Our take
Pick AltTab if mac users on macOS 12+ who will stay on Free OSS while they switch a first same-app window — then Pro at $9.99 (current major) when they want Search / extra styles, not Magnet $4.99 first unless they want snap tiles. Pick Magnet if mac users on macOS 13+ who will pay $4.99 once while they snap a first quarter tile — not Rectangle’s Free OSS first unless they want a $0 Snap Areas prefs pane, and not a
Best for
AltTab A switch you start at a public $
Magnet A snap you start at a public $
Free plan
AltTab $0 · window switching with live thumbnails; same-app windows; every Space / screen. GPL-3.0
Magnet No free plan
Lowest paid
AltTab Pro $9.99
Magnet Magnet (Mac App Store) $4.99
Next step up
AltTab Pro Lifetime $24.99
Magnet
Watch out
AltTab Free omits Pro search / styles / extras
Magnet macOS only
Last checked
AltTab 2026-10-23 · alt-tab.app/pricing
Magnet 2026-10-23 · itunes.apple.com/lookup
mac users on macOS 12+ who will stay on Free OSS while they switch a first same-app window — then Pro at $9.99 (current major) when they want Search / extra styles, not Magnet $4.99 first unless they want snap tiles.
Read the AltTab pagemac users on macOS 13+ who will pay $4.99 once while they snap a first quarter tile — not Rectangle’s Free OSS first unless they want a $0 Snap Areas prefs pane, and not a Windows build (there isn’t one).
Read the Magnet page
