Full-screen apps
macOS gives each full-screen app a Space of its own, and Flick lists its window like any other. Flick opens over a full-screen app, and picking a full-screen window takes you straight to it. Other ways to switch full-screen apps
Every Desktop and full-screen app in one list
To switch to a window on another Desktop, pick it in Flick: windows on every Space and every full-screen app are in one list, and Flick takes you to the right Space when you choose one. You never have to find the Desktop first.
How it works.
By default Flick orders windows by when you last used them, not by where they are, so the window you were in a minute ago is near the top whichever Desktop it's on.
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Open the list
Hold ⌥ and tap Tab. Windows from every Desktop and display are there, and small icons at the end of a row mark a window on another Desktop and a full-screen window.
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Pick the window
Keep tapping Tab, or type part of its app's name or its title to jump to it.
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Let go
Flick switches to that window's Space and brings it forward. If its app was hidden, Flick shows it again first; if the window was minimized, it comes back from the Dock.
The details.
Full-screen apps, the active Space and more than one display.
Show only the active Space
Prefer a list of just what's in front of you? Turn on Show only the active Space in Settings › General › Windows. A full-screen app counts as its own Space, and windows whose Space Flick can't tell are kept. It's off by default.
Several displays
One list covers every display. With Show only the active Space on, the Space showing on each display counts (how displays get their own Spaces). Flick opens on the display with the pointer, or on the one with your active window if you prefer. Set it up
The front app, on every Desktop
⌘`, or ⌥` once you turn it on with the ⌥Tab trigger, lists just the front app's windows. With a license it covers every Desktop even when Show only the active Space is on. Front app's windows
What Flick doesn't do.
Flick switches to windows. It leaves arranging them to macOS and to other apps.
- No moving windows between Desktops or displays, and no tiling or resizing. To move one, see how to move a window to another Desktop.
- No Desktop numbers. A row shows that a window is on another Desktop, not which one.
- No previews. Rows show the app icon, app name and window title. For a picture of every Desktop, use Mission Control.
- No Desktops added or removed. Flick never changes your Spaces, only takes you to them.
The keys.
With the default ⌥Tab trigger. Using ⌘Tab instead? The full shortcut list covers both.
| Keys | What it does |
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| ⌥Tab | Opens Flick with your previous window selected, wherever it is. A quick tap switches straight to it. |
| ⌥⇧Tab | Moves back up the list. |
| ⇧⌘Space | Opens Flick with search ready, from any Desktop or full-screen app. |
| ⌥1…⌥9 | Switches straight to that row, on whatever Desktop it is. |
In the free versionWindows on other Desktops and in full screen count like any other: the free version switches between your 5 most recent windows, wherever they are. A license lists every window on every Desktop.
Questions.
Why is a window on another Desktop missing?
First check that Show only the active Space is off. In the free version, the window may be beyond your 5 most recent. Some apps, such as those built with Electron, may not report all their windows until asked: bring one of the app's windows to your current Desktop, then open Flick again. See when a window is missing.
Why does my Mac jump to another Desktop on its own?
That's macOS, not Flick: Flick changes Desktop only when you pick a window that's on another one. See why your Mac keeps switching Desktops.
Does Flick need Screen Recording to see other Desktops?
No. Flick lists windows with the Accessibility permission and reads their names, positions and Spaces, never what they show. The permissions Flick uses
Related.
Spaces, minimized and hidden windows
How Flick lists them, and the settings that leave them out.
Read the guideEvery window in one list
What Flick lists, what it leaves out, and why each window gets its own row.
See the featureSwitch Desktops on a Mac
The keys, gestures and settings macOS gives you for moving between Spaces.
Read the post
Stop hunting for the Desktop.
Pick the window, and Flick takes you there.
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.