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SuperTab for Mac

Supercharges your Mac's app switcher.

$10.00
In English
Version 5.1.1
4.0
Based on 40 user rates

SuperTab overview

SuperTab allows you to fully customize the Mac's built-in Command-Tab app switcher. Before SuperTab, the app switcher only gave you access to your currently active apps. With SuperTab installed, you now have access to a whole lot more when pressing Command-Tab, such as:

  • Active apps
  • App Windows
  • Recent apps
  • Recent documents
  • Recent folders
  • Dock items
  • Folder contents
  • Any files, folders or applications
  • Calendar Items
  • Dropbox items
  • Clipboard history
  • Multiple clipboards
  • Customizable screen shots
  • Web site shortcuts
  • Tagged items
  • Finder sidebar items
  • Saved spotlight searches
  • Display configurations

SuperTab also gives you powerful control over your applications by allowing you to configure any application to automatically:

  • Open itself to ensure it is running when users need it: during work hours, week days, week day evenings, weekend days or all the time.
  • Hide itself after it has been in the background for a user-selected time period.
  • Quit itself after it has been idle for a user-selected time period.
  • Prevent System Sleep or Screen Saver activation when it is the foreground application.

There's a lot more too!

  • Assign custom hotkeys to any file, folder or app -- as well as to many actions within SuperTab.
  • Preview Text, Image and PDF file contents directly within SuperTab.
  • Drill down into folders to access virtually any file or folder with ease.

What’s new in version 5.1.1

Version 5.1.1:
New:
  • Stock Quotes to monitor your stock porfolio and each stock's value to you
  • Access any Tab Row from the System Menu Bar
  • Access Meta-Folders from the System Menu Bar
  • Activate SuperTab via custom Hot Key
  • Activate any individual Tab Row via custom Hot Key
  • Choose Custom Colors for Tab Rows
  • Applications can now show Active Indicators
  • Exempt any documents from being tracked in the Recent Documents Tab Row
  • Exempt windows of any Application from appearing in the Application Windows Tab Row
  • Passwords used by 1Password users will not be tracked in new Clipboard History Tab Rows

SuperTab for Mac

$10.00
In English
Version 5.1.1

What users say about SuperTab

Frankp
By Frankp on May 20 2021 for v.5.1.1

Features: 1.0

I used to love SuperTab and depended on it constantly. Unfortunately in a past upgrade it kills other apps running at the same time. I could no longer have two apps on the screen at the same time, which really killed productivity. I traced the problem to SuperTab. Even if it's the only extension running it hides everything else. I e-mailed the developer two weeks ago but haven't gotten any feedback. At this point I can't recommend it. Running OS 13.6.

Other user ratings:

Value | 1.0
Ease of use | 5.0
Reliability | 5.0
Customer support | 1.0
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1.0
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5.0
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1.0
Reliability
5.0
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1.0

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(40 Reviews of SuperTab)

