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Word, Excel and PowerPoint on Mac open every file in its own window, with no easy way to see them all at once. DocTabs adds one row of tabs for every open document, workbook and presentation. Click a tab and that file comes to the front. Filter by app, drag tabs into your own order, pin the bar over other apps or fold it away. Files with the same name show their folder. Free, no account, in 9 languages.
Hi Product Hunt 👋
Anyone who works in Word, Excel and PowerPoint on a Mac knows the feeling: every file opens in its own window. With a report, two spreadsheets and a deck open, finding the right one means digging through the Window menu or Mission Control, again and again.
So I built DocTabs: a small bar with one tab for every open Office file. Click a tab and that file jumps to the front. The bar shows up only when Word, Excel or PowerPoint is in front, and you can pin it, filter by app, reorder tabs or fold it into a tiny logo.
A few things I cared about:
• It reads only the names and locations of your open files, never what's inside
• No account, no sign-in, and it's free
• Speaks 9 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Mongolian 🇲🇳, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. It follows your Mac's language by default
DocTabs isn't in the Mac App Store (its sandbox doesn't let one app control another), so the first launch needs one extra click. Here's a 3-minute guide: https://doctabs.app/guide/
I'd love your feedback: what would make DocTabs part of your daily setup?
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About DocTabs on Product Hunt
“Tabs for Word, Excel and PowerPoint on Mac”
DocTabs was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #84 on the daily leaderboard. Word, Excel and PowerPoint on Mac open every file in its own window, with no easy way to see them all at once. DocTabs adds one row of tabs for every open document, workbook and presentation. Click a tab and that file comes to the front. Filter by app, drag tabs into your own order, pin the bar over other apps or fold it away. Files with the same name show their folder. Free, no account, in 9 languages.
DocTabs was featured in Productivity (661.9k followers) and Menu Bar Apps (12.3k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 167.6k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted DocTabs?
DocTabs was hunted by Munkh-Erdene Purevsuren. 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.
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Munkh-Erdene Purevsuren