GlideTab vs Mission Control

How they differ

Mission Control is the macOS feature that spreads every open window across the screen, in full size, so you can click the one you want. It's built in, it's free, and it shows windows at a scale no switcher panel can match.

It's also built around the mouse. You open it with a gesture or a key, then move the pointer to a window and click. There's no way to type a name, and windows on other Spaces are off to the side as separate desktops rather than in the same view.

GlideTab is the keyboard version of the same idea: every window in one grid, with a preview, in the order you last used them. Hold Option, tap Tab to move, let go to switch, or type part of a title to jump straight to it. Many people keep both and use Mission Control when they want to see everything at once.

Pick Mission Control if

You like seeing every window laid out at once. Mission Control's website has the details.

Pick GlideTab if

You want every window with a live preview, you'd like to type a name instead of tabbing through the list, you want browser tabs in the same place, and you'd rather not pay. It needs macOS 14 or later. See every feature, or read the source.

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