Release / 11 Oct 2026 / with v11.9.0

AltTab v11.9.1

Limit switching to windows or the app under the pointer.

All of AltTab

Before you upgrade to v11.9.1

Permission changes are detected without restarting AltTab.

Behavior changed

Read the evidence

lwouis/alt-tab-macos/blob/v11.9.0/changelog.md

What changed in v11.9.1

New cursor-based filters and first-launch guided setup are available. Search, tab/window detection, permission changes, and switching away from CapCut are fixed in reported cases.

Download v11.9.1 from GitHub Releases. Requires macOS 12 or later.

New things you can do

Learn the switching shortcut through guided first-launch setup.

Added

Read the evidence

lwouis/alt-tab-macos/blob/v11.9.0/changelog.md

Fixed and improved

Show only windows or the app under the cursor.

ImprovedExclude apps from the switcher or disable its shortcuts in selected apps.

Read the evidence

lwouis/alt-tab-macos/blob/v11.9.0/changelog.md

Switch away from CapCut, retain hidden WeChat windows, and keep the switcher open while holding the shortcut; closed Slack/Joplin windows and Chrome find bars no longer linger as entries.

Now worksSwitch focus to individual Mac windows using a thumbnail switcher.

Read the evidence

lwouis/alt-tab-macos/blob/v11.9.1/changelog.md

Uppercase queries and match highlighting work correctly.

Now worksFind windows by typing a fuzzy search query.

Read the evidence

lwouis/alt-tab-macos/blob/v11.9.0/changelog.md

Cancelling a shortcut conflict preserves the old shortcut; shortcut 1 retains grouping settings after upgrade.

Now worksChoose keyboard shortcuts to trigger and navigate the window switcher.

Read the evidence

lwouis/alt-tab-macos/blob/v11.9.0/changelog.md

Seeded by @iluxav with Codex, from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.