AltBacktick is a small Windows program that runs in background and allows to switch between windows of the same program using the keyboard shortcut ALT+` (the ALT key can be configured).

It's similar to Easy Window Switcher but it supports more programs (for instance TablePlus), handles minimized windows and is open source.

The key ` (backtick) is above the TAB key on QWERTY keyboard but even if your keyboard is not QWERTY, the shortcut will be mapped to the key above the TAB key.

Usage

Installing

1. Download the last executable from GitHub or clone the repository (git clone --recursive https://github.com/akiver/AltBacktick) and build it from Visual Studio
2. Run the program
3. Click on Automatically start AltBacktick (or Run AltBacktick without installing if you only want to run it)

Uninstalling

1. Run the program
2. Select Uninstall AltBacktick

Configuring

When the program starts, it tries to read a possible INI configuration file located at ~/.altbacktick.
This file allows to configure the program and must be created manually if default values are not suitable.

Example:

[keyboard]
modifier_key=ctrl

[behavior]
ignore_minimized_windows=true

If you edit the configuration file while the program is running, you need to kill the program process and restart it!

modifier_key

The modifier_key option allows to change the modifier key that needs to be pressed to switch between windows.
Possible values are alt and ctrl, default is alt.

ignore_minimized_windows

The ignore_minimized_windows option allows to ignore minimized windows when switching between windows.

License

MIT