rcmd Reviews and Details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Show HN: I built a grouped app switcher for macOS

  I downloaded. This looks like an interesting alternative to rcmd (https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd/). Will future updates cost? - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• Show HN: I built a tool to solve window management once and for all

  Funny, this sounds like a good idea, but I'm quite happy with the exact opposite: I use rcmd[1]. I hold down the right command key and press the first letter of the window name to switch to it. I can override this dynamic mapping by pressing right command + option + , so I have an IM client on I, for example. It means I never have to remember/guess how command+tab works (although I had fewer issues with... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Mac browser Arc being discontinued in favor of new Dia app

  Might not meet your needs but I had similar issues and found an app called rcmd, it lets me easily bind keybinds to my commonly used apps, and you can also easily toggle between multiple windows of the same app via the keyboard https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd/ - no affiliation, and probably other similar options are available. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• The Future Is Niri

  [rcmd - Switch apps instantly using the ⌘ Right Command key](https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd/). - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Moom 4, the next-generation window manager

  You may want to check out [rcmd](https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd/). - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• 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: about 3 years 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 / about 3 years 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 / about 3 years 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 / about 3 years ago

• Software Developer Mac Apps

  Https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd : quick shortcuts using the right command key. Source: about 3 years 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 / about 3 years 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: over 3 years 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: over 3 years 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: over 3 years 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: over 3 years 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 / over 3 years 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: over 3 years 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: over 3 years ago

• Mac users, how are you launching apps with shortcuts?

  I’m using rcmd with Meh as the modifier, instead of right command. Source: over 3 years 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 / over 3 years 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 3 years ago