Glimpse

Download & install

Glimpse is a direct-download Mac app for macOS 14 or later. Buy once, download Glimpse, then paste your Polar license key in the app.

Download Glimpse 0.2.10
This release
Version: 0.2.10
SHA-256: 9938663766a214987e5ec682a5a573771ba3fc0d28ae4f652eb3f39f1cc26872

Install steps

  1. Get a lifetime license

    Purchase through Polar, then copy the license key from your Polar purchase page.

  2. Download and open Glimpse

    Use the official link on this page. Unzip the downloaded archive, move Glimpse to Applications, then launch it.

  3. Activate the license

    Paste your key into the lifetime license panel. Connect to the internet for initial activation. After activation, verified access works offline.

  4. Allow Accessibility

    Accessibility is required for global shortcuts, window discovery, focusing, and window actions. Follow the in-app permission guide after first launch.

  5. Optionally allow Screen Recording

    Screen Recording enables live thumbnails. Without it, Glimpse still lists windows with app icons and titles.

Default shortcuts

Hold the modifiers and press the trigger repeatedly. Add Shift to cycle backward. Arrow keys navigate, Return opens, Escape cancels.

⌘⇥all windows
⌘`windows from the foreground app

Added shortcut profiles start disabled so they cannot unexpectedly take over another app’s shortcut. Record a chord and enable it in Settings. Quit AltTab if you need to avoid competing global shortcuts; Glimpse does not modify AltTab.

Using Parsec

Glimpse pauses its shortcuts while Parsec is in front. In Parsec, enable immersive keyboard mode and allow Accessibility to send Command-Tab to the remote computer. Glimpse resumes when you switch to another app. You can change this exception in Glimpse Settings.

Browser-tab search

Safari and Google Chrome title/URL search is opt-in. After you enable it, macOS may ask for Automation permission. Browser titles and URLs stay local and clear when that window closes.

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