Swapback - Instant App Switch

App hotkeys, quick site search

Only for Mac

Free

Mac

Swapback is a menu-bar utility that moves you between the apps, folders and sites you use most with a single hotkey. ■ One key there, the same key back Press Option-1 to jump to the app you assigned. Press the same key again while you're there and you land back in the app you just left. Moving between two apps takes one key, not two. ■ Drag in, done Drop an app or folder onto the settings window and it's registered. Real app and folder icons are shown, so you recognize the list at a glance. Reorder or remove entries with a drag or a click. ■ Sites open by name Press Option-0 and a search field appears in the middle of the screen. Type the name you gave a site, press Return, and Safari goes there. If a tab for that site is already open, Swapback switches to it instead of piling up duplicates. ■ Back to your last tab Option-Space bounces between the Safari tab you were just on and the one you're looking at now. ■ When you forget a shortcut Hold the Option key for a moment and your apps appear in the middle of the screen. Choose between a dial and a carousel. Let go and it disappears. ■ Pick a theme Choose a Gradient or Glass background for Settings, the dial, search and the clipboard window. (Settings › General › Theme; Glass needs macOS 26 or later) ■ Screenshots Press Option-Shift-S, drag to pick an area, and add drawings, arrows, boxes and text right where you picked it. No separate editor window opens. Copy it or save it as a PNG — set a save folder and it saves right away. macOS asks for screen recording permission the first time. ■ Clipboard history Keeps what you copied for 7 days, on this Mac only. Nothing goes to iCloud, and items marked by password managers are never stored. Clear the whole history in one click. ■ Works with any keyboard layout Shortcuts are recognized by physical key position, so they work no matter which input source you're typing in. ■ Light and quiet It sits quietly in the menu bar. Switching between apps needs no Accessibility permission. There's no account, no sign-in, and nothing is collected. ■ Made for you if · You move between an editor and a browser all day · Counting ⌘Tab presses gets old · You want a few things that work, not a launcher to learn Download by December 15, 2026 and every feature released by then stays free for you.

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■ Pick a theme. Switch the background of Settings, the dial, search, the clipboard window and menus between Gradient and Glass all at once. (Settings › General › Theme) ■ The Glass theme needs macOS 26 or later. Earlier versions of macOS use Gradient. ■ Updated pricing note: download by December 15, 2026 and every feature released by then stays free for you.

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    Seller
    Youngjin Jang
    Size
    4.9 MB
    Category
    Productivity
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 13.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 13.0 or later.
    Languages
    English and Korean
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    © 2026 Daniel J Studio