Contexts Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• macOS Tips and Tricks

  Https://contexts.co/ is the best alt+tab switcher I've ever used and it also provides a taskbar like you want. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• A mouseless tale: trying for a keyboard-driven desktop

  For mac https://contexts.co/ is awesome for navigating without a mouse Vimium browser extension FTW, works on Chrome as well. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Loop: Open-Source macOS Window Manager

  There's at least Witch and Contexts. https://manytricks.com/witch/ https://contexts.co/. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months 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 / 11 months ago

• Show HN: I3wm Alt+Tab Workspace Switcher

  I like using Contexts on the Mac as replacement: https://contexts.co. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year 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 / about 1 year 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 / almost 2 years ago

• Is there a program that can show my open apps as tabs across a bar like open tabs in a web browser?

  Https://contexts.co has a sidebar option. In their landing page its there under the sidebar heading. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Witch – macOS window switcher replacement

  You should try contexts! It also has a bunch of other features and is highly configurable. I'm not one to normally pay for software, but this is probably up there with some of the best $10 I ever spent. https://contexts.co/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Witch – macOS window switcher replacement

  I'm already using [Contexts](https://contexts.co/) for this purpose, and I don't think I need anything else. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• See open windows in dock or similar

  Hi, for my workflow y need to see all the open windows from the same app: for example all the open documents from word. I am using Contexts (https://contexts.co/) and it is a really great tool but it add one more dock. Are there any tool to see this on the dock or something similar? Source: almost 2 years ago

• App LIST!!!

  Contexts (Paid) Switch between application windows effortlessly — with Fast Search, a better Command-Tab, a Sidebar or even a quick gesture. Includes fantastic features for multiple spaces & multiple displays. Probably my top pick for an app switcher, although I still prefer AltTab. 😉. Source: about 2 years ago

• I Stopped Using an External Monitor

  I just found contexts and it's fantastic, it's just like alt tab but also comes with a spotlight esq quick switcher and supports vim jk by default. It's also really useful for switching between desktops by turning "reduce motion" on. https://contexts.co/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• Move mouse cursor between displays on OSX

  Here's what I would like to achieve: I currently use contexts) to quickly switch between apps. However one downside of this is, that the mouse cursor won't switch displays automatically. So for example when I am inside app A on display 1 and switch to app B on display 2 my cursor remains on display 1. However sometimes I need the mouse and when I do I use a special layer on my keyboard to emulate mouse movement.... Source: about 2 years ago

• Identifying this keyboard-driven app switcher

  Https://contexts.co Arguably the Best App switcher ever ! Source: about 2 years ago

• Best apps for a newbie to not miss ? I am going to use my first ever MBP I need recommendations please to make most of the machine

  Contexts is an app switcher (like cmd-tab or alt-tab) but the reason I like it is because it has a search feature that does a fuzzy search on open applications so you can type a couple letters to switch instead of having to cycle through a list like normal cmd-tab. You can actually create something almost identical in hammerspoon but I like contexts. Source: over 2 years ago

• No Start Menu for You

  Contexts is the app that I was looking for, and may be for you as well! https://contexts.co. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• Is There a Taskbar for Mac ?

  Not exactly the same thing but Contexts can be docked in a screen corner giving sort of vertical taskbar. Source: over 2 years ago

• Ask HN: Are Any of You Tired from macOS and Want to Go Back to Linux?

  Contexts for app switching https://contexts.co/. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• Is there an app that can dynamically “dock” and hide Finder windows until I hover my cursor over it?

  First one is Contexts and the second one is Dropvoer! Source: over 2 years ago

• Ask HN: Are Any of You Tired from macOS and Want to Go Back to Linux?

  Two apps that remove a lot of my frustration working with macOS' window management: - Contexts app, which makes Cmd-tab work like on Windows/Linux: https://contexts.co/ - Rectangle (the successor to Spectacle), which has a shortcut for maximizing windows: https://rectangleapp.com/. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago