alt-tabr vs Orbl

alt-tabr swaps the standard Command Tab app switcher on macOS for one that lists each individual window, including minimised ones, while using very little memory.

Orbl replaces a static macOS wallpaper with calm widgets for time, weather, focus and system stats, plus revenue and audience metrics with Premium.

About alt-tabr

alt-tabr is a native window switcher for macOS 13 and later, written entirely in Rust and running on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs. It hooks into the familiar Command Tab shortcut but shows every open window rather than just apps, and it restores minimised windows when they are selected. Three visual themes are offered: one that hangs from the camera notch, a carousel and a Liquid Glass style. The app needs only the Accessibility permission, never screen recording, and collects no analytics. In the maker's own benchmarks against AltTab, it used far less memory, CPU time and energy. It sells for a 9 USD launch price, normally 29 USD, with lifetime updates.

About Orbl

Orbl is a macOS app that turns the desktop background into a quiet information display. Widgets for the clock, weather, sunset, air quality, device batteries, CPU and memory, focus rhythm, reminders and countdowns sit on the wallpaper and stay out of the way until a keyboard shortcut reveals more. The free app includes every built in widget and needs no account. A one time Premium upgrade adds integrations such as Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Gumroad, Polar, GitHub, Ahrefs, Reddit, Product Hunt and Hacker News, so founders can see revenue and traction at a glance. Premium is 39 USD for the first 50 buyers, then 49 USD. It requires macOS 14 on Apple Silicon.