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by rxhanson 1257 days ago
Charmstone [1] is a different take from everything mentioned here (I'm the developer).

The idea is to use your spatial memory to switch/launch apps faster than anything else that I've found, with a smaller learning curve and less memorization.

You can use keyboard shortcuts with the arrow keys, modifier keys + cursor movement, or a trackpad gesture.

[1] https://charmstone.app

3 comments

Neat idea. I just downloaded it. How can I use just the keyboard, e.g. with arrows to select one the apps in the switcher? Using the mouse is a nonstarter for me.

EDIT: oh duh "display with arrow keys". Nice. Going to try this out for a while. It's definitely way faster than cmd + tabbing through my many apps.

Tried it out. I like this idea, but requiring two hands is a deal-breaker for me. I need to be able to switch apps while my hands are over the keyboard without needing mouse/trackpad interaction, ideally staying as close to home row as possible.
Thanks for trying it and for the feedback. Would you use it if you could set the keyboard shortcuts to mod+hjkl or something like that, rather than mod+arrow keys?
Just tried it. Great tool.