Can I somehow restrict command+tab to hide apps without document windows open from macOS?
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On MacOS, closing the last window of an app does not close that app. (To speed up opening a new window later, I assume.)
### Motivation
Let's look at 2 common activities:
A) opening a document/file that is currently closed, or creating a new one. For this, I use finder, or I open (if closed) / switch to (if open) the wanted app from spotlight and do the rest there.
B) looking for a document/file that is open in some window. For this, I use CMD+Tabbing, or click on the app in the dock, or switch to the space where I know the document is located.
**Because I use CMD+Tabbing exclusively for (B), I don't want to see apps without windows there.**
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For completeness: if it's easier/possible to hide these "apps without windows" altogether (without closing them), that's even better. With "hiding altogether", I mean:
* hide them from command-tab;
* hide them from the dock;
* don't switch to them when changing space.
When command tabbing, can I have it exclusively show only apps with document windows open?
Asked by ElRudi
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Feb 19, 2024, 06:30 AM
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