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With the AltTabby Open Beta release today, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues.
Object Desktop members can get the release from within Object Desktop Manager
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Please include the following for anything found:
Exact Windows version \ build (winver.exe)
Detailed steps to recreate the issue seen
Screenshots and videos are very helpful. Videos can be uploaded to a cloud drive service (GoogleDrive, DropBox, OneDrive, YouTube), with a shared link included in your post. Images can be copied and pasted directly into a post.
If there are specific apps that the app does not work (well) with, please note what apps and their exact versions. If any app is not common, a link to a trial version would be appreciated.
Thank you for your interest and any time you put into making AltTabby a better product.
09/03/2026
UI: 0.81
File Version: 0.8.1.0
Fix for multiple pins with different App IDs, like Brave profiles
09/02/2026
UI: 0.8
File Version: 0.8.0.0
Settings like sticky status are now saved per hotkey
New option to make sticky semi sticky so it only makes the switcher stay open after the hotkey is held for a certain amount of time
New option to show desktop as an item either pinned or at the end of the list
Fix for some windows not showing correctly in the switcher
New option (click on cog in settings screen) for carousel mode to show tabs on the main window card too
New option to decide how to show tabs when in per-app switching
Fixed flickering of audio playing icon on items
Scrollbar fix on Hotkeys tab
Duplicate hotkeys now prevented
Tweak for AltTabby not working on a reboot
Fix for flicker issue on pinned items when expanding child items
Adds additional advanced settings option to enable hiding items pinned from the open windows list
Missing translations fix (we do not translate the additional advanced options)
Fix for picking new app when clicking doesn’t always pick the right window
Fix for AltTabby switcher vanishing when tabbing out of some games
08/12/2026
UI: 0.7
File Version: 0.7.0.0
Stardock
Please see the press release:
Press release link
Known issues
While we appreciate all feedback, please remember that we offer no official support for beta \ preview \ developer channel versions of Windows. If you report issues while in any of those early release channels, you should not expect them to be addressed unless it still exists in a retail version of Windows.
Looks great, going to use it and see how it goes.
Only comment so far is that installed PWA show up as sub windows of the browser and not their own entry.
Looks great, going to use it and see how it goes.
Only comment so far is that installed PWA show up as sub windows of the browser and not their own entry.
Thanks for the bug report, we will look into why this is the case.
The program has a folder called "Languages". It is possible to edit the translation into your native language, as sometimes there are some inaccuracies in the translation. I hope that this will not be a violation of the copyright of the creators of the program? I believe that any program should have a folder with languages so that the user can choose!
The program has a folder called "Languages". It is possible to edit the translation into your native language, as sometimes there are some inaccuracies in the translation. I hope that this will not be a violation of the copyright of the creators of the program? I believe that any program should have a folder with languages so that the user can choose!
The language files are text files in the Lang folder. The names are the international country code for the language. So fr.lng = french etc.
If you find any errors please do let us know so we can get it corrected.
Make sure if you make any edits that you save as UTF16-LE as UTF8 is not supported but some editors love to try to save it as that (smaller)
I'm pleased to see you bringing us AltTabby. It makes me AltHappy.
In versions of Windows prior to Win10, Using Alt-Tab would show not just the window list but also a "Show Desktop" choice. I really miss that. Yes, in Win10/11 you can add that option at the right side of the Taskbar but I find it awkward to have to reach for my mouse and shove it around to an invisible spot on the screen. I much prefer the Alt-Tab keyboard method. I'm hoping you can add that to AltTabby. Maybe it's there already but I have not yet found it (as of 0.7.0)
Possible coding option: In older Windows there was a shortcut to C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Shows Desktop.lnk. That is used to show the desktop by calling a function in system32\shell32.dll.
More recently, you can show the desktop by calling explorer.exe shell:::{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
This looks amazing, especially the tab support. I'm wondering if you would be able to support tabs in Brave Browser as you do in Chrome/Edge?
This looks amazing, especially the tab support. I'm wondering if you would be able to support tabs in Brave Browser as you do in Chrome/Edge?
And add Vivaldi (a Chromium browser) to that list. 
This looks amazing, especially the tab support. I'm wondering if you would be able to support tabs in Brave Browser as you do in Chrome/Edge?
It already shows tabs in Brave I think? It doesn't promote the top X to top level windows though so that can be added.
This looks amazing, especially the tab support. I'm wondering if you would be able to support tabs in Brave Browser as you do in Chrome/Edge?
And add Vivaldi (a Chromium browser) to that list.
This is the same as brave, should see tabs from that, but it will not promote them to top level currently.
Thank you for making alt+tab useful again! I haven't used it in 20 years because it wasn't useful or performant, but with this addition, I'm using it once again!
On my PC it takes pressing ALT-TAB twice to see ALT-Tabby. The first press brings up the windows alt-tab display. I am running the latest release of Windows 11.
Version 25H2
Installed on 1/12/2025
OS build 26200.9168
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.344.0
On my PC it takes pressing ALT-TAB twice to see ALT-Tabby. The first press brings up the windows alt-tab display. I am running the latest release of Windows 11.
Just checking to be certain you haven't missed this setting.
My Alt+Tab and Win+Tab is completely broken!
I installed Alt-Tabby and configured it.
When I tried to use Alt+Tab, nothing happened.
Rebooted to be sure. Still nothing.
Uninstalled Alt-Tabby. Alt+Tab and Win+Tab still doesn't work.
Reinstalled again. Confirmed settings. Nothing
Disabled the Alt-Tab takeover setting. Nothing
Disabled Alt-Tabby for this user. Nothing.
Used Revo Uninstaller to completely unistall Alt-Tabby. Rebooted
Still nothing. Alt+Tab and Win+Tab do not work. Help, please!
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 25H2
Installed on 5/21/2026
OS build 26200.9168
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.344.0
Device name BeelinkMiniPC
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics (3.80 GHz)
Installed RAM 32.0 GB (27.8 GB usable)
Graphics card AMD Radeon 780M Graphics (4 GB)
Storage 315 GB of 932 GB used
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display
My Alt+Tab and Win+Tab is completely broken!
I installed Alt-Tabby and configured it.
When I tried to use Alt+Tab, nothing happened.
Rebooted to be sure. Still nothing.
Uninstalled Alt-Tabby. Alt+Tab and Win+Tab still doesn't work.
Reinstalled again. Confirmed settings. Nothing
Disabled the Alt-Tab takeover setting. Nothing
Disabled Alt-Tabby for this user. Nothing.
Used Revo Uninstaller to completely unistall Alt-Tabby. Rebooted
Still nothing. Alt+Tab and Win+Tab do not work. Help, please!
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 25H2
Installed on 5/21/2026
OS build 26200.9168
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.344.0
Device name BeelinkMiniPC
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics (3.80 GHz)
Installed RAM 32.0 GB (27.8 GB usable)
Graphics card AMD Radeon 780M Graphics (4 GB)
Storage 315 GB of 932 GB used
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display
Open Taskmanager and check if any alttabby process is running. Also check if c:\program files(x86)\stardock\alttabby exists and has files in it.
If it is not running it cannot interfere with anything on your PC as it makes no changes to anything outside its own settings.
If you click on the taskbar button for the win+tab switcher (taskview), does anything happen?
Taskview button on taskbar works.
With some help from ChatGPT, I figured this out. Basically, there's some kind of conflict with Start11. Stopping Start11 from Task Manager restored Alt+Tab and Win+Tab functionality.
I then uninstalled Start11 and rebooted. Everything still good.
Reinstalled Start11. Alt+Tab and Win+Tab working still working.
So there's some kind of conflict in the interaction between these two products that caused this issue.
I do have that setting enabled. There is one curious thing I see 2 instances of ALT-Tabby running.
AltTabby works really nice on my system. Full screen carousel looks beautiful!
It even lets me finally switch apps when using Lightroom Classic, which doesn't work with standard Windows Alt+Tab...
One thing I would like to have is an option to hide the system tray icon.
AltTabby works really nice on my system. Full screen carousel looks beautiful!
It even lets me finally switch apps when using Lightroom Classic, which doesn't work with standard Windows Alt+Tab...
One thing I would like to have is an option to hide the system tray icon.
A good point. I will see if we can get that added in the next update.
This is the app we’ve all been waiting for! But pinned windows should no longer appear in the ‘Open Windows’ category.
The aim of AltTabby is to simplify things, so this needs to be allowed!
Bonjour
C'est l'application tant attendu ! Mais il faudrait que les fenêtres épinglées n'apparaissent plus dans la catégorie "Fenêtres ouvertes".
Le but de AltTabby est de simplifier, il faut permettre cela !
This is not a "issue" but rather a feature request for AltTabby. I also use a MacBook and really enjoy the features of AltTab Pro which has a similar feature set to AltTabby, but for Mac OS.
one of the features of this app is that keeping the interface open (or not) when hotkeys are released is specific to custom hotkey profiles. For example if I use one hotkey combination, it leaves the interface open, which is what I want, but in another configuration, using a different hot key, the interface is not left open (which is what I want for this hotkey). Here is the specific description from the AltTabPro website "Choose how AltTab Pro behaves: release the shortcut key to switch instantly, or keep the panel open to browse windows at your own pace. Different shortcuts can have different behaviors."
Is it feasible to move the "Keep AltTabby interface open" setting to be configured with each custom hot key option, similar to AltTab Pro for MacOS?
I have an issue with AltTabby, specifically with respect to grouping of Google Chrome tabs. In the settings I have turned off "group windows of the same app". However AltTabby is grouping some Google Chrome tabs but not other Google Chrome tabs. In the following screenshot, all Google Chrome Tabs are in the same browser window)
Screen shot of issue with AltTabby grouping Google Chrome tabs
what's most irritating about this is that when I invoke AltTabby, the tabs that are grouped for Google Chrome are in a collapsed state with a triangle beside it, which I have to click to access the grouped tabs, adding friction to the workflow
your help would be appreciated.
Thanks
On my PC it takes pressing ALT-TAB twice to see ALT-Tabby. The first press brings up the windows alt-tab display. I am running the latest release of Windows 11.
I have the same issue - replace Alt Tab is enabled. As long as I don't switch windows after using AltTabby it turns up first time when I alt-tab again. If I swap to another window I have to press alt + tab twice.
Also, I have "Keep AltTabby interface open with hotkeys are released" set, but it doesn't work for alt +` (windows within an app). The thumbtack is not enabled on the UI - If I turn it (click on it) on while holding alt + ` it reverts on the next usage. Alt + Tab works fine and the UI thumbtack is enabled.
One other thing that I'd find useful would be some kind of activation timer - often I jump between two windows quickly, I don't really need the interface - if I alt + tab quickly and release an option to not show the interface (as I have it sticky as noted above) would help my workflow.
My OS info:
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 25H2
OS build 26200.9168
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.344.0
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