TouchSwitcher: Fast apps switching from the MacBook Pro Touch Bar

23 Comments on TouchSwitcher: Fast apps switching from the MacBook Pro Touch Bar

1. Does it not work if it is moved to the right of the quick access? Great
   quick video btw

2. That app is brilliant

3. What a gimmick crap

   • TuxKey Just because you’re so fucking poor.

4. Why hasn’t Apple thought of such an obvious usecase?

5. how is that faster than using the keyboard shortcuts

6. It doesn’t show on the Mac App Store

7. Another great video as usual 9to5. Keep up the good work!

8. I’m not one of these new MacBook Pro haters, but actually I don’t see the
   use in this. Alt-tab and then select the app seems just as quick.

   Maybe this is good for less experienced users by then they probably won’t
   install this

   • youpwned alt tab is definitely quicker

9. I usually just swipe up with three fingers, but it’s still a cool app. :)

   • Agreed, the touchpad is super handy for navigating your windows and apps.

10. I really like that idea, I wish that I could have it running most of the
    time and quick switch between it and normal touch bar stuff without having
    the media controls getting in the way.

11. Battery life on the 15 inch ?

12. Cmd + Tab

13. A bit of a pointless app, if you ask me (no one did, though). Maybe I’m
    just so used to command-tab that I don’t feel the need to switch. I don’t
    like the idea of having to look away from the main screen to scroll through
    open apps. People will become very fast with the touchbar, no doubt.
    However, I still feel its a gimmick. Its essentially a visual way to select
    a hot-key command and sometimes scrolling on the trackpad.

14. This is really handy

15. How do you uninstall it?

16. I’m buying a base model

17. I personally just have different virtual desktops set to different apps, on
    my 2015 MacBook Pro. I have the shortcuts set to command 1/2/3/4/5/etc. Way
    easier and wouldn’t take up a space on the 2016 model since it’s just a
    shortcut.

18. how do you uninstall this thing?

19. Awesome recommendation, thanks for the video!

20. people need to give the touchbar a chance. you can challenge its usefulness
    right now while you can, but give it a few months time and it’ll develop.