Alternatives to Switcheroo
Find an open Windows application by typing its title. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Switcheroo
Find an open Windows application by typing its title.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Switcheroo.
Alt-Tab Terminator
A replacement for the Windows Alt+Tab switcher with search, live previews and keyboard or mouse navigation.
Alt-Tab Terminator also adds search to Windows window switching and shows large live previews, but it is closed source freemium with some features in a paid Pro licence.
PowerToys
Microsoft’s own bundle of more than thirty Windows utilities, from window layouts to a key remapper.
PowerToys is Microsoft's free MIT-licensed bundle of over thirty Windows utilities, installing many tools beyond window switching with more background processes.
Seelen UI
Customize the Windows desktop with replacement interface components.
Seelen UI is an open source AGPL-3.0 Windows desktop replacement whose launching and window-management features go far beyond Switcheroo's single searchable window list.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
ExplorerPatcher
Brings the Windows 10 taskbar, Start menu and Alt+Tab back to Windows 11, along with a lot of other interface options.
WinXCorners
A small utility that adds macOS-style hot corners to Windows 10 and Windows 11.
TidyTabs
A Windows utility that adds browser-style tabs to any application window so windows can be grouped.
Groupy
Organize several Windows application windows into a shared tabbed group.
rofi
A keyboard-driven window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement for Linux desktops.
AltTab
Brings the Windows-style Alt-Tab window switcher to macOS.
