A Sublime Text plugin to quickly switch between open Sublime Text windows via Command Palette without having to press command ~ (MacOS) or alt+tab (Linux/Windows) repetitively.
The easiest way to install is using Package Control. It's listed as Switch Window.
- Open
Command Paletteusing ctrl+shift+P or menu itemTools → Command Palette... - Choose
Package Control: Install Package - Find
Switch Windowand hit Enter
- Download Switch Window.sublime-package.
- Rename downloaded file to
Switch Window.sublime-package(by removeing intermediate period) - Copy it into Installed Packages directory
Note
To find Installed Packages...
- call Menu > Preferences > Browse Packages..
- Navigate to parent folder
Warning
Package Control doesn't update manually installed packages.
You can clone this repository into your Sublime Text/Packages
Note
To find Packages folder call Menu > Preferences > Browse Packages...
cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text/Packages/
git clone https://github.com/SublimeText/SwitchWindow.git "Switch Window"cd ~/.config/sublime-text/Packages
git clone https://github.com/SublimeText/SwitchWindow.git "Switch Window"cd "%APPDATA%\Sublime Text\Packages"
git clone https://github.com/SublimeText/SwitchWindow.git "Switch Window"Note
Package Control updates cloned packages only,
if ignore_vcs_packages setting is true
or does not contain "Switch Window".
- Open
Command Paletteusing ctrl+shift+P or menu itemTools → Command Palette... - Type
Window: Switch Windowand hit enter
or hit ctrl+k, ctrl+tab in sequence
to show the Switch Window Quick Panel directly.
The kind of a window is displayed via icon.
| icon | description |
|---|---|
| P | A project/workspace is opened in the window |
| F | One or more folders are opened in the window. The best matching one according to the active file is displayed in description line. |
| f | A file is displayed in active view of a window, which has no project or folder open. |
| S | An unsaved view is displayed in active view of a window, which has no project or folder open. |