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rcmd

rcmd makes app switching instantaneous!When you have a lot of apps open, finding and switching to them might feel too slow using Command-Tab or the Dock.Hold down the right side |⌘ command| and press the first letter of the app name to focus it. subtitle

Pricing:
  • Paid
  • $12.99 / One-off
Platforms:
  • Mac OSX

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    2021-11-22

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  1. User avatar
     
    Easier and faster to navigate through apps

    Since I managed to get used with this app I can't imagine a day of work without it. Incredible powerful and easy to use / configure.

    👍 Pros:    Increases your productivity
    👎 Cons:    You need a little time to get used with it
  2. Stan Bright avatar
     
    A useful productivity tool

    rcmd is something that could potentially turbocharge your productivity. However! you will need to get used to using it.

    My only issue is that I forget about it ¯_(ツ)_/¯

    👍 Pros:    Improves your productivity
    👎 Cons:    It's super easy to forget that it exists

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  • It's been almost 9 months since Ventura was released. What's your thoughts about "Stage Manager"?
    Recommending rCMD for the most efficient way of switching between apps. Source: 10 months ago
  • Anime.js – A lightweight JavaScript animation library
    One less known use case for this is creating animated UI demos, which as a dev I find harder to do using video editing software. I used it to create the simple demo on the rcmd frontpage: https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd This is the code, where I'm just animating elements of an SVG I previously created with Sketch: https://github.com/FuzzyIdeas/lowtechguys/blob/main/src/rcmd/index.plim#L211-L379 But because Lunar's... - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago
  • Witch – macOS window switcher replacement
    Also check out my rcmd app (https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd) for more keyboard centric workflows. It’s definitely not as powerful as Witch for windows/tabs but rcmd’s one-key approach is instant for app switching. Witch has some ingenious features indeed: searching browser/editor/terminal tabs, lingering on an app to show its windows etc. I wish Apple would allow this kind of functionality in App Store apps. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago
  • Witch – macOS window switcher replacement
    I've found rcmd quite useful for window switching. It lets you use the right command key plus another key to switch applications. Right command + s for Safari, for example. It can also display a switcher that displays the combinations. https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd/. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago
  • Software Developer Mac Apps
    Https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd : quick shortcuts using the right command key. Source: 12 months ago
  • macOS Internals
    WindowServer is such a behemoth nowadays, it took me ages to reverse engineer how to make rcmd (https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd) control Stage Manager. It’s interesting to see it described as lightweight. I guess every lightweight solution becomes heavy and complex with enough usage. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago
  • Can I make a macOS window float over everything else including full screens?
    This is how we do it for the brightness HUD in Lunar and for the app switcher in rcmd: OSDWindow.swift. Source: about 1 year ago
  • CMD-tab bar that is limited to a Space
    I also develop rcmd which is a new take on instant app switching without any need for visible cues. Leaving it here in case you're interested in it ^_^. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Alternatives to Karabiner?
    That, combined with skhd (for script hotkeys) and my rcmd app (for app switching) gave me a much better solution than the hard to edit config I had in Karabiner. Source: about 1 year ago
  • App LIST!!!
    Rcmd (Paid) Small little menu bar app that allows you to switch/open an app by a defined Hotkey, The ⌘ command key on the right side of the space bar is almost never used, so we found a clever way to take advantage of it! Hold down rcmd and press the first letter of the app name to focus apps instantly. When pressing the key while the app is already focused, you can choose to hide the app or cycle to the next... Source: about 1 year ago
  • ARM64 Linux Workstation
    I am glad you find it useful. You may not have heard of the app rcmd before but it works nicely with Stage Manager. Might be worth checking out as I found it make Stage Manager a lot more functional. https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago
  • Global hotkey for Arc?
    If anyone is looking for an alternative, you could check out rcmd. It lets you use your right command key (by default anyway) + a letter to switch between apps, pretty lightweight and configurable. But with Raycast doing it, I'm probably switching to that. I think rcmd would mostly be useful if you want a whole lot of app hotkeys, or want them to cycle through various apps on the same key or something. Source: about 1 year ago
  • App for switching between all apps - active/minimized
    Rcmd can also switch to minimized apps, and even launch them if they were quit. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Mac users, how are you launching apps with shortcuts?
    I’m using rcmd with Meh as the modifier, instead of right command. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Hacking Your Keyboard with Karabiner
    I was also using Karabiner to launch/switch apps instantly but I got tired of editing large configs to add/remap keys to apps. Eventually I wrote rcmd (https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd) to streamline this workflow of switching/launching an app by the first letter of its name. It will dynamically map Right Command + first letter of app name to already running apps, and you can map your own letters by just... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago
  • Can I use Cmd+Tab to switch between Stage Manager scenes ?
    You can give my rcmd app a try to see if you like how it handles stages. There's a video demo here. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Getting a mac soon, what are some of the most useful apps for work?
    In case it's not so easily Googleable, you can find rcmd here. Thanks for spreading the word about it! Source: over 1 year ago
  • You're using function keys wrong
    Or, for macOS users, just check out rcmd: https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd/ (I haven't really liked any window managers I've used on macOS). - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
  • You're using function keys wrong
    For the macOS folks, I prefer rcmd to accomplish the same thing with less cognitive overhead: https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
  • Alternative to Contexts -> aka PRO app switcher
    I made rcmd specifically because, for me, Contexts felt like it needed too many keystrokes to find an app when having more than 5 apps open at a time. Source: over 1 year ago
  • App for marking-up video clips?
    The one I settled for and which I use on the videos you see on the Grila and rcmd pages is DaVinci Resolve. Source: over 1 year ago

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