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Contexts VS Butler

Compare Contexts VS Butler and see what are their differences

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Contexts logo Contexts

Switch between application windows effortlessly — with Fast Search, a better Command-Tab, a Sidebar or even a quick gesture. Free trial available.

Butler logo Butler

Butler is a do-it-all utility for Mac OS X. Launcher, iTunes controller, macros, pop-up folders, multiple clipboards, and more.
  • Contexts Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-10-21
  • Butler Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-02-06

Contexts videos

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The Art of Discovering Bounded Contexts by Nick Tune

More videos:

  • Review - A Fresh Take on Contexts
  • Review - Contexts and Methods: Literature Review - Intro and Assessment Criteria

Butler videos

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JIMMY BUTLER Signature Shoe REVIEW! Li-Ning JB 1!

More videos:

  • Review - Trendy Butler Review Unboxing & Review Men's Clothing Subscription Boxes Are They Worth It
  • Review - Better than Gucci and under $200 | Jay Butler Review

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Contexts and Butler)

Contexts

Butler

Mac
100 100%
Mac
0% 0
Productivity
71 71%
Productivity
29% 29
Window Manager
100 100%
Window Manager
0% 0
Team Meetings
0 0%
Team Meetings
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Contexts seems to be a lot more popular than Butler. While we know about 61 links to Contexts, we've tracked only 3 mentions of Butler. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Contexts mentions (61)

  • Loop: Open-Source macOS Window Manager
    There's at least Witch and Contexts. https://manytricks.com/witch/ https://contexts.co/. - Source: Hacker News / 12 days ago
  • New MacBook Setup
    A fellow HN member recommended this https://contexts.co/. It is amazing feature-wise, but it has some annoying bugs and it seems abandonware. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago
  • Show HN: I3wm Alt+Tab Workspace Switcher
    I like using Contexts on the Mac as replacement: https://contexts.co. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago
  • My MacBook setup (the 2024 version)
    I use the Contexts [1] app, couldn't live without it (not affiliated...) It shows me all open Windows and in which Desktop, in its Sidebar (I've disabled the macOS dock.) Also the Cmd-Tab functionalities are nice, and I can use "Fn + [a single key] " shortcut to focus an app. Would recommend. [1] https://contexts.co/. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago
  • Arc 1.0 – a freeware web browser developed by The Browser Company
    Thanks for your feedback, I'll have to give TST in the Firefox sidebar another try... > "I make use of ctrl-uparrow to switch between browser and VSCode" I use the Contexts app (Fast Search) for that - https://contexts.co/. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago
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Butler mentions (3)

  • You're using function keys wrong
    I've been doing this for >10 years with https://manytricks.com/butler/. Works great! You can also bind snippets of text, scripts, etc. I can't overstate how important it is to have a keyboard that groups function keys into "islands" of (generally) 4 so you can touch-type them. An ergonomics consultant once observed that the source of my neck pain was that I looked at the keyboard while typing. As a touch-typist, I... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
  • Alternative to AutoHotKey (AHK) for Mac?
    I’m currently starting a job using windows after being on Mac for many years and have settled on AHK to replace part of my workflow from a program called Butler that I absolutely could not do without on Mac. It can do text expansion but isn’t really its main selling point. It can trigger site specific searches amongst other things that I’ve only found AHK able to replicate. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Recommendation for app that makes the experience of macOS even better?
    For task/app launching, LaunchBar, QuickSilver, and Butler (and of course Alfred that you already mentioned). I use LaunchBar. Alfred is probably more powerful, but LaunchBar is the snappiest for the way I use it. It's not as much about saving seconds/milliseconds as it is being able to stay in a flow. Source: over 2 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Contexts and Butler, you can also consider the following products

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Fireflies.ai for Meetings - Record, transcribe and search your calls

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