havWndSwitcher

A WinForms background app that registers global hotkeys to switch windows with optional switching rules.

Table of Contents

• Requirements
• How to run
• Start with Windows (Optional)
• Building the executable
• Localization
• Contributing
• License

Requirements

• Windows 10 or later
• .NET 8 Desktop Runtime (x64)

How to run

1. Extract the ZIP anywhere (e.g., C:\Apps\havWndSwitcher).
2. Run havWndSwitcher.exe (no admin required).
3. Look for the tray icon. Use the global hotkeys to switch windows.

Start with Windows (Optional)

Option A - Startup folder (Per-user)

• Press Win + R -> type: shell:startup -> OK
• Place a shortcut to havWndSwitcher.exe in that folder

Option B - Registry (Per-user) Create a file named 'havWndSwitcher-Startup.reg' with the content below, edit the path, then double-click to add:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"havWndSwitcher"="\"C:\\Apps\\havWndSwitcher\\havWndSwitcher.exe\""

Building the executable

Compile the executable with: dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained false -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:PublishReadyToRun=true

Localization

The app currently supports the following languages:

• English (en)
• German (de)

If you would like to contribute translations for additional languages, please submit a pull request.

The translation files are in the languages folder; use languages/en.json as the template.

Contributing

Thank you for your interest! Suggestions for features and bug reports are always welcome via issues.

To maintain a consistent design and quality for this project, changes are implemented by the maintainer rather than via direct pull requests, except for localization updates.

License

Copyright © 2025 René Nicolaus

Released under the MIT license.