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Fork Analysis Summary

Other forks

Below is a curated analysis of all forks with commits ahead of kvakulo/Switcheroo. Forks are organized by feature categories to help identify interesting improvements.

Modern Framework & Code Quality

  • @GrantByrne GrantByrne/Switcheroo (11 commits)

    • .NET 6 upgrade with modern C# features (file-scoped namespaces)
    • Code cleanup, removed unused references, fixed all build warnings
    • HttpClient instead of deprecated WebClient
    • 📥 Worth importing: .NET 6 migration, code modernization

  • @MichiBaum MichiBaum/Switcheroo (42 commits)

    • .NET Core/6 migration with dependency injection
    • Comprehensive code cleanup and modern practices
    • CI/CD with GitHub Actions
    • 📥 Worth importing: .NET Core migration approach

  • @r-Larch r-Larch/Switcheroo (19 commits)

    • .NET 6, based on elig0n's features
    • Virtual desktop support - shows only windows from current virtual desktop
    • Dialog window fixes - fixes issue with open/save dialogs not showing
    • Warmup window on start for faster first invocation
    • Alt+Tab hook improvements
    • 📥 Worth importing: Virtual desktop isolation, dialog fixes, warmup

Themes & UI Improvements

  • @crar01 crar01/Switcheroo (10 commits)

    • System theme support - Dark/Light/System modes with auto-switching
    • Modern UI - Rounded corners, blur effects, removed borders
    • .NET 4.8 upgrade
    • 📥 Worth importing: System theme auto-detection, modern UI styling

  • @dvygolov dvygolov/Switcheroo (5 commits)

    • Based on crar01's theme work
    • Multi-monitor + DPI scaling fixes
    • 📥 Worth importing: Multi-monitor DPI fixes

  • @byguid byguid/switcheroo (3 commits)

    • Dark mode, .NET 4.8 upgrade

  • @koglerch13 koglerch13/Switcheroo (1 commit)

    • Custom visual style

  • @hahv hahv/HaHV_Switcheroo (1 commit)

    • Increased font size for better readability

Major Feature Additions

  • @elig0n elig0n/Switcheroo (98 commits) - 🌟 Most feature-rich

    • Alt+1-9, Alt+0 for quick access to first 10 windows (numbered in bold)
    • Alt+S to toggle alphabetical sorting
    • Alt+W to export window list to JSON
    • Single click to switch windows
    • Alt+J/K for vim-style navigation (in addition to Up/Down)
    • Home/End/PageUp/PageDown support
    • Context menu with shortcuts (Alt+O for options)
    • Tray icon click opens search-enabled Switcheroo
    • Speed improvements for UWP apps
    • Dark/light themes
    • 📥 Worth importing: Numerical access, sorting, JSON export, navigation improvements

  • @daanzu daanzu/Switcheroo (72 commits)

    • Most of elig0n's features (numbered entries, sorting, single click, navigation)
    • Topmost windows moved to bottom of list
    • Wider window for better visibility
    • 📥 Worth importing: Similar to elig0n

  • @jsonMartin jsonMartin/Switcheroo (13 commits)

    • Based on daanzu + crar01 themes
    • Precache data on startup for faster first invocation
    • Font size adjustments for better fit
    • Consistent search bar width
    • 📥 Worth importing: Performance improvements via precaching

  • @tversteeg tversteeg/Switcheroo (12 commits)

    • Collection of elig0n's features: numerical access, single click, Alt+nav, speed improvements

Virtual Desktop & Window Management

  • @bakus522 bakus522/Switcheroo (4 commits)

    • Virtual desktop isolation - show only windows from current virtual desktop
    • "First window only" mode - show only one window per process
    • Alt+` (grave/tick) to switch between windows of same process
    • .NET upgrade
    • 📥 Worth importing: Virtual desktop support, first-window-only mode, Alt+` switching

  • @cutecycle cutecycle/Switcheroo (8 commits)

    • Ctrl+Shift+W to close all windows of selected process
    • Concurrent window closing for better performance
    • 📥 Worth importing: Bulk window closer

Browser Integration

  • @boisenme boisenme/Switcheroo (1 commit)
    • Chrome tab selection support
    • 📥 Worth importing: If Chrome tab switching is desired

Keyboard & Shortcuts

  • @insertt insertt/Switcheroo (2 commits)

    • Instant release switch option
    • Maximum query result count option
    • 📥 Worth importing: Result limiting for performance

  • @raymond-w-ko raymond-w-ko/Switcheroo (7 commits)

    • Quick key indicators displayed in UI
    • Additional hotkeys
    • Faster window switching method
    • Font size tweaks

  • @ryuslash ryuslash/Switcheroo (7 commits)

    • Emacs keybindings (C-g to close, etc.)
    • CI/CD setup

  • @georgeyu georgeyu/Switcheroo (1 commit)

    • Right Shift key support in shift key checks
    • 📥 Worth importing: Minor keyboard fix

Internationalization

  • @advx9600 advx9600/Switcheroo (11 commits) - Chinese

    • Numpad 1-9 support for window selection
    • Space+{key} to open new window
    • Custom keybindings and Chinese interface
    • Ignore window feature

  • @valuex valuex/Switcheroo (6 commits) - Chinese

    • Chinese character search support (with NPinyin.dll)
    • INI file configuration for predefined abbreviations
    • Hotkey for same-process window switching
    • 📥 Worth importing: Chinese search, INI config system

  • @joonofafa joonofafa/Switcheroo (11 commits) - Korean

    • Launcher functionality with recent programs (top 3)
    • Async icon loading with caching
    • Icon path and index management
    • UI improvements for launcher mode

  • @MuffinK MuffinK/Switcheroo (3 commits) - Chinese

    • Modified shortcuts

  • @WizaXxX WizaXxX/Switcheroo_1C (6 commits)

    • Russian/1C-specific customizations

Integration & Special Use Cases

Minor Forks (Based on major forks above)

  • @Celend, @fc1943s, @rawbeans, @windedge, @meixger - Based on elig0n
  • @nqbao1234 - Based on daanzu
  • @yuriiwanchev, @Jijjy, @schMarXman, @sohaibz-leaders, @szym1991, @trond-snekvik - Minor variations

🎯 Recommended Forks to Review for Import

  1. r-Larch - .NET 6 + virtual desktop support + dialog fixes
  2. elig0n - Most comprehensive feature set (numerical access, sorting, export, navigation)
  3. crar01/dvygolov - Modern UI with system theme + DPI fixes
  4. bakus522 - Virtual desktop + first-window-only + Alt+` switching
  5. jsonMartin - Performance via precaching
  6. valuex - Chinese search + INI config system
  7. GrantByrne/MichiBaum - .NET 6 migration approaches

===================== Generated on: Sun Nov 9 19:24:47 CET 2025 Original repo: kvakulo/Switcheroo

Forks analyzed: 37

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