Changelog

v1.8.0 2026-03-28

• Add new overlay window when modifier key is held
• Delete Startup shortcut when AppSwitcher is uninstalled
• Change defaults:
  • Start if not running: false -> true
  • ModifierIdleTimer: 2000 ms -> 0 ms (most people don’t need it at all and it could have annoying side effects)
• Fix settings file not gracefully closed upon application exit

v1.7.4 2026-03-24

• Fix migration failing on empty database

v1.7.3 2026-03-23

• Fix support for Packaged Apps (e.g. Windows Terminal) - Windows 10 version 2004 (May 2020 Update, build 19041) or newer is required
• Improve hotkey assignment appearance (“breathing” animation when assigning hotkey)
• Change default cycle mode to NextWindow
• Minor fixes

v1.7.2 2026-03-13

• Add installer (both installer and portable versions) to the release assets
• Fix Settings window not showing up in foreground when opened with double-click on the tray icon
• Other minor fixes and improvements

v1.7.1 2026-03-11

• Change mutex to be checked at the very beginning of application startup

v1.7.0 2026-03-10

• Add UI for settings management
• Add new NextApp cycle mode to have single letter cycle between different apps
• Add subtle effect when switching windows to make it more clear which window is being switched to (Win11 only)
• Change storage from JSON to LiteDB
• Change allowed modifiers (Left Ctrl, Left Alt, Left Shift, Left Win, Right Ctrl, Right Alt, Apps/Menu, Right Shift)

v1.6.0 2026-02-09

• Allow LeftCtrl and LeftAlt as modifiers as well
• Fix context menu not working when only pressing the Apps key
• Fix #4 by introducing a timer as backup when key up is not detected
• Add —debug and —trace CLI switches to enable more verbose logging for troubleshooting purposes

v1.5.0 2025-07-31

• Reload configuration automatically when file is updated

v1.4.0 2024-08-15

• Add CLI switch to enable application auto start
• Automatically clean log files older than 14 days
• Update application icon :)

v1.3.0 2024-06-28

• Fix null ref when there is no active window
• Fix setting foreground window to work outside debugging session as well :)
• Improve focusable window filtering - details

v1.2.0 2024-06-26

• Add support to start the application if it’s not running when the hotkey is pressed
• Change allowed modifiers (Right Ctrl, Right Alt, Right Shift, Apps/Menu)
• Always suppress the modifier key

v1.1.0 2024-06-18

• Add support for different CycleMode(s) - see more in the README
• Optional trace logging to help with debugging

v1.0.0 2024-06-07

• Initial release