Product definition

What is ShortcutCycle?

Switch between context-based app groups with a single hotkey.

Verified product facts

Type
system toolEditorially reviewed
Platform
macOS
Pricing
Open sourceDeveloper-stated
Open source
Yes
Relationship to Nuanyue
Third-party product — not published by NuanyueEditorially reviewed
Licence
MIT
Current version
1.12Developer-stated

Last updated . Facts marked developer-stated come from the developer and are not independently confirmed; editorially reviewed marks a Nuanyue judgement.

Key features

What ShortcutCycle does at a glance.

  • Group Apps

    Put related apps together (e.g., \"Browsers\" for Chrome, Safari, Edge; or \"Messaging\" for Slack, Discord, Messages)

  • One Key Magic: Press your global shortcut to cycle through apps in the group. Press it again to switch to the next one

  • Smart Order

    Apps are automatically ordered by most recently used — the app you want is always available, just like macOS's Command+Tab

  • Press and Hold

    Hold the shortcut to peek at the HUD without switching immediately, just like macOS's native Command+Tab behavior

  • See What's Happening

    A beautiful, native-looking HUD overlay shows you which app is active and what's coming up next

  • Instant Access

    Automatically launches apps if they aren't running when you switch to them

Overview

Switch between context-based app groups with a single hotkey.

ShortcutCycle runs on macOS and is listed on Nuanyue in the system tools category.

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