Choose your fighter
Scopo vs the alternatives
There are great window tools on macOS. Most show you every window, everywhere. Scopo is the one scoped to the project you are in right now. Here is an honest side-by-side.
The lineup
Scopovs.the World
Every macOS window switcher and built-in tool, lined up in one table. Scroll sideways to take on all challengers.
| Feature | Scopo | AltTab | Command-Tab Plus | Contexts | rcmd | Witch | Cmd+Tab | Mission Control | Stage Manager | Workspaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoped to your current Space / project | Optional setting | Current Space view | Per screen | Per project group | ||||||
| Window-level switching (not just apps) | ||||||||||
| Cross-Space navigation from the keyboard | ||||||||||
| Per-project shelf for files, links & text | Project resources | |||||||||
| Client / context profiles | Per workspace | |||||||||
| Search across windows | By first letter | |||||||||
| Live window previews | ||||||||||
| Window tiling / snapping | Coming soon | Auto-arrange | ||||||||
| Price | Free trial, then subscription | Free, open source | Paid (one-time) | Paid | Free, with Pro upgrade | Paid (one-time) | Built into macOS | Built into macOS | Built into macOS | Paid |
| Open source |
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Pick your matchup
Scopo vs AltTab
AltTab is a popular free, open-source app that brings Windows-style Alt-Tab window switching to macOS, with thumbnails of every window.
See the matchupPaid Cmd+Tab replacementScopo vs Command-Tab Plus
Command-Tab Plus is a paid drop-in replacement for the macOS app switcher that adds window switching, quitting, and hiding from the switcher itself.
See the matchupWindow switcher with searchScopo vs Contexts
Contexts is a paid window switcher that adds a sidebar of all your windows and a fast type-to-search command bar.
See the matchupApp switcherScopo vs rcmd
rcmd lets you jump to any app by holding the right Command key and pressing the first letter of the app's name.
See the matchupWindow & tab switcherScopo vs Witch
Witch is a long-standing macOS utility that switches between windows, tabs, and apps system-wide by cycling through them.
See the matchupBuilt into macOSScopo vs Cmd+Tab
The macOS Cmd+Tab switcher cycles between applications. It is app-centric and shows every app regardless of which Space you are in.
See the matchupBuilt into macOSScopo vs Mission Control
Mission Control is the macOS overview that spreads out your open windows and Spaces so you can pick one with the mouse.
See the matchupBuilt into macOSScopo vs Stage Manager
Stage Manager is Apple's window-decluttering feature that groups your windows and tucks recent ones along the side of the screen.
See the matchupProject launcher (Apptorium)Scopo vs Workspaces
Workspaces by Apptorium lets you group the apps, files, folders, and links for a project and open them all together in one click.
See the matchupTiling and snapping are on the way. See what we are building and how it fits Scopo's project-first approach.