Window switcher for Chrome: press a shortcut, then a number. See every window by name and favicons, jump in two keystrokes.
Users
6
+6 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#241K
#202K among extensions
Version
1.0.3
updated 18 Sep 2026
Users
monthly, 1 months
Latest, 17 Oct 2026:6 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 1 months
Latest, 17 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Windial – Window Switcher by Number Keys
Windial is a keyboard window switcher for Chrome.
If you keep one Chrome window per topic, you already know the problem: the built-in window switcher only shows the title of whatever tab happens to be active, and cycling through windows with ⌘` takes as many presses as you have windows.
Windial fixes both.
Press the shortcut (⌥W on Mac, Alt+W on Windows and Linux; change it any time at chrome://extensions/shortcuts) and a list of your windows appears. Every window shows its name, its tab groups, a row of favicons and its tab count, so you recognise it before you read anything. Press 1 to 9 to jump to that window, or 0 for the last one. Two keystrokes, done.
• Numbers are stable. Windows are numbered in the order you opened them, so number 2 stays number 2 all day.
• The previous window is preselected. Open Windial and press Enter to go back where you came from.
• Search everything. Type to filter by window name, tab group, tab title or URL. Enter opens the window and switches to the matching tab.
• Numbers always jump, even while you are searching.
• Move a tab with Shift+number. Hold Shift and press a number to send the current tab to that window. Add Alt to move it without following.
• Name your windows. Press F2 to name a window. Names are matched by the window's tabs, so they survive a Chrome restart.
• The toolbar icon shows the number of the window it is in.
• Incognito windows join the list if you allow the extension in incognito. Nothing about them is saved.
• Choose the list density: compact (about 13 windows on screen), normal or large.
• Follows Chrome's language: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, German and French.
• Works in light and dark mode.
Privacy: Windial has no server, makes no network requests and collects nothing. Everything stays in your browser profile.
Windial is free and open source. The options page links to a voluntary tip page (Ko-fi); nothing in the extension is paid.
Tip: if the shortcut is already taken on your machine, pick another at chrome://extensions/shortcuts.