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DESCRIPTION

Witch... Have you ever wanted to switch to a certain window, not just the application it belongs to? While you can use Exposé to switch windows, doing so can be very clumsy if you're the keyboard-only type of user. And don't all of these windows look just the same when they are scaled down?

Witch lets you access all of your windows by pressing a shortcut and choosing from a clearly arranged list of window titles. Moreover, you can use Witch to...

  • Directly access minimized windows without using your mouse
  • Close minimized windows without bringing them to front first
  • Zoom, de-/minimize, and close windows on the fly

WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.0.1:
  • [fixed] KeyCue no longer interferes with Witch's windows selector.
  • [new] Icon by Lars Herrmann.
  • [new] French localization by Ronald Leroux.
  • Available languages: English, French, German.


Version 2.0:
  • [new] you can now have Witch display shortcuts for jumping to windows directly ("Behavior" > "Windows List" > "Show shortcut badges")
  • [fixed] sorting windows by window activity is now much more reliable (this issue was known as "the iTerm bug")
  • [improved] updated Witch's source code and user interface in numerous places to make Witch work better with Mac OS X 10.5 and future OS versions (some users may have noticed those rather dramatic console.log messages concerning some deprecated CoreGraphics functions that were logged for older Witch versions, for instance)
  • please note that starting with this version, Witch is distributed as shareware
  • available languages: English, German


Version 1.0.2:
  • Both Witch's preference pane and the background process are universal binaries now. This means that Witch runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs.
  • Available languages: English, French, German.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Many Tricks
Downloads:13,038
  - Version d/l:602
Utilities:System
License:Shareware
Date:24 Jun 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$15.83
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    Witch User Reviews (57 posts)Write A Review
    Jul 9 2008
    *****

    JOSH LINDQUIST  1000% improvement in window management for OS X with this app. It's like giving your windows the ability to dance with your fingers.

    My usage:

    Minimize Window: Command M (OS default)

    Maximize Window: Option M

    Un-minimize all Front-most app windows: Ctrl-Option-Command M

    Thought I'd share my config incase you're at a loss for custom shortcut ideas. Pressing Option M in my config repeatedly toggles last window state w/maximized - SLICK. Witch makes modifying these shortcuts possible and easy with a nice System Pref module.

    JL  (Version 2.0.1)

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    Apr 22 2008

    GORDON142  Doesn't seem to work right with Spaces. Only sometimes displays Windows from non-active spaces.  (Version 2.0)

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    Mar 8 2008

    DOBES  works perfectly with my Leopard. I just discovered this yesterday and I don't know how I got along without it. I prefer keyboard commands, and this allows me to unminimize windows and cycle through minimized windows without mousing, among many other things. I use command keys for Apple commands, control for Quicksilver, and Option for Witch, and now my OS is perfect!  (Version 1.0.2)

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    Dec 1 2007

    MATTHEW GREEN  not working in leopard, will not stay enabled even tho it installs  (Version 1.0.2)

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