AltTab alternatives for Mac
AltTab — Enable Windows-like alt-tab — is installed 3,679 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask alt-tab to install AltTab itself.- Rectangle2.7× the installs
- Stats3.3× the installs
- Maccy2.3× the installs
- MonitorControl3,390 installs/mo
- One Switch78.3× smaller user base
- Vanilla54.1× smaller user base
- TopNotch28.7× smaller user base
- MeetingBar6.7× smaller user base
Full comparison
| AltTab | Rectangle | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Utilities | System & Utilities |
| Open source | Yes (inferred) | Yes (inferred) |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 11.10.1 | 2.0.4 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 3,679 | 9,846 |
| Install command | brew install --cask alt-tab | brew install --cask rectangle |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.