Switch windows by name instead of scanning thumbnails.
Windows already gives you Alt+Tab and Task View. When you know the app or document name, a searchable window palette gives you a different route: type the target and activate that exact open window.
Start with the Windows tools you already have.
Alt+Tab is built in, quick, and excellent for short recent-window hops. Win+Tab opens Task View when you need to see the desktop and recognize a window visually.
Neither method is wrong. The friction appears when many similar windows are open and the identifying information you remember is a name rather than a thumbnail.
A name becomes the navigation target.
Switcher indexes eligible top-level windows that are already open. Press Alt+Space, type an application name such as Calculator or a distinguishing part of a window title, then press Enter.
The product is a switcher, not an application launcher in this release. The destination must already be open and discoverable by Windows.
- Press Alt+Space.
- Type the app or window title you remember.
- Check the strongest match.
- Press Enter to restore and activate it.
Exact titles help when one app owns many windows.
Application names are enough when only one matching window is open. A title fragment becomes more useful when a browser, editor, or document app owns several windows.
The real demo above uses calc to reach Calculator, then relay to return to a specific project conversation. The same question, quantity, rate, and answer remain visible across the complete workflow.
FAQ
Practical questions.
Answers based on the current early-access build and standard Windows 11 behavior.
Can Windows 11 search open windows by name without another app?
Windows Search primarily finds applications, files, settings, and web results. Alt+Tab and Task View navigate open windows visually. Switcher adds a text query over eligible open-window names and titles.
Does Switcher open apps that are not running?
No. The current release focuses on switching among windows that are already open.
Can I change Alt+Space?
Yes. Alt+Space is the default shortcut, and Switcher settings can record another global shortcut.
Jump to the exact open window.
Try Switcher free for three days, then keep using it with a $7.99 permanent license. Window search runs locally.