Is there any way to switch applications in Windows by typing the application name?
When I have many applications open I find Alt+Tab switching to be slower. Is there an alternate way to switch between applications?
Is there any way to switch applications in Windows by typing the application name?
When I have many applications open I find Alt+Tab switching to be slower. Is there an alternate way to switch between applications?
You can use (Windows 7)
Ctrl-Shift-Esc - Starts task manager (Activate Applications Tab if necessary)
Start typing - selects an application (by window caption)
Enter (or ALT-S) - activates the application
Just tried it at home (Windows 8.1) and the process is a bit more convoluted unfortunately
Ctrl-Shift-Esc - Starts task manager (Activate Applications Tab if necessary)
Start typing - selects an application (by window caption)
Right Arrow - Expands the process
Right Arrow - Navigates to the window of the process
Enter - activates the application
I was looking for a application with the same functionality that you mentioned and I found this software called Switcheroo, it works exactly as I wanted. It is open source and it is available as a portable download.
A short description about this software:-
Switcheroo allows you to quickly switch to any window by typing in just a few characters of its title. It's inspired by Emacs's IDO mode buffer switching and JetBrains' ReSharper.
The default key binding for Switcheroo is Alt + Space. Pressing this key combination will bring up the Switcheroo window, which lists the titles of every open window. Typing filters the list. Press Enter to switch to the selected window. Press Ctrl + Enter to close the selected window.
No there is no way to write the name of application to switch between applications.
Alternate way is to simply go to the taskbar and select the application.