• Introduction
• Download & Installation
• Shortcut Configuration
• Change Log
• Buy Torkil a Beer

Introduction

TorkilsTaskSwitcher is a utility, which provides an alternative, replacement or supplement to Windows' Alt-Tab invoked task switcher. Particularly for keyboard enthusiasts.

If you often have many open windows, you may have found yourself doing

Alt-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-[release Alt]

or

Alt-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-"ooops, I got too far"-BackTab-[release Alt]

to switch between windows/applications.

With TorkilsTaskSwitcher you can instead use

Win-Tab [shortcut key]

to switch to your favorite applications.

E.g.

• "Win-Tab o" to switch to Outlook
• "Win-Tab f" to switch to Firefox
• "Win-Tab w" to switch to Word
  

The set of applications - and their associated shortcut keys - is fully configurable, and the traditional Alt-Tab task switcher is still available.

TorkilsTaskSwitcher also allows you to view a list of currently open windows and switch to any of them.

Screen Dumps

You can then choose to switch to a window, which does not have a preconfigured shortcut. You can also close windows by pressing Delete.

Launch Applications

Each shortcut can optionally be configured such, that if the requested window does not exist then TorkilsTaskSwitcher will start the application for you.

E.g. unaware, that you have not yet started Outlook, you press "Win-Tab o" to read your email. TorkilsTaskSwitcher will then look for the Outlook window, and - when not found - it will start Outlook.

System Requirements

TorkilsTaskSwitcher works on the following operating systems:

• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7

Is it Safe?

softpedia.com: "Softpedia guarantees that TorkilsTaskSwitcher 1.035 is 100% CLEAN, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors."