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title: Install Window Preview Switcher on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Window Preview Switcher for Linux - Live X11
  window thumbnail preview switcher, search & quick actions dialog
url: https://snapcraft.io/window-preview-switcher
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# Window Preview Switcher

[Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)")

* [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 2.0.0

Install latest/stable of Window Preview Switcher

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install window-preview-switcher
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* window-preview-switcher

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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### Contact

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/window-preview-switcher#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/window-preview-switcher#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/window-preview-switcher#tab-security)

#### Live X11 window thumbnail preview switcher, search & quick actions dialog

A Linux X11 alternative to Alt-Tab Terminator. Independent open-source project, not affiliated
with or endorsed by NTWind Software.
Live thumbnail capture and global hotkeys require an X11 or XWayland session; native Wayland
windows cannot be captured or raised by external X11 clients.

FEATURES
• Live Window Preview List & Large Preview Pane: enumerates open X11 client windows via EWMH,
reads PID, WM\_CLASS, geometry, desktop index, and real /proc/<pid>/status VmRSS memory, and
captures live window thumbnails via QScreen.grabWindow (with XGetImage fallback).
• Quick Window Actions & Compact Switcher Overlay: search open windows, Activate, Minimize,
Pin On Top (\_NET\_WM\_STATE\_ABOVE), Tile Left/Right, or Close Window, plus a compact Alt-Tab
style overlay triggered via Ctrl+Alt+Tab or Alt+grave global XGrabKey hotkeys.
• Layout Styles & Ignored Classes: switch between List + Large Preview and Thumbnail Card Grid,
filter by current desktop, configure capture refresh interval, and manage WM\_CLASS ignore rules.

SUPPORT & DONATE
• Created by Thanh Nguyen — <https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b>

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## Install Window Preview Switcher on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/window-preview-switcher/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/window-preview-switcher/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/window-preview-switcher/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/window-preview-switcher/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/window-preview-switcher/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/window-preview-switcher/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/window-preview-switcher/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/window-preview-switcher/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/window-preview-switcher/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/window-preview-switcher/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/window-preview-switcher/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/window-preview-switcher/ubuntu)