⌘←→
Choose and arrange your nine favorite apps
Your favorites live in a simple 3 × 3 grid. Each slot’s number is its shortcut, so arranging them is choosing what ⌥1 to ⌥9 open.
On the Mac App Store · macOS 14 or later · No permissions needed
Arrange your favorites
Open the Favorites window.
Click the grid icon in the menu bar and choose Edit Favorites…, or open FavSlots again.
Choose an app.
Click a slot. Type to search, pick from Open Now or All Applications, or choose Other… for apps elsewhere.
Drag to rearrange.
Drag a card onto another slot to swap them, or drop an app from Finder onto a slot.
Clear a slot.
Select it and press Delete, or choose Clear Slot from its menu.
Good to know
- Slots swap, they never shift, so other shortcuts don’t change.
- An app can be in one slot only; choosing it again moves it.
- Apps that move or update are followed automatically.
- Every change can be undone with ⌘Z.
Keyboard shortcuts
- ↩
- Choose an app for the focused slot
- ⌘←→
- Move the focused app
- ⌫
- Clear the focused slot
- ⌘Z
- Undo
- ⇧⌘Z
- Redo
Free or unlocked?
Choosing and arranging your favorites, and every setting, is free. No purchase needed.
Questions and answers
What if I uninstall an app that’s in a slot?
The slot keeps the app’s name and icon, dimmed, with Choose App, so you can pick a replacement.
Can I leave slots empty?
Yes. Empty slots have no shortcut, so their key combinations keep working in other apps.
Can I use more than nine apps?
FavSlots has exactly nine slots, one per number key, so every shortcut stays easy to remember.
More guides
How to open apps with a keyboard shortcut on Mac
Give your favorite apps a keyboard shortcut each, and open them from anywhere. Read the guide ⌥123Switch apps on your Mac with Option + number
Switch between your apps with ⌥1 to ⌥9, and what happens in every case. Read the guide ⌥See your favorite apps: hold ⌥
Hold ⌥ for a moment to see your favorites, numbered, right above the Dock. Read the guide ⌥⌃Change the shortcut: Option, Control-Option or Control
Option, Control-Option or Control: which to use, and how to change it. Read the guide ⌃⌥1FavSlots on British, German, French and other keyboards
On British, German, French and many other layouts, Option + number types characters. Here’s what FavSlots does. Read the guide
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