Window Hopper utility

PowerToys Window Hopper lets you cycle between windows that belong to the app currently in focus. Unlike Alt+Tab, which cycles through windows from all apps, Window Hopper limits the selection to the focused app.

Cycle between app windows

To cycle forward through the windows of the focused app, hold Alt and press `. Window Hopper shows previews of the app's open windows and selects the next window. Continue pressing ` while holding Alt to move through the windows, and then release Alt to switch to the selected window.

To cycle backward, hold Shift+Alt and press `. Continue pressing ` while holding Alt to move backward, and then release Alt to switch to the selected window.

Press Esc before releasing Alt to close Window Hopper without switching windows. Window Hopper doesn't open when the focused app has fewer than two eligible windows.

Note

On most keyboards, the grave accent or backtick key (`) is above Tab.

Settings

Configure Window Hopper from the PowerToys Settings page:

Setting	Description
Enable Window Hopper	Turn the utility on or off. Window Hopper is off by default.
Next window	Customize the shortcut that cycles forward through windows of the focused app. The default is Alt+`.
Previous window	Customize the shortcut that cycles backward through windows of the focused app. The default is Shift+Alt+`.

Install PowerToys

This utility is part of the Microsoft PowerToys utilities for power users. It provides a set of useful utilities to tune and streamline your Windows experience for greater productivity. To install PowerToys, see Installing PowerToys.