Grouped Task View 1.2.0

What's new in 1.2.0

• Replace system Task View (optional). A new tray-menu toggle makes the grouped overlay also take over when Task View is opened by means other than Win+Tab - the taskbar Task View button or the touch edge-swipe gesture. Off by default; tick Replace system Task View in the tray icon's right-click menu.
• Instant touch drag. Dragging a window or group by touch no longer stalls before it moves - Windows' press-and-hold gesture detection is turned off on the overlay, so the drag follows your finger immediately.
• Smoother dragging. The overlay is cached while you drag, so motion stays fluid even on a busy desktop.

Install

Download GroupedTaskView-Setup.exe below and run it (per-user, no admin rights). The installer is self-signed, so SmartScreen may show a prompt - More info ? Run anyway.

Grouped Task View 1.1.0

What's new in 1.1

• Native-style drag — dragging a window or app group onto a desktop now lifts the live thumbnail off its tile, floats it (shrunk) under the cursor on top of everything, and leaves the original spot empty.
• Rename groups — right-click any group and choose Rename.
• Custom grouping rules — a new Settings window (from the tray icon) lets you author rules: match an app name or .exe and assign a group name. Give several rules the same name to merge apps into one group. Rules persist between restarts.
• Thumbnail size is capped so a near-empty desktop shows windows at a sensible size.

Install

Download GroupedTaskView-Setup.exe and run it (self-signed — SmartScreen: More info then Run anyway). Or grab the portable GroupedTaskView.exe. Press Win+Tab.

Full feature list and the customise-grouping guide are in the README.

Grouped Task View 1.0.0

A Win+Tab replacement for Windows 10 and 11 that groups your open windows by app.

Install

Download GroupedTaskView-Setup.exe below and run it. It installs to your user profile (no admin rights), adds a Start Menu shortcut, shows a system-tray icon, and starts at sign-in. Then press Win+Tab.

The installer is self-signed, so SmartScreen may prompt: click More info -> Run anyway.

Prefer no installer? GroupedTaskView.exe is a portable single file - just run it.

Features

• Group windows by application into stacks with a count badge
• Live window thumbnails sized to each window's aspect ratio
• Smooth, saturated acrylic blur backdrop
• Works across all virtual desktops, with a desktop strip
• Drag a window or app group onto a desktop to move it there
• Keyboard and mouse navigation; close windows with the x button
• Single self-contained executable, no dependencies, no telemetry

Controls

Win+Tab to open. Arrow keys / Tab to move, Enter or click to switch, click the x to close a window, drag a tile onto a desktop to move it, Esc to dismiss. Quit from the tray icon.