Superswitcher, a super alternative to alt+tab

08 January 2010 ~ 3 Comments

I recently came across a fantastic alternative to the alt+tab command on Linux, it’s called Superswitcher.

Press the command touch (Windows touch on the keyboard) to display Superswitcher.

To switch from a desktop to another press Command + arrow left or right

To switch from available windows in a desktop press Command + arrow up or down

To move a window into another desktop press Command + shift + arrow left or right

To search within all windows name Command + [any text]

I’ve just recorded a quick screencast to show all these functionalities

For me it’s now a must have on every computer I use, because it make organizing my desktops really easily.

3 Responses to “Superswitcher, a super alternative to alt+tab”

Igor Alexandrov 8 January 2010 at 10:10 pm Permalink

Hello Nicolas. It is all very very cool. But if you are using KDE 4, you can do it all with no additional software. You just have to configure global shortcuts.
Nicolas 8 January 2010 at 10:29 pm Permalink

Hey mate,

Yea I know for KDE 4, and I swear I tried to use it, but I just can’t stand it. Reminds me Mac os too much I really like my gnome (over) simplicity.
Igor Alexandrov 8 January 2010 at 10:58 pm Permalink

Nicolas, every time I read your blog and Twitter, you surprise me more and more. All people in the world dream to work with Mac and to have Mac. But you got away from Mac to Linux, it is really cool!

I am 100% Linux fan too. And at all my PC I have only Linux (OpenSuse). And I am really proud that Linux community has people like you.