SAME APP. NEXT WINDOW.

InApp Alt Tab.

The next window. In the same app.

Working with several Word documents? Press Option + Tab to move to the next window. A small macOS menu bar app that switches windows within the app you are using.

macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon / IntelDownload for Mac

Guide & source code

InApp Alt Tab

STAY IN YOUR APP. KEEP YOUR FLOW.

01 / THE DETAILS

Small details.
Real difference.

Switch with a shortcut.

Option + Tab goes forward; Option + Shift + Tab goes backward. Hold Option and press Tab repeatedly to cycle through the same app’s windows in a stable order, with no preview or window picker.

Ready in your menu bar.

Pause, resume, open setup or enable launch at login from the menu bar. Minimized windows are restored when selected. Command + Tab keeps working as usual.

Only the permission it needs.

Accessibility permission lets the app switch windows. Screen Recording permission is not needed. It does not collect or save typed text or document contents, and makes no network requests.

02 / BEFORE YOU START

Good to know.

Requires macOS 13 or later. Move the Universal app to Applications, then enable it in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility.
Supports Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified / Traditional) and Korean. Follows macOS preferred languages and per-app language settings.
The app is ad hoc signed and is not notarized. The first launch may require approval under Privacy & Security.
In-app tabs are not separate windows. With zero or one eligible window, the shortcut does nothing. Switching pauses while a modal dialog or sheet is open.
If another app such as AltTab uses Option + Tab, change its shortcut. Intel execution and switching across Spaces or full-screen windows have not been verified.

WHEN YOU’RE READY

Give it a try.

Download for Mac