Program Switcher is a useful  control that allows you to switch between the running programs on your System 7 or greater Mac via simple two-key keystroke.  This feature was inspired by the same Windows functionality, but I have improved on it and made an unique and fully configurable control panel which makes switching applications on the Macintosh as simple as pressing some keys.

Installation

To install Program Switcher, drag its icon in the Finder to your active system folder and restart your computer.

 



Basic Operation

Program Switcher allows you to switch between running applications with a simple two key keystroke. These keys consist of one activator key and one switching key. By default, the activator key is the option key on your Macintosh keyboard and the switching key is the tab key. To perform a switch, first hold down the activator key. Without letting go of the activator key, tap the switching key. At this time, the Program Switcher switching window shoud appear. There are three different variations of this window, the basic variation (aslso called the "Original" method) looks like this:

 




This window will display the last application you were using on your Macintosh before you switched to the current application and it will stay up as long as you are holding down the activator key. To see other applications that are currently running on your Mactintosh, tap the switching key again (while still holding down the activator key). Keep tapping the switching key until you have the application you wish to switch to displayed in the Program Switcher switching window. At this time, let go of the activator key. The switching window will disappear and Program Switcher will take you to the application you selected.