Sxitch vs rcmd, Dory, AltTab and Contexts

A transparent, feature-by-feature comparison of Sxitch against other popular Mac app switchers. Every macOS CMD Tab alternative in one table. Sxitch is fully open source (Apache 2.0).

Feature	Sxitch	rcmd	Dory	AltTab	Contexts
Arrangement options Advantage	Grid, list, radial + search view	Single row icons	List view	Grid of window thumbnails	Fast search + sidebar
Switch by typing the app name Advantage	Type the name, zero cycling	First letter + Tab cycling	Type app name	Type to search (Pro)	Fast search by window title
Window switching	Yes (Pro)	Yes (via cycling)		Yes, per window	Yes, per window
Keyboard oriented	Yes	Yes	Hybrid	Yes	Hybrid
App based key mappings	Yes	Yes
Hide apps	Yes			Yes
Quit apps from the switcher	Yes			Yes
Blacklist apps Advantage	Yes			Yes
Strip prefixes (adobe photoshop > photoshop)	Yes
Homebrew cask	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
Open source Advantage	Yes (Apache 2.0) View source
Pricing	$10 * free tier available	EUR 15 * free tier available	$10	$11 * free core + optional Pro	$10

Feature	Pro	Free
Tree-based app switching
Grid, list, radial and search views
All themes
Custom modes	Unlimited	2 modes
Window picking
Hide / Quit mode
Overrides and blacklists
App renames
App pinning
Future updates	All future updates included	Updates included

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