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title: "Panehop — Type two characters. Land on the window."
description: "A search-first window switcher for macOS. Type two characters, land on the window. Per-window ⌘Tab. Accessibility permission only."
url: "https://panehop.com/"
lang: "en"
markdown: "https://panehop.com/index.md"
llms: "https://panehop.com/llms.txt"
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# Type two characters. Land on the window.

Panehop finds any open window by app name or title the moment you start typing, and puts a real per-window ⌘Tab back on your Mac. Fast enough that you stop noticing it — which is the point.

**[Download for macOS](https://panehop.com/download)** · [See how it works](https://panehop.com/features)

## Hold Fn. Type. Let go.

Hold a modifier, type one or two characters, release — and you are looking at the window you meant. No panel to open first, no Return to press.

### 01 Hold the trigger

Fn by default. Caps Lock, either ⌘ or either ⌥ if you prefer — left and right are told apart.

### 02 Type the initials

Acronyms win for short queries, so sl finds Slack before Safari · Login. Two characters usually settle it.

### 03 Release to switch

The selected window gets keyboard focus — the window, not just the app — even on another Space or display.

## Built to keep working.

macOS changes every year, and window switchers are the first thing it breaks. Panehop is built by a developer who runs each summer's macOS beta against it, ships fixes as updates you install in place, and answers support email himself. Every 1.x update is included in the price.

[See how it compares](https://panehop.com/compare)

## Accessibility. Never Screen Recording.

Panehop lists windows by icon and title, so switching needs only the Accessibility permission — never Screen Recording. No thumbnails means no monthly re-authorisation nag and no capture of your screen. Fast Search's key capture asks for Input Monitoring, only when you use it. No analytics in the app; the update check is the one request it makes on its own.

## Built to a latency budget

- **< 50 ms** — Hotkey to panel
- **< 10 ms** — Keystroke to results
- **~0 %** — Idle CPU
- **< 1 s** — Cold launch

## One price. Every Mac you own.

$14.99 one-time. 14 days, every feature, no card. When the trial ends the switcher pauses and your settings stay.

[Buy a licence](https://panehop.com/pricing)

## Your windows, two keystrokes away.

Download the trial, grant one permission, hold Fn. If it does not replace your ⌘Tab in a week, it costs nothing.

**[Download for macOS](https://panehop.com/download)**