly bring it up and ask something.
@Tandem - Super easy to stay in touch and sync with teammates. Incredibly useful for a remote team.
@Spotify - I typically have a YouTube video on in the background, but if I'm writing or doing something more focused, I'll typically have some kind of Jazz going.

40 comments•467 views

11mo ago

Raycast Keyboard for iOS - AI, dictation, snippets, and quicklinks at your fingertips

Hot off the press! @Raycast for iOS just got "its biggest update yet." Dictation, AI commands, Snippets, and Quicklinks are now accessible from the keyboard.

Thoughts? For me, it's an instant crush.

5 comments•136 views

4mo ago

Tools I use when launching on Product Hunt

There are products I keep using when launching on Product Hunt -- products that help me craft beautiful assets, plan content distribution, and analyze results.

Here's my personal collection. How about you? What's your stack?

18 comments•626 views

19d ago

Product Hunt

Best Clipboard Manager for Mac?

@Paste just launched their latest version, and tbh I'm considering switching over but I'm curious to hear what other people use?
I know @Raycast has a pretty powerful and integrated one that I'm considering using. I currently use @ Pasta which I love.
Do folks have any they recommend? What's the consensus?

25 comments•550 views

8mo ago

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