Tap to flip back
A quick tap goes to the app's previous window, the one you were just in, without showing the panel. Tap again to come back, so two documents are one key apart.
One app, every window, every Desktop
Press ⌘`, or ⌥` once you turn it on if you switch with ⌥Tab, and Flick lists only the front app's windows, including the ones on other Desktops, in full screen and minimized. Tap to flip back to the app's last window, or hold and tap to pick one.
Not the ⌘` you know.
The ⌘` built into macOS moves to the app's next window, one at a time, with nothing to choose from. Flick's version works like its main switcher, for one app. How to turn it on and use it
Hold to see them all
Hold the modifier and tap ` for a list under the app's name, such as “Safari · 4 windows”. Letting go brings the window forward on its Desktop, and a minimized one comes back from the Dock first.
⌘` or ⌥`: which key you get.
It follows the switcher shortcut you chose in Settings › Shortcuts. The ` key sits above Tab on a US keyboard; here's where to find it on others.
If you switch with ⌘Tab
⌘` is on by default and ⇧⌘` goes the other way. Flick's ⌘` replaces the one in macOS while Flick runs, and macOS gets ⌘Tab, ⇧⌘Tab and ⌘` back when Flick quits. Turn it off and ⌘` does nothing while Flick runs.
If you switch with ⌥Tab
macOS keeps ⌘Tab and ⌘`, and Flick's key is ⌥`. It's off until you turn on Switch between the front app's windows in Settings › Shortcuts › Front App's Windows, because on many layouts ⌥` types accents. When it does on yours, Settings warns you that ⌥` will switch windows instead, in every app.
What's listed.
Only the front app's windows, in the order you used them.
Every Desktop, full screen and minimized
With a license, the list covers all of the app's windows, even when Show minimized windows is off or Show only the active Space is on for the main list.
Most recent first, never grouped
One row per window, most recently used at the top, even if the main list is set to Group by app or Name A-Z.
Search inside one app
Type while the list is open and search stays within that app's windows, ranked as in the main list. With a license, a browser's own tabs are searched too. Number keys and window actions work here as well.
One window, or none
An app with one window switches to it without showing the panel. An app with no windows does nothing, and so does an app on your Ignored Apps list.
The keys.
With the ⌘Tab trigger. With ⌥Tab, use ⌥ in place of ⌘ once ⌥` is on. Number keys, search and window actions work here too; the full table covers both triggers.
| Keys | What it does |
|---|---|
| ⌘` | Tap: switches to the app's previous window. Hold and tap: opens the list and moves down it. |
| ⇧⌘` | Moves back up. With ⌘Tab it also opens the list at its last window; with ⌥Tab, ⌥⇧` works once the list is open. |
| Let go of ⌘ | Switches to the selected window. |
In the free versionThe list covers the app's windows among your 5 most recent, and counts the rest; a license lists them all. How it works in the free version
Questions.
Why does ⌥` type an accent instead of switching?
Flick's ⌥` is off until you turn it on in Settings › Shortcuts › Front App's Windows. Once it's on, ⌥` switches windows in every app, so it no longer types that accent anywhere. Still not working? See when the front app's shortcut doesn't respond.
Does it work with the switcher shortcut turned off?
No. The front app's windows come with the switcher shortcut: with Enable switcher shortcut off in Settings › Shortcuts, the option is hidden and Flick doesn't respond to ⌘` or ⌥`.
Related.
⌘` or ⌥` not responding
What to check when the front app's shortcut does nothing or types a character.
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Every way macOS offers to move between one app's windows.
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All of an app's windows, one key away.
The front app's windows work in the free version too.
The free version never expires and switches between your 5 most recent windows. A one-time license, from $9.49, unlocks every window and browser tabs.