Switching
- Hold ⌥ and tap Tab to see every open window, most recent first, with your previous window already selected. Each tap of Tab moves down; let go to switch.
- Tap ⌥Tab quickly to jump straight back to your last window, without the panel.
- Add ⇧ to move back up the list.
- Windows on other Spaces, full-screen apps and minimized windows are all in one list. Pick one and Flick switches Space, un-minimizes the window or unhides its app as needed.
- Prefer ⌘Tab? Flick can replace the macOS app switcher while it runs, and hands it back when you quit.
- Hover a row to select it, click to switch.
Search
- Press Return, or just start typing, to search app names and window titles as you type.
- Apps that aren't running appear in an Apps section, ready to open.
- Open straight into search with ⇧⌘Space, or record your own shortcut. Search Windows in the menu bar does the same.
- Esc clears the search; press it again to close Flick.
Organizing
- Sort the list by Recency or Name A-Z.
- Group by app: one row per app with a window count. → opens its windows, ← goes back.
- Show only the windows on the active Space, if you prefer.
- Choose whether running apps without windows get a row.
- Keep apps out of the list: right-click a row and choose Ignore App, or add apps in Settings › Exceptions.
Window actions
- ⌥W closes the selected window and ⌥M minimizes it. ⌥H hides its app and ⌥Q quits it. With the ⌘Tab trigger, use ⌘ instead of ⌥.
- Right-click (or Control-click) a row to switch to it, close the window, quit the app or ignore the app.
- Quitting is a normal quit, so apps can still ask you to save.
- Flick stays open after you close, minimize, hide or quit something, and the list updates in place.
Look and feel
- Put the panel on the left or right edge, or in the center. It opens on the screen your pointer is on.
- The panel is Liquid Glass on macOS 26, and a frosted material on macOS 14 and 15.
- A ripple runs through the list when search opens. Turn it off in Settings › Appearance.
- Make the panel wider, hide app names, or set Text size to Large.
- Reduce Motion turns off the ripple and panel motion. Rows carry VoiceOver labels with the app, window title and state.
Control
- A short welcome walks you through Accessibility, choosing ⌥Tab or ⌘Tab, the panel position and the search shortcut.
- Lives in your menu bar, with no Dock icon. Hide the menu bar icon if you like; open Flick again to reach Settings.
- Launch at login, off until you turn it on.
- Five Settings pages: General, Appearance, Shortcuts, Exceptions and About. Changes apply right away.
- Reset All Settings… in About restores the defaults, without touching permissions or launch at login.
Privacy
- The only permission Flick asks for is Accessibility. It doesn't need Screen Recording or Input Monitoring.
- No account and no analytics. Window titles are read only to draw the list, and are never saved or sent.