Your next window. Right at your fingertips.
Find the document, browser window, or workspace you need. Glimpse brings your open windows together in recent-focus order, with quick search and shortcuts that feel at home on your Mac.
Illustrated preview · your windows, together
Built around the window you meant.
See each open window’s name and app icon. You can turn on a small preview for each window. Search by app or window name.
Exact windows, ordered by focus
Your current and previous windows come first, so the shortcut toggles naturally between the last two windows. Restore minimized windows, unhide apps, and focus the exact document or panel you selected - including multiple windows in one app.
Fuzzy search while the switcher is open
Ranked, case- and accent-insensitive matching across app names and window titles. Type while holding your shortcut; clear filters when nothing matches.
Three layouts that fit the desk
Thumbnail, icon, and title layouts with adaptive panel sizing. Screen Recording is optional: without it, Glimpse still shows icons and titles.
Shortcuts, filters, and window actions
Record up to nine independent key combinations with their own scope, release behavior, and window filters. Include or exclude minimized, hidden, and full-screen windows, limit results to the pointer’s display, then minimize, close, or toggle full screen from the switcher.
Workspaces that remember your layout
Save an open-window layout, launch missing apps, and reposition matching windows on available displays. Explicitly saved layouts stay on this Mac; closed documents are never pretended to be recreated.
Browser tabs when you opt in
Search Safari and Google Chrome tabs by title, browser, or URL, then activate the exact tab. Browser access is optional and asks for Automation permission only when enabled.
Small controls that make it yours
Choose hover selection, haptics, pointer-follow focus, light, dark, or system appearance, and on-demand, while-open, or background preview updates with adaptive protection under load.
Interactive preview / sample windows
A few words.
The exact window.
Search app names and window titles, then move through the sample desktop. These illustrations stay in your browser; nothing is read from your Mac.
Type to search example app names and titles. Arrow keys move through results while the demo is focused.
Launch brief - Glimpse
Window results
09 / 9One price. Whole app.
Buy once, then use the same license key on your Macs. All Glimpse features and updates released for this product are included.
Lifetime license
For one person on up to 5 registered Macs. Deactivate a Mac when you replace it, then activate the new one with the same key.
- Recent-focus switching, fuzzy search, layouts, filters, actions, shortcuts, workspaces, and browser tabs
- Optional Safari and Chrome tab search after you opt in
- Included updates released for this Glimpse product
- No trial, free tier, or subscription inside the app
Requires macOS 14 or later. Accessibility permission is required for switching. Screen Recording is optional for thumbnails. See download & permissions.
Refund window: 7 days. Details on the terms page.
Questions before you install
Is there a trial or free tier?
No. Glimpse does not ship a trial, free feature tier, or subscription. The app stays locked until a verified lifetime license is activated.
How do activations work across Macs?
One person may register up to 5 Macs on the same lifetime key. Deactivate a Mac from the app or Polar customer portal when you retire or replace it.
What does “lifetime” cover for updates?
Updates released for this Glimpse product are included. That is not a guarantee of endless development, new major features, or compatibility with every future macOS release.
Which permissions does Glimpse need?
Accessibility is required for shortcuts, window discovery, and focusing. Screen Recording is optional for live thumbnails. Browser-tab search separately asks for Automation after you opt in. Details live on the download page.
Does the website store my license or card data?
No. Purchases are handled by Polar. License credentials live in your Mac’s Keychain after activation. This site has no customer database, login, webhook receiver, or analytics package.
Can workspaces recreate closed documents?
No. Workspace restore launches apps and arranges matching open windows on available displays. Closed documents are not recreated.