Swoop
Hold ⌥⌘.
Flick. Done.
Swoop is a native macOS app switcher. Hold ⌥⌘ and a ring of your eight pinned apps appears right at the cursor. Move toward one, let go — you're there.
macOS 26 or later · Apple silicon & Intel · 2.7 MB · Notarized by Apple · 14-day trial, no account needed
Zero permissions
No Accessibility, no Input Monitoring, no Screen Recording. Swoop never asks for anything in System Settings — it just works, sandboxed.
Your pinned ring
Eight slots, arranged clockwise from the top. Pin the apps you live in and they're always one flick away, in the same place every time.
Edit from the ring
Click an empty slot to add an app, right-click to replace or remove. Or use the menu bar — ⌘1 through ⌘8 switch directly.
Free trial
- Full ring, editing and menu bar
- Automatic updates
- After the trial, Swoop keeps working — it just reminds you once a day
Swoop license
- License key delivered instantly by Gumroad
- Enter it once in Settings › License, then it works offline
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Questions
Why doesn't Swoop ask for any permissions?
Swoop watches only the modifier keys (⌥⌘) through the same public API every Mac app uses to notice the Shift key — not keystrokes, not the screen. That's enough to open the ring, and it keeps the app inside Apple's sandbox.
How do updates work?
Swoop checks once a day using Sparkle and asks before installing. Updates are signed with Apple's Developer ID and notarized, and the feed is signed with an EdDSA key only we hold.
What happens when the trial ends?
Nothing breaks. The ring keeps working; once a day, the first swoop shows a small "Trial ended · Buy Swoop" capsule for three seconds. That's it.
Can I use one license on more than one Mac?
Yes — a key activates up to five Macs. Activation needs the internet once; after that Swoop never phones home except to check for updates.
Refunds?
30 days, no questions, through Gumroad. Email [email protected].
Does Swoop collect anything?
No analytics. Swoop makes exactly two kinds of network request: license verification (when you activate, and at most once a month after) and the update check. Crash reporting exists but is off unless you turn it on in Settings › Privacy.