Macarte

Quickly & Easily Switch Apps from your Mac's Menu Bar

The Macarte macOS App running on an Apple MacBook Pro computer

Supports macOS Monterey & back to Mac OS X Yosemite

Macarte is a simple app for you Mac which allows you to switch between open applications by choosing which to use from a menu, available from an icon on your Menu Bar at the top of your Mac's screen.

Macarte is available from the Mac App Store

Follow @MacarteApp on Twitter for the latest Macarte related news & updates.

A simple way to switch between your open apps

Macarte blends into your Mac experience, providing a simple, minimalist way to switch tasks, which seems like it's part of macOS itself.

Features

Dark Mode Support

Dark Mode Support is fully supported, with Macarte adapting to your current macOS System Appearance.
Image of Macarte Preferences window open on a Mac running macOS Big Sur in Dark Mode

App Information ToolTips

You can enable tooltips which can reveal various levels of information about either:
  • The active app
  • An inactive running app
Image of Macarte in the Menu Bar showing a Tooltip of basic information about the active app
Image of Macarte in the Menu Bar showing a Tooltip of information about the active app

Running App Information ToolTips

You can enable tooltips which can reveal various levels of information about a running app, by hovering over it on the menu.
Image of the macOS Desktop with Macarte's menu showing a Tooltip of information about a running app
Image of Macarte's menu showing a Tooltip of information about a running app

Indicate Hidden Apps by Dimming

Macarte is able to indicate hidden apps in the menu by dimming either or both of:
  • App's icon in the menu
  • App's name in the menu
Image of Macarte with hidden apps dimmed in the menu
Image of Macarte with hidden apps dimmed in the menu (Close-up)

Supports older macOS for older Macs

Macarte supports the latest and greatest macOS, but also older versions back to Mac OS X Yosemite (Mac OS X 10.10).

Here are some shots of Macarte running on Mac OS X High Sierra.

Also note how you can have a more distraction-free working environment by hiding the Dock and using Macarte to switch between apps - which as it lists them in alphabetical order can become quick for you to do.

Macarte running on Mac OS X High Sierra
Macarte running on Mac OS X High Sierra
Macarte running on Mac OS X High Sierra
Macarte running on Mac OS X High Sierra
Macarte running on Mac OS X High Sierra
Macarte running on Mac OS X High Sierra

Follow @MacarteApp on Twitter for the latest Macarte related news & updates.