Alternatives to HazeOver
A macOS app that dims background windows automatically so the active window stands out. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
HazeOver
A macOS app that dims background windows automatically so the active window stands out.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as HazeOver.
JankyBorders
A lightweight macOS tool that draws colored borders around windows to highlight the focused one.
JankyBorders marks the focused window with coloured borders instead of dimming the background, is free and open source, and needs macOS 14 plus command-line configuration.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
WindowFX
A Windows utility from Stardock that animates windows and menus and adds extra window controls.
yabai
A tiling window manager for macOS that arranges windows by binary space partitioning and is driven entirely from the command line.
Amethyst
Arrange macOS windows automatically with a keyboard-driven tiling manager.
Contexts
A Mac window switcher with fuzzy search, a sidebar, gestures and a replacement Command-Tab.
Mission Control Plus
A macOS utility that adds close buttons and keyboard shortcuts to Mission Control.
