Panesweep Need a hand?
Contact: Jino Labs · [email protected]. Start with the installation guide.
Nothing appears above the Dock
- Check that Panesweep is on in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Accessibility. If it’s on but still nothing happens, turn it off and on again, then reopen Panesweep.
- Rest the pointer on the icon for a moment. You can make previews open sooner in Settings.
- Apps with no windows open have nothing to show, so no panel appears.
I see app icons instead of window pictures
Window pictures need Screen Recording. Allow Panesweep in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Screen Recording, and make sure Window pictures is on in Settings. Minimized windows show the last picture taken before they were minimized.
macOS keeps asking about “bypassing the window picker”
That’s macOS rechecking Screen Recording, and it happens for every app that takes window pictures. Choose Allow, or turn off Window pictures in Settings and it won’t ask again.
⌥Tab or ⌘Tab doesn’t switch
Switching needs Accessibility too. ⌘Tab goes to Panesweep unless you turned it off in Settings › Shortcuts, which gives it back to the macOS app switcher. If another app already uses the same keys, pick different ones in Settings › Shortcuts by pressing the keys you want.
I don’t see windows from my other desktops
Settings has one choice for all apps, This desktop or All desktops, and you can set it differently for single apps below it.
A window didn’t close
Closing works like the window’s own close button. If the app asks whether to save, the window stays open until you answer in that app.
Entering or moving a license
Open Settings › License, paste the key from your receipt and click Activate. To move to another Mac, click Deactivate on this Mac first. One license covers up to 3 Macs. For purchase questions, reply to your Lemon Squeezy receipt.
My trial ended
Dock previews, switching and the sweep view keep working, one window at a time. Selecting several windows at once and Select old windows need a license.
Reporting a problem
Tell us your Mac model, macOS version, Panesweep version and what happened. Please don’t send screenshots that show your private windows.