I don't want to restore the Finder window from being minimised, so I'll ⌘⇥ to Finder to activate the application and not restore the window, then ⌘N for a new window. Now I want a Finder window for what I'm working on now.Minimise the Finder window since I won't be needing it for a while, but want to keep my assortment of tabs etc.Open Finder and work in a Finder window.For example, a common workflow for me is: If I minimise a window, that doesn't mean I no longer want to interact with the app in other ways. The distinction is important because I use this feature constantly (it really is a feature!). It is more accurate to say that the minimised window is not opened (restored). The app itself is opened (the macOS term is ‘activated’), as shown by the menu bar changing to display the menus for the newly activated app. While holding ⌘ and tapping ⇥ to cycle apps, when you get to an app with a minimised window, instead of just releasing ⌘, before releasing ⌘ hold ⌥alt to restore minimised windows. No idea why it's tucked away like it is.Īnother recommends a piece of software called HyperSwitch as an alternative app-switcher, although having just looked at the website, it states that there is no solution for viewing minimised apps just yet. I love this feature and I think it should be the default. Hidden applications' icons will now become translucent in the Dock. First: defaults write showhidden -bool YES To improve your Hide functionality, do the following two things in the Terminal.
How to Command + Tab to minimized or hidden apps? The following thread on Reddit corroborates this as standard behaviour, and also offers some alternative solutions from frustrated former-Windows users who recommend hiding apps, rather than minimising them: I can't say whether this has always been the case with OS X/macOS, or whether it's a recent development, but it's reasonable to assume there's nothing wrong with your Mac. I am running system version: "10.13.3" and the behaviour is the same.