Active window and inactive windows look almost the same in MacOS
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I often have the problem that I am not sure which window is the active one. This leads to me cmd+tabbing just to find out which window is the active one.
I did not have this problem on Windows where the top bars are different enough that I can see which window as active without having to focus my gaze on the top bars.
How can I become more certain about which is the active windows?
I have searched a bit for apps that highlight the current window. But the one's that I have found have not been satisfactory. Apps like Focus and Blur make my other windows darker and harder to read. Hodor clashes with the beauty of the OS and is not maintained.
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I often have the problem that I am not sure which window is the active one. This leads to me cmd+tabbing just to find out which window is the active one.
I did not have this problem on Windows where the top bars are different enough that I can see which window as active without having to focus my gaze on the top bars.
How can I become more certain about which is the active windows?
I have searched a bit for apps that highlight the current window. But the one's that I have found have not been satisfactory. Apps like Focus and Blur make my other windows darker and harder to read. Hodor clashes with the beauty of the OS and is not maintained.
macos
asked Sep 28 '17 at 9:19
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I have the same issue - with large monitors connected to my macbook pro, it is almost impossible to see which window is active. It makes finding windows hard. Frequently I have to close the app and open it to find its window, as its "hidden" in all the other windows even though its active.
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I often have the problem that I am not sure which window is the active one. This leads to me cmd+tabbing just to find out which window is the active one.
I did not have this problem on Windows where the top bars are different enough that I can see which window as active without having to focus my gaze on the top bars.
How can I become more certain about which is the active windows?
I have searched a bit for apps that highlight the current window. But the one's that I have found have not been satisfactory. Apps like Focus and Blur make my other windows darker and harder to read. Hodor clashes with the beauty of the OS and is not maintained.
macos
asked Sep 28 '17 at 9:19
user1283776
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I often have the problem that I am not sure which window is the active one. This leads to me cmd+tabbing just to find out which window is the active one.
I did not have this problem on Windows where the top bars are different enough that I can see which window as active without having to focus my gaze on the top bars.
How can I become more certain about which is the active windows?
I have searched a bit for apps that highlight the current window. But the one's that I have found have not been satisfactory. Apps like Focus and Blur make my other windows darker and harder to read. Hodor clashes with the beauty of the OS and is not maintained.
macos
macos
asked Sep 28 '17 at 9:19
user1283776
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asked Sep 28 '17 at 9:19
user1283776
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asked Sep 28 '17 at 9:19
user1283776
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asked Sep 28 '17 at 9:19
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asked Sep 28 '17 at 9:19
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I have the same issue - with large monitors connected to my macbook pro, it is almost impossible to see which window is active. It makes finding windows hard. Frequently I have to close the app and open it to find its window, as its "hidden" in all the other windows even though its active.
– John Little
Aug 8 at 9:48
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I have the same issue - with large monitors connected to my macbook pro, it is almost impossible to see which window is active. It makes finding windows hard. Frequently I have to close the app and open it to find its window, as its "hidden" in all the other windows even though its active.
– John Little
Aug 8 at 9:48
I have the same issue - with large monitors connected to my macbook pro, it is almost impossible to see which window is active. It makes finding windows hard. Frequently I have to close the app and open it to find its window, as its "hidden" in all the other windows even though its active.
– John Little
Aug 8 at 9:48
I have the same issue - with large monitors connected to my macbook pro, it is almost impossible to see which window is active. It makes finding windows hard. Frequently I have to close the app and open it to find its window, as its "hidden" in all the other windows even though its active.
– John Little
Aug 8 at 9:48
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You can make it easier to differentiate active and in active windows with a setting in macOS:
System Preferences > Accessibility > Display > Increase contrast
As the name implies it will increase the contrast of all UI elements.
Pay attention to the apps's window controls/'stoplights' for closing/minimizing/maximizing a window. They will turn gray if a window is inactive An inactive window will have a lighter color than an active one:
answered Sep 28 '17 at 12:06
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That is a nice setting for similar purposes to my question, but it does not seem to make the active window specifically easier to differentiate
– user1283776
Sep 28 '17 at 12:26
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There are products out there that solve this problem:
https://fiplab.com/apps/window-focus-for-mac
Or try this free open-sourced app:
https://github.com/puffnfresh/Honer.app
Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with them in anyway.
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You can make it easier to differentiate active and in active windows with a setting in macOS:
System Preferences > Accessibility > Display > Increase contrast
As the name implies it will increase the contrast of all UI elements.
Pay attention to the apps's window controls/'stoplights' for closing/minimizing/maximizing a window. They will turn gray if a window is inactive An inactive window will have a lighter color than an active one:
answered Sep 28 '17 at 12:06
oa-
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That is a nice setting for similar purposes to my question, but it does not seem to make the active window specifically easier to differentiate
– user1283776
Sep 28 '17 at 12:26
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You can make it easier to differentiate active and in active windows with a setting in macOS:
System Preferences > Accessibility > Display > Increase contrast
As the name implies it will increase the contrast of all UI elements.
Pay attention to the apps's window controls/'stoplights' for closing/minimizing/maximizing a window. They will turn gray if a window is inactive An inactive window will have a lighter color than an active one:
answered Sep 28 '17 at 12:06
oa-
35837
That is a nice setting for similar purposes to my question, but it does not seem to make the active window specifically easier to differentiate
– user1283776
Sep 28 '17 at 12:26
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You can make it easier to differentiate active and in active windows with a setting in macOS:
System Preferences > Accessibility > Display > Increase contrast
As the name implies it will increase the contrast of all UI elements.
Pay attention to the apps's window controls/'stoplights' for closing/minimizing/maximizing a window. They will turn gray if a window is inactive An inactive window will have a lighter color than an active one:
answered Sep 28 '17 at 12:06
oa-
35837
You can make it easier to differentiate active and in active windows with a setting in macOS:
System Preferences > Accessibility > Display > Increase contrast
As the name implies it will increase the contrast of all UI elements.
Pay attention to the apps's window controls/'stoplights' for closing/minimizing/maximizing a window. They will turn gray if a window is inactive An inactive window will have a lighter color than an active one:
answered Sep 28 '17 at 12:06
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edited Sep 28 '17 at 12:35
answered Sep 28 '17 at 12:06
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answered Sep 28 '17 at 12:06
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answered Sep 28 '17 at 12:06
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That is a nice setting for similar purposes to my question, but it does not seem to make the active window specifically easier to differentiate
– user1283776
Sep 28 '17 at 12:26
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That is a nice setting for similar purposes to my question, but it does not seem to make the active window specifically easier to differentiate
– user1283776
Sep 28 '17 at 12:26
That is a nice setting for similar purposes to my question, but it does not seem to make the active window specifically easier to differentiate
– user1283776
Sep 28 '17 at 12:26
That is a nice setting for similar purposes to my question, but it does not seem to make the active window specifically easier to differentiate
– user1283776
Sep 28 '17 at 12:26
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There are products out there that solve this problem:
https://fiplab.com/apps/window-focus-for-mac
Or try this free open-sourced app:
https://github.com/puffnfresh/Honer.app
Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with them in anyway.
answered Nov 19 at 10:37
user2119834
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There are products out there that solve this problem:
https://fiplab.com/apps/window-focus-for-mac
Or try this free open-sourced app:
https://github.com/puffnfresh/Honer.app
Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with them in anyway.
answered Nov 19 at 10:37
user2119834
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up vote
-1
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There are products out there that solve this problem:
https://fiplab.com/apps/window-focus-for-mac
Or try this free open-sourced app:
https://github.com/puffnfresh/Honer.app
Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with them in anyway.
answered Nov 19 at 10:37
user2119834
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There are products out there that solve this problem:
https://fiplab.com/apps/window-focus-for-mac
Or try this free open-sourced app:
https://github.com/puffnfresh/Honer.app
Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with them in anyway.
answered Nov 19 at 10:37
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answered Nov 19 at 10:37
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answered Nov 19 at 10:37
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I have the same issue - with large monitors connected to my macbook pro, it is almost impossible to see which window is active. It makes finding windows hard. Frequently I have to close the app and open it to find its window, as its "hidden" in all the other windows even though its active.
– John Little
Aug 8 at 9:48