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![Default options, raw X11](doc/screenshots/alttab-default-rawx.png?raw=true)

![Low DPI](doc/screenshots/alttab-high.png?raw=true)

![Translucent](doc/screenshots/alttab-jtaala.png?raw=true)

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**alttab** is X11 window switcher designed for minimalistic window managers
or standalone X11 session.
```
  alttab  [-w N] [-d N] [-sc N] [-mk <str>] [-kk <str>] [-bk <str>]
  [-pk <str>] [-nk <str>] [-ck <str>] [-dk <str>] [-mm <N>] [-bm <N>]
  [-t NxM] [-i NxM] [-vp str] [-p str] [-s N] [-theme name] [-bg color]
  [-fg color] [-frame color] [-inact color] [-min color] [-bc color]
  [-bw <N>] [-font name] [-vertical] [-sortmin] [-e] [-b N] [-ns] [-v|-vv]
```
(see man page for details)
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Unlike task switchers integrated in most simple window managers (WM) or
dmenu-like switchers, alttab features visual interface and convenient
tactile behaviour: press modifier (Alt) - multiple switch with
a key (Tab) - release modifier.
Also, it's lightweight and depends only on basic X11 libs, conforming
to the usage of lightweight WM.

# Installation
```
git clone https://github.com/sagb/alttab.git
cd alttab
./configure && sudo make install
```
See [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md) for details, [doc/wm-setup.md](doc/wm-setup.md)
for window manager settings,
[doc/mobile.md](doc/mobile.md) for usage on mobile devices.

Usually it should run fully functional without any argument: `alttab`.  

# See also

[no-wm](https://github.com/patrickhaller/no-wm): use X11 without a window manager  
   
   
alttab (C) Alexander Kulak &lt;sa-dev AT odd POINT systems&gt; 2016-2026

