Hyprtabs - hyprctl Alt+Tab helper

An Alt-Tab window switcher for Hyprland that supports both minimizing and restoring windows. Rewrite of Mauitron/NiflVeil without eww UI dependencies.

Features

• Alt-Tab cycling: Hold Alt and press Tab to cycle through all windows
• Show all windows: Displays both active and minimized/hidden windows

Installation

1. Clone the repository and run the installation script:

   ./install.sh

2. Add keybinds to your Hyprland config (~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf):

   # Replace with your actual path
   $hyprtabs = ~/hyprtabs/build/hyprtabs
   
   # Include performance optimizations
   source = ~/hyprtabs/hyprland-rules.conf
   
   # Main Alt+Tab functionality
   bind = ALT, Tab, exec, $hyprtabs
   
   # Alt+` to minimize current window
   bind = ALT, grave, exec, $hyprtabs minimize

Usage

Basic Alt-Tab

1. Press Alt+Tab to open the window switcher
2. While holding Alt, press Tab repeatedly to cycle through windows
3. Release Alt to automatically activate the selected window
4. Press Esc to cancel without switching
5. Press Alt+~ to minimize the current window

Command Line Interface

# Show alt-tab interface
./hyprtabs

# Minimize current window
./hyprtabs minimize

Window Behavior

• Active windows: Shown with workspace number (e.g., "WS 2")
• Hidden windows: Shown with "(Hidden)" status
• Action on selection:
  • Hidden window → Restores to current workspace and focuses
  • Active window → Focuses the window