Switchem

Group apps into workspaces

£11.99 FROM Fardini Media, switchem.co NEEDS OS X 10.11 or later

Desktop window management is something of a holy grail on Mac.

While macOS includes Spaces for grouping apps across multiple desktops, the feature lacks granular control and feels limited.

Switchem takes a different tack – it lets you set up multiple grouped app workspaces for different tasks and flip between them in an effort to boost your productivity using a mechanism similar to the native App Switcher.

Once you’ve organised all your task-related app windows, simply create a New Group, give it a name, and Switchem assigns a number to the workspace, allowing you to switch to it at any time via an

number] shortcut, bringing all those apps and their original window positions back to the front of the screen.

The solution works well on single desktops, while additional handy shortcuts make opening and closing all apps within a group a cinch. It’s just a shame Switchem doesn’t support fullscreen apps (also designated in macOS as Spaces) across multiple displays, although the developer has promised compatibility in a future update.

Quickly flip between workspaces with the Group Switcher.