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Open Contexts
Switch, search, and group your Mac windows
Switch between individual Mac windows, search app names and window titles, and keep related windows in saved groups. A native Swift app with a persistent app bar. Free and open source.
Hi Product Hunt! I'm the maintainer of Open Contexts.
When several browser, editor, and terminal windows are open, switching to an app is only part of the job. Open Contexts puts individual windows in a compact list, so you can select the window you need with the keyboard or from a persistent app bar.
It recreates the window switcher and app bar experience of Contexts and adds saved custom window groups. The current version also lets you search app names and window titles while holding the switcher shortcut. It is an independent project built with Swift, AppKit, and SwiftUI, free under Apache 2.0.
You can place the bar on the left, right, or bottom edge and organize windows from different apps by task. Groups organize the window list; they do not reopen apps or restore desktop window layouts. Search currently supports printable ASCII, and trackpad switching gestures are not supported.
It requires macOS 13 or later and Accessibility permission. You can try the interactive demo on the website, download the app, or inspect the source on GitHub.
I'd appreciate feedback on the switching workflow, search, and how you would group windows in your day-to-day work. Thanks for taking a look!
About Open Contexts on Product Hunt
“Switch, search, and group your Mac windows”
Open Contexts was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 8 upvotes and 3 comments, placing #144 on the daily leaderboard. Switch between individual Mac windows, search app names and window titles, and keep related windows in saved groups. A native Swift app with a persistent app bar. Free and open source.
On the analytics side, Open Contexts competes within Productivity, GitHub and Menu Bar Apps — topics that collectively have 717.3k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Open Contexts performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Open Contexts?
Open Contexts was hunted by Sleek Zheng. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Open Contexts including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Sleek Zheng