To get there, click the Flick icon in the menu bar and choose Settings; General is the first page. The other pages are covered in Flick's settings.
| Setting | Choices | Default |
|---|---|---|
| List order | Recency, Name A-Z | Recency |
| Tab grouping | No grouping, Group by window, Group by app | Group by window |
| Show apps without windows | On or off | On |
| Show minimized windows | On or off | On |
| Show only the active Space | On or off | Off |
List order
- Recency puts the window you used last at the top and the one before it second. That's why a quick ⌥Tab takes you back to your previous window.
- Name A-Z sorts by app name, then by window title. Capitals, accents and full-width characters don't change the order, and numbers sort as numbers, so “Window 2” comes before “Window 10”.
With Name A-Z, ⌥Tab still opens with the second row selected, and that row is now whatever sorts second, not your previous window. If you rely on a quick tap to go back, keep Recency.
In search, Smart matching puts the best match first whatever the list order, while Exact match keeps it. While the panel is open the order holds still, and new windows are added at the end.
Tab grouping
The setting's note in Flick reads “Grouped windows open in a detail panel.”
- No grouping and Group by window look the same in Flick 1.1: one row per window. With a license and browser tabs turned on, a browser window's row shows how many tabs it has either way.
- Group by app folds each app's windows into one row that stands for its most recent window, with a count when the app has two or more. Let go on the row to switch to that window. Press → or click the count to see the app's windows, and ←, Esc or Back to return.
- Search results and apps without windows are never grouped.
More on how grouped rows behave in Group windows by app.
Show apps without windows
The note under the switch reads “Include running apps even when they have no visible windows.” With this on, each running app that has no open windows gets one row, with “No windows” under its name. Pick it and Flick asks macOS to open the app, so apps such as Finder and Mail open a new window. Some apps draw windows that macOS doesn't report as standard windows; they show up this way too, and picking the row still brings the app forward.
Turn it off and those rows leave the list and search. In the free version, an app without windows uses one of your 5 places like a window does, so turning this off leaves all 5 for windows.
Show minimized windows
The note reads “Include windows minimized to the Dock.” With this on, minimized windows stay in the list with a small icon, and picking one restores it from the Dock. Turn it off and they leave the list and search, and so do the tabs of a minimized browser window. With a license, the front app's windows (⌘`, or ⌥` if you turned it on) still list minimized windows; see Switch between the front app's windows.
Show only the active Space
The note reads “Hide windows on other Spaces. A fullscreen app is its own Space.” The switch is off by default, so Flick lists windows on every Space, marks the ones on another Desktop with a small icon, and takes you to the right Space when you pick one.
Turn it on to list only the windows on the Space you're looking at. With more than one display, the visible Space on each display counts. Windows whose Space Flick can't tell stay in the list, and so do apps without windows. Spaces, full screen and hidden windows has more.
Filters decide which 5 you getThe free version lists your 5 most recent entries after these filters, so hiding minimized windows or other Spaces changes which 5 you see; it doesn't add more. With Name A-Z, Flick picks the 5 most recent first, then sorts them. See What the free version includes.
Questions
A window I expect isn't in the list. Is it one of these settings?
Often it is: check Show only the active Space and Show minimized windows first, then Settings › Exceptions. Some windows are left out on purpose, such as floating palettes and Picture in Picture. Find a missing window walks through every cause.
Do these settings change the front app's windows?
That list is always most recent first and never grouped. With a license it includes minimized windows and other Spaces whatever these settings say. In the free version it keeps your filters. Ignored apps stay out either way.
Why was the order different after I restarted my Mac?
Flick 1.1 keeps its order when it reopens within 10 minutes, such as after an update. After a restart, or a longer break, it builds the order again as you use your windows.
Still stuck?Email [email protected] with your macOS version, your Mac and what you've tried, or visit the Support page.
