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sgm1018

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I built a window switcher because WIN+TAB was driving me insane

Do you have 20+ windows open and can't find anything?

Same here. And for a long time, I just accepted it as part of the daily routine.

Terminals, browsers, VSCodes… the same app open multiple times. And every time I looked for something: either I couldn't find it, or I ended up switching to the wrong window.

A small annoyance, sure. But when it happens 30 times a day, it starts to add up.

WIN + TAB, CTRL + TAB… I use them constantly. But they're slow, clunky, and never really useful when you have a lot of windows or multiple desktops.

What I needed was something simple: type a window's name, no matter which desktop it's on, and jump straight to it.

I couldn't find anything like that. So I built it myself.

I've created a window manager that's fast, lightweight, and designed with one goal: get you exactly where you want to be, save you time, and make your life a little easier.

It's open-source .

P.S.: Since I could never find the Recycle Bin either… I added a shortcut for that too. Priorities 😄

All feedback is welcome — I'm reading!

links:
https://betterwintab.cloudmesa.es
https://github.com/sgm1018/BetterWinTab

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