Cycle Through Open Apps On Same Desktop Mac

Mac Tip: Cycle Through All Open Applications Mark Greentree - Nov 14, 2011 This Mac tip is provided by Mark Greentree and was originally posted on Mark’s blog – Everyday Mac Support.

OS X: When you have several applications running on your Mac, over time that can really slow down your system. It also makes it more of a hassle to quickly restart or shutdown your Mac. Tab+I to cycle through open windows of the current app. I love Karabiner, it's the app that made me really, really hate Windows (occasionally I have to do things in Windows). However even with awesome AutoHotkey app I couldn't find a way to use keyboard there as Karabiner lets me on a Mac. Open an APK File on a Mac. ARC Welder is a Google Chrome extension that's meant for testing Android apps for the Chrome OS, but it works on any OS. This means you can open an APK on your Mac or Windows computer so long as you have this app installed within the Chrome browser. So there you have it—not one, not two, but three distinct ways to cycle between all open windows on your machine. I personally prefer Witch, though I use the other two methods at times as well.

Enter Split View

Split View requires OS X El Capitan or later, and the steps differ slightly based on which macOS you're using. If these steps don't work, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Mission Control, and make sure that “Displays have separate Spaces” is selected.

macOS Catalina

Desktop
  1. Hover your pointer over the full-screen button in the upper-left corner of a window. Or click and hold the button.
  2. Choose ”Tile Window to Left of Screen” or ”Tile Window to Right of Screen” from the menu. The window then fills that side of the screen.
  3. Click a window on the other side of the screen to begin using both windows side by side.
Apps

Other macOS versions

  1. Click and hold the full-screen button in the upper-left corner of a window.
  2. As you hold the button, the window shrinks and you can drag it to the left or right side of the screen.
  3. Release the button, then click a window on the other side of the screen to begin using both windows side by side.

Work in Split View

Open

Cycle Through Open Apps On Same Desktop Mac Computers

In Split View, you can use both apps side by side, without the distraction of other apps.

Cycle Through Open Apps On Same Desktop Macbook Pro

  • Choose a window to work in by clicking anywhere in that window.
  • Show the menu bar by moving the pointer to the top of the screen.
  • Swap window positions by dragging a window to the other side.
  • Adjust window width by dragging the vertical line between the windows.
  • Switch to other apps or your desktop with Mission Control, or use a Multi-Touch gesture such as swiping left or right with four fingers on your trackpad.

Cycle Through Open Apps On Same Desktop Mac Os

Exit Split View

Cycle Through Open Apps On Same Desktop Macbook Air

  1. Move the pointer to the top of the screen to reveal the window buttons.
  2. Click the full-screen button in either window. That window exits Split View.
  3. The other window switches to full-screen view. You can switch to the full-screen window with Mission Control, or use a Multi-Touch gesture such as swiping left or right with four fingers on your trackpad.