Switch application keyboard shortcut in 3 apps
Switch application has a documented keyboard shortcut in 3 apps here, among them macOS, Ubuntu, Windows 11. The most common keys are Alt + Tab on Windows and Cmd + Tab on a Mac.
Keys on this page were last checked against their sources on September 11, 2026.
| App | Windows | Mac | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| macOS | Windows Not documented | Mac Cmd + Tab | Switch to another application |
| Ubuntu | Windows Alt + Tab | Mac Not documented | Switch to another application |
| Windows 11 | Windows Alt + Tab | Mac Not documented | Switch to another window |
What most apps settled on for Switch application
On Windows, Alt + Tab is the combination in 2 of the 2 apps here that document one. All 2 apps here that document a Windows key use Alt + Tab, which makes this one of the safer habits to carry between apps.
Where the table is deliberately empty
2 apps here publish no Mac key for Switch application, so those cells are left blank. 1 documents it for Mac only. A blank there is a gap in that maker documentation for Switch application, not an oversight here, and it is never filled by converting the other system.
If the keys for Switch application do nothing
The 3 apps listed here each decide this for themselves, so the first thing to check is that you are reading the row for the app you are actually in, and the column for your system. After that, check the app version, since switch application is the kind of command makers move between releases. Report a correction
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