WinManico 🚀

WinManico is a fast, keyboard-centric application switcher for Windows, designed to bring the efficiency of macOS app switching to the PC.

🌟 Features

• ⚡ Instant Switching: Hold Alt to see your running apps, then press 1, 2, Q, W, etc. to switch instantly.
• 🔄 Smart Toggle: Pressing the hotkey for an already active app switches you to your previous window (simulating Alt-Tab), allowing for lightning-fast toggling between two tasks.
• 🖥️ Virtual Desktop Support: Seamlessly switches to windows even if they are on a different virtual desktop.
• 🎯 Smart Deduplication: Groups multiple processes (like Steam's many helpers) into a single, clean entry.
• ⌨️ Native Pass-Through: Only intercepts the keys you configure. Alt+Tab, Alt+F4, and Alt+~ continue to work exactly as you expect.
• ⚙️ Fully Configurable: Customize your hotkeys and preferred apps in settings.json.

📥 Download

Get the latest version from the Releases Page.

• No installation required: Just download the zip, extract, and run WinManico.exe.
• Note: Requires Windows 10/11 x64.

💌 Inspiration & Credits

This project was heavily inspired by Manico, an amazing productivity utility for macOS.

I built WinManico because I missed that fluid, muscle-memory-driven workflow on Windows. If you use a Mac, I highly recommend checking out the original Manico! 🍎

🛠️ Configuration

Configure your apps and preferences in settings.json:

{
  "AppConfigs": [
    { "ProcessName": "chrome", "ShortcutKey": "Q" },
    { "ProcessName": "steam", "ShortcutKey": "S" },
    { "ProcessName": "WindowsTerminal", "ShortcutKey": "1" }
  ],
  "LogLevel": 2
}

Logging Levels

• 0: None
• 1: Error
• 2: Info (Default)
• 3: Debug

🚀 Usage

1. Build the solution using .NET 8.
2. Run WinManico.exe.
3. Hold generic Alt key to summon the dock.
4. Press the corresponding number or letter for your app!

💡 Auto-Start

To enter the "set it and forget it" mode:

1. Press Win + R, type shell:startup, and hit Enter.
2. Create a shortcut to WinManico.exe in that folder.
3. Now it starts with Windows!

📜 License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3). See the LICENSE file for details.

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Built with ❤️ for the Windows specific workflow.