Questions & answers

Yes. AltTab is free and open-source, and its core features are yours to keep forever. Switch between individual windows, preview them before switching, and customize your shortcuts without paying. AltTab Pro adds search, more styles, auto-size, and additional shortcuts. Every Pro feature is free to try for 14 days.

Every Pro feature is free to try for 14 days. After that, window switching, thumbnails and all other free features keep working forever. Search, extra styles, auto-size and additional shortcuts require Pro. You can buy Pro whenever you like.

Pro unlocks all current Pro features and includes updates for the current major version of AltTab. Pro Lifetime adds every future major update, forever. Both are one-time purchases with no subscription. See the pricing page.

Each license supports 3 simultaneous activations. If you reach that limit when setting up a new Mac, deactivate an older machine from My Account to free a slot. You can also deactivate from within AltTab itself (Settings → AltTab Pro → “Deactivate license on this machine”).

Yes. The source code is on GitHub under GPL-3.0, and you can build it yourself. The Pro license applies to the pre-built, signed, notarized binaries we distribute.

Yes. Once your license is activated, AltTab works fully offline. The app re-checks your license with our server every so often, but a failed check never locks the app. AltTab simply tries again later.

Yes. AltTab works with Stage Manager, and the App Icons and Titles styles work as usual. In the Thumbnails style, previews can look distorted or very small. This comes from a fundamental macOS limitation that AltTab cannot work around. For a clearer view with Stage Manager, try the App Icons or Titles style.

Yes. By default AltTab uses Option-Tab so it doesn’t conflict with the built-in switcher. You can also remap it to Command-Tab if you prefer to replace the default entirely.

Click the activation link in the email we sent to open AltTab and activate your license in one step. You can also open AltTab’s Settings → AltTab Pro, paste the key, and click Activate.

Check your spam folder first. If it’s not there after 10 minutes, go to My Account, enter the email you used to pay, and click “Email me the license key”. It will land in your inbox within a minute.

Sign in at My Account with the email you used to pay. You’ll see every license you’ve bought, with a button to email each key to yourself.

Two options: deactivate the old Mac first (AltTab Settings → AltTab Pro → Deactivate, or from My Account), then activate on the new one. Or just activate on the new Mac. If you’re over the limit, AltTab will let you pick an old machine to deactivate from the activation dialog.

Sign in at My Account, then click “View receipts / invoices”. It takes you to our payment provider’s portal where you can download a PDF for any purchase.

We offer a 30-day refund window, no questions asked. Sign in at My Account, find the license, and click “Request refund”. A short reason is optional but helps us improve.

macOS requires Accessibility access for any app that reads window titles or moves focus between windows. AltTab uses it only for window switching. Grant it in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility.

macOS requires Screen Recording for any app that reads on-screen window previews. Without it, AltTab still works but can’t show thumbnails. Grant it in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording.

AltTab updates itself silently in the background. You can also trigger a check manually from the menubar icon → “Check for updates…”

Open an issue or discussion on GitHub. For anything license- or purchase-related, email support@alt-tab.app.