Open source alternatives to Windows Alt-Tab

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Windows Alt-Tab does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Windows Alt-Tab does

Switch between windowscore
Window previewscore
Keyboard shortcuts
Cycle through apps
Close or minimize windows from the switcher

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
alt-tab-macosWindows-style alt-tab window switcher for macOS	Replaces it86%	17k+29	167	22 days ago	86%	Install like an app	GPL-3.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Not shown: Close or minimize windows from the switcher.See the evidence Switch between windowscoreYesSee every window, even within the same app. Window previewscoreYesPreview before you switch Keyboard shortcutsYescustomize your shortcuts without paying Cycle through appsYesEvery window, not just every app Close or minimize windows from the switcherNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.

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