Left
The default. Joined to the left edge of the screen: square on the edge side, rounded on the other, with curves that flow into the edge. 260 points wide.
Pick a side, or the middle
Flick's panel opens against the left edge of your screen until you choose otherwise. Move it to the right edge or the center in Settings › Appearance, pick the display it opens on, and give it more room or bigger text.
See it
Left, center or right.
The same panel in each of its three places. Choose one to see it open.
Screen recordings of Flick on a sample desktop: the panel opening from the left edge, in the middle, or from the right edge of the screen.
Three positions.
Choose one under Settings › Appearance › Position, or on the Window Position screen when you first set Flick up. It works the same in each: hold ⌥, tap Tab, let go.
Center
A rounded panel floating in the middle of the screen. It's 280 points wide, so long window titles get a little more room.
Right
The left panel's mirror image, joined to the right edge. 260 points wide.
How tall it getsIn every position the panel is centered from top to bottom. It's at least 500 points tall, grows with your list up to 90% of the screen's height, and scrolls beyond that. Keep the Dock on the same side and the panel opens next to it, not over it.
Which display it opens on.
Set Show switcher on in Settings › Appearance. Either way, the list holds windows from every display. More in Flick with more than one display.
Display with the pointer
The default. Flick opens on the display your pointer is on, so it appears where you're already looking.
Display with the active window
Flick opens on the display showing most of your most recent window that's on screen, usually the one you're working in. If no window is on screen, it uses the pointer's display.
Make it yours.
Four more settings in Settings › Appearance. Changes apply right away, even to a panel that's already open.
Wider switcher
More room for long titles: 300 points at an edge instead of 260, and 360 in the center instead of 280.
Text size
Large makes Flick's text 20% bigger in the panel, Settings and the welcome window. It's Flick's own setting, separate from the macOS text size. More in accessibility.
Hide app names
Rows drop the app name and show the window title, on up to two lines. The app's icon stays, so you can still tell apps apart at a glance.
Ripple animation
A wave runs down the list when search opens. It's on by default, and always skipped while Reduce Motion is on.
How it looks on each macOS.
The panel is always dark, so white text stays readable over any wallpaper. Positions, sizes and settings are the same on every version Flick runs on: macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
- macOS 26 Tahoe and later
- Liquid Glass, tinted dark
- macOS 14 Sonoma and 15 Sequoia
- A frosted, blurred panel, tinted dark
Settings at a glance.
Where each one lives, and how Flick comes set up.
| Setting | Where | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Appearance › Position | Left |
| Show switcher on | Appearance › Position | Display with the pointer |
| Hide app names | Appearance › Appearance | Off |
| Wider switcher | Appearance › Appearance | Off |
| Text size | Appearance › Appearance | Normal |
| Ripple animation | Appearance › Animation | On |
In the free versionEvery setting on this page works in the free version, exactly as it does with a license.
Questions.
Can I move the macOS ⌘Tab switcher instead?
Not with Flick: the macOS app switcher picks its place by its own rules. You can give ⌘Tab to Flick instead: choose the ⌘Tab trigger and Flick's panel opens on ⌘Tab wherever you've put it, with a row per window, or per app with Group by app. See choosing ⌥Tab or ⌘Tab.
Can I put the panel at the top or bottom of the screen?
No. It opens at the left edge, the right edge or the center, always centered from top to bottom, and it can't be dragged.
Is there a light version of the panel?
No. The panel is always dark, in Light and Dark Mode alike, and there are no themes or custom colors.
Why does Flick look different on my other Mac?
Check which macOS it runs: macOS 26 and later gets Liquid Glass, macOS 14 and 15 a frosted panel. Settings also live on each Mac, so position and size can differ.
Related.
Flick's settings
Every page of Settings, what each option does, and its default.
Read the helpMore than one display
Where the panel opens, which windows it lists, and when the pointer follows you.
Read the helpAccessibility
Keyboard only, VoiceOver, Reduce Motion and a larger text size.
See the feature
Your switcher, your side.
Left, center or right, it's one setting away.
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