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Maclover1-1
Maclover1-1
Jun 16 2024
5.1.1
4.0
Jun 16 2024
4.0
Version: 5.1.1
DefaultFolder is the only Finder enhancement-type app developed tirelessly, year after year, decade after decade, kudos agai to St.Clair Software.
Zunga
Zunga
Feb 1 2021
5.0
5.0
Feb 1 2021
5.0
Version: 5.0
I'm using SuperTab since v1; it's a real time-saver! I started working on 14” CRTs in the Nineties, and I can’t get rid of my habit to constantly close the Finder windows to get some extra space… on my dual-24" configuration :) Having SuperTab to quickly access all of the latest Finder items is great.
ahmedhatata-ah
ahmedhatata-ah
Nov 21 2019
4.0.1
5.0
Nov 21 2019
5.0
Version: 4.0.1
this application in the best on the platform for multi tasking and application switching , it add a lot of features and option to boost the productivity , while many other application switchers apps on Mac are trying just to focus on one thing , supertab add a whole lot of things at your keyboard command tab or command option , once I tried it for the first time I was blown away from how this application can access all current , hidden and other application with clipboard and option to do quick action just from the same window . very powerful and convenient and deserves 7 stars not 5.
dont88
dont88
Aug 18 2019
4.0.1
5.0
Aug 18 2019
5.0
Version: 4.0.1
I like that this little app will allow you to easily switch open apps, but also provides in the same app, access to items I have copied. I also like that I can program it to open quickly with a double tap of the Command key.
david-503
david-503
May 29 2019
4.0.1
5.0
May 29 2019
5.0
Version: 4.0.1
I was looking for a replacement for Dock Thing because they have stopped developing it. This is it! It's great.
Zunga
Zunga
Feb 1 2021
5.0
Feb 1 2021
5.0
Version: null
ahmedhatata-ah
ahmedhatata-ah
Nov 21 2019
5.0
Nov 21 2019
5.0
Version: null
dont88
dont88
Aug 18 2019
5.0
Aug 18 2019
5.0
Version: null
david-503
david-503
May 29 2019
5.0
May 29 2019
5.0
Version: null
mrussell7934
mrussell7934
May 27 2019
4.0
May 27 2019
4.0
Version: null
kg6n4ty4ug
kg6n4ty4ug
May 25 2019
5.0
May 25 2019
5.0
Version: null
Maclover1-1
Maclover1-1
May 8 2019
4.0
May 8 2019
4.0
Version: null
MartaTessy
MartaTessy
Mar 5 2019
5.0
Mar 5 2019
5.0
Version: null
Brandish
Brandish
Oct 10 2018
5.0
Oct 10 2018
5.0
Version: null
Piecyk
Piecyk
Sep 3 2018
0.5
Sep 3 2018
0.5
Version: null
Jamesehale
Jamesehale
Sep 2 2017
5.0
Sep 2 2017
5.0
Version: null
rodrigo4455
rodrigo4455
Aug 15 2017
4.0
Aug 15 2017
4.0
Version: null
Christo777
Christo777
Aug 9 2017
5.0
Aug 9 2017
5.0
Version: null
afm369
afm369
Aug 5 2017
5.0
Aug 5 2017
5.0
Version: null
YHC
YHC
Aug 2 2017
3.0
Aug 2 2017
3.0
Version: null
Sonnendeck
Sonnendeck
Jul 31 2017
5.0
Jul 31 2017
5.0
Version: null
Mr-Mike
Mr-Mike
Jul 31 2017
5.0
Jul 31 2017
5.0
Version: null
Drknd
Drknd
Jul 31 2017
2.0
Jul 31 2017
2.0
Version: null
wolf-5
wolf-5
Sep 14 2016
4.0
Sep 14 2016
4.0
Version: null
magicben
magicben
Sep 13 2016
1.5
Sep 13 2016
1.5
Version: null
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Sergesouszero
Sep 10 2016
5.0
Sep 10 2016
5.0
Version: null
Khadrelt
Khadrelt
Sep 6 2016
5.0
Sep 6 2016
5.0
Version: null
Diarbyrag
Diarbyrag
Aug 22 2016
5.0
Aug 22 2016
5.0
Version: null
Bob-T
Bob-T
Mar 8 2016
4.5
Mar 8 2016
4.5
Version: null
CollinBl
CollinBl
Oct 7 2015
4.0
Oct 7 2015
4.0
Version: null
Filou53
Filou53
Feb 13 2015
4.5
Feb 13 2015
4.5
Version: null
Chrisb24
Chrisb24
Feb 3 2015
3.0
Feb 3 2015
3.0
Version: null
ylwdog
ylwdog
Feb 2 2015
1.0
Feb 2 2015
1.0
Version: null
jjanssen
jjanssen
Oct 26 2014
4.5
Oct 26 2014
4.5
Version: null
Brookhaven
Brookhaven
Sep 11 2014
3.0
Sep 11 2014
3.0
Version: null
Madsigh
Madsigh
Aug 28 2014
2.0
Aug 28 2014
2.0
Version: null
Gjl624
Gjl624
Aug 13 2014
3.5
Aug 13 2014
3.5
Version: null
stuff-7
stuff-7
Jul 19 2014
4.5
Jul 19 2014
4.5
Version: null
j-st
j-st
Jul 17 2014
2.0
Jul 17 2014
2.0
Version: null
mikokim
mikokim
Jul 17 2014
4.5
Jul 17 2014
4.5
Version: null
Pugwash
Pugwash
Jul 17 2014
3.5
Jul 17 2014
3.5
Version: null
Aprilmayjune
Aprilmayjune
Jul 16 2014
5.0
Jul 16 2014
5.0
Version: null
TeRRyZx
TeRRyZx
Jul 16 2014
0.5
Jul 16 2014
0.5
Version: null
Lvdoc
Lvdoc
May 4 2014
5.0
May 4 2014
5.0
Version: null
Mountabe
Mountabe
Mar 27 2014
5.0
Mar 27 2014
5.0
Version: null