A dozen windows? No problem.
Previews shrink a little, then wrap into tidy rows. Only when there are truly many do they scroll — with your trackpad’s natural momentum.
Glance — See before you switch.
Hover an app in your Dock and every one of its windows appears right above it. Click the one you want, and Glance takes you straight there.
Free to download · Requires macOS 14 or later
How it works
Just hover. Then click.
Glance lives where you already look for your apps. There’s nothing new to learn.
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Hover an app in your Dock.
Rest the pointer on any open app and its windows appear above it in a moment, on one sheet of glass.
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Pick the window you want.
Move onto the previews. The one under the pointer lifts toward you, with its title beneath.
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Click. You’re there.
Glance steps aside and brings that exact window to the front — even if it was minimized.
Keyboard
Hands on the keys? ⌥G.
Press Option‑G to see the windows of the app you’re using. Keep holding Option, tap G, and let go on the one you want.
⌥GShow windowsOf the app you’re using. Tap G again for the next.
←→Move aroundArrow keys go to the window next to it. ⇧G goes back.
↩SwitchReturn brings the selected window to the front.
SpaceTake a closer lookHold Space to enlarge the selected preview.
⌘WTidy upClose the selected window without leaving Glance.
escNever mindEsc closes Glance and leaves everything as it was.
Details
Thoughtful down to the last window.
Small things, done carefully, so Glance feels like part of your Mac.
Opens when you pause.
Glide across the Dock and nothing gets in the way. Rest on an app and its windows appear.
Dock on the side? So is Glance.
With a left or right Dock, previews stack in columns beside it.
Know where every window is.
Small badges mark windows that are minimized, on another desktop, in full screen or in a hidden app. Pick any of them and Glance brings it back.
Right‑click for more.
Bring to Front, Minimize or Close Window, right from the preview.
Your pace.
Set previews to appear Fast, Default or Relaxed.
One window, one click.
For apps with a single window, show its preview or switch straight to it. Your choice.
Hold Space for a closer look.
Enlarge the selected preview to check it’s the right one.
Made for everyone.
Full VoiceOver support, keyboard control, and respect for Reduce Motion, Reduce Transparency and Increase Contrast.
Quietly in the menu bar.
Turn Dock hover on or off, see your shortcut and open Settings. Launch at login if you like.
Privacy
What you see stays with you.
Previews are made on your Mac, for your eyes only. Glance doesn’t even have network access.
Works offline.
Glance has no network access, so nothing can leave your Mac.
Kept in memory only.
Window previews are never saved to disk and never uploaded.
No data collected.
No analytics, no tracking, no advertising.
No account.
Download it and start. There’s nothing to sign up for.
Screen Recording
Lets Glance recognise apps in your Dock and draw window previews. Glance explains it first, and asks once.
Automation, one app at a time
The first time you pick a window in an app, macOS asks to let Glance bring that exact window to the front. Never in bulk.
No Accessibility access, no Input Monitoring, no files. Read the Privacy Policy ›
Free & Pro
Free to glance. Pro to go anywhere.
Previews are always free. Glance Pro removes the daily limit on switching — with one purchase.
Glance
Free
- Previews of every window, from the Dock or ⌥G
- Switching to an app’s front window, always
- 7 switches a day to any other window
- Every detail, setting and keyboard shortcut
Glance Pro
One-time purchase
- Switch to any window, as often as you like
- No subscription — buy once, keep it
- Restore it on your other Macs with the same Apple Account
Glance Pro is an in-app purchase on the Mac App Store. Your free switches start again each day at midnight.
FAQ
Questions? Answers.
How do I see all the open windows of an app on my Mac?
With Glance, just hover the app’s icon in the Dock. Every open window of that app appears above it as a preview, and clicking one brings that exact window to the front.
You can also press ⌥G to see the windows of the app you’re using, then tap G to move through them.
Is this like window previews on the Windows taskbar?
Yes — if you’re coming from Windows, it will feel familiar. Glance brings window previews to the Mac Dock, designed to look and feel like a natural part of macOS.
How is Glance different from Mission Control or App Exposé?
Those show all your windows by rearranging the whole screen. Glance shows only the windows of the app you point at, right above its Dock icon, without moving anything else. Glance it, pick it, keep going.
Is Glance free?
Yes. Glance is free to download, and previews are always free. So is switching to an app’s front window. The free version also includes 7 switches a day to any other window.
Glance Pro removes that limit with a one-time in-app purchase. No subscription.
Why does Glance need Screen Recording access?
To recognise which app you’re pointing at in the Dock and to draw previews of its windows. The images are processed on your Mac, kept only in memory, and never saved or uploaded. Glance has no network access at all.
Why does macOS ask to let Glance control an app?
The first time you pick a window in an app, macOS asks whether Glance may control it. Allowing it lets Glance bring that exact window to the front, or restore it if it’s minimized. If you’d rather not, Glance still opens the app’s front window and tells you plainly about the others.
Does Glance work with the Dock on the left or right?
Yes. With a side Dock, previews appear beside it in columns, and scroll sideways if there are many.
Does Glance collect any data?
No. Glance collects no data, has no account, no analytics and no tracking, and works completely offline.
What do I need to use Glance?
A Mac with macOS 14 or later. Glance is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Simplified Chinese.
Take a glance.
Your windows, right where you already look for your apps.
Free to download · Requires macOS 14 or